I was driving through the city centre at around 1am, no faster than 5mph due to the amount of people that were around town and I was pulled over by the traffic police. He basically slated my car and due to me not reading up on any laws (bit stupid I know) I did not have a leg to stand on.
Here's a list of things that were 'illegal' on my car according to him:
Fly Eyes Kit all round - apparently if 1% of light is blocked they are illegal and I can receive a £30 fine per light (£120 fine)
Stretch tyres - did not have an answer as to why they are illegal 'they just are'
Exhaust without a rear silencer - said as long as it does not have a rear silencer it is illegal, no matter how quiet it is (I presumed it was a decibel test that they did) oh and if anything other than the standard box is fitted to my car, it is illegal. (£60 fine next time he sees me with that exhaust)
Coilovers/shocks 'too hard' - pushed down on my car and it didnt move much due to the coilover setup, he asked me to do the same with his car and look at the difference. This was also illegal and when questioned he replied again with 'it just is'
Front side window tints - this was the only thing illegal I believe which I received a £30 fine for. He also wanted to recover my car without the option of removing them but then allowed me to remove them around 20 minutes later
So he told me that I could be receiving a £350 bill in fines because of these but it was my 'lucky night' because he had somewhere else to go to. So only issued me with a £30 fine for the front tints which were removed at the road side. So if anyone could kindly let me know on the laws which are relevant and if I was in breach of any laws with the mods stated?
Here's a list of things that were 'illegal' on my car according to him:
Fly Eyes Kit all round - apparently if 1% of light is blocked they are illegal and I can receive a £30 fine per light (£120 fine)
Stretch tyres - did not have an answer as to why they are illegal 'they just are'
Exhaust without a rear silencer - said as long as it does not have a rear silencer it is illegal, no matter how quiet it is (I presumed it was a decibel test that they did) oh and if anything other than the standard box is fitted to my car, it is illegal. (£60 fine next time he sees me with that exhaust)
Coilovers/shocks 'too hard' - pushed down on my car and it didnt move much due to the coilover setup, he asked me to do the same with his car and look at the difference. This was also illegal and when questioned he replied again with 'it just is'
Front side window tints - this was the only thing illegal I believe which I received a £30 fine for. He also wanted to recover my car without the option of removing them but then allowed me to remove them around 20 minutes later
So he told me that I could be receiving a £350 bill in fines because of these but it was my 'lucky night' because he had somewhere else to go to. So only issued me with a £30 fine for the front tints which were removed at the road side. So if anyone could kindly let me know on the laws which are relevant and if I was in breach of any laws with the mods stated?
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