The fines would cover everything from engine noise to loud music
Noisy drivers could be silenced for good with fines of around £100, driving licence points, re-education courses and vehicle seizures if live enforcement trials of noise cameras go ahead. An independent report put forward to the Government, and highlighted by TrackDays.co.uk could result in guidance being issued to local authorities setting out minimum requirements and best practice for the use of noise cameras.
95dB is as loud as an electric drill while 90db is the sound level of a shouted conversation and 100db in the noise level found in a night club. Under current legislation, the maximum noise a car registered since 2016 can make on a public road is 72 dB, while the legal limit for vehicles registered after 2007 but before 2016 is 74db.
Among the possible deterrents to stop excessively loud vehicles on public roads are fines of around £100, penalty points, re-education courses and vehicle seizures. There are a number of regulations that could be used to enforce punishments, including the Police Reform Act 2002, section 52, under the offence 'Vehicles used in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance'.
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