An allegedly attention-seeking Volkswagen Golf R driver has learned the hard way just how noisy their exhaust is.
“Whilst Liverpool City Highway Patrol were performing stationary enforcement duties, the owner of this Volkswagen Golf, travelling in the other way was heard to be down shifting causing the vehicle to back fire/pop/crackle quite a few times in an try and get Police attention,” NSW Police Force said on its Traffic and Highway Patrol Command page on Facebook.
Law enforcement officials followed and stopped the modified Golf, which allegedly had “quite a few safety-related issues”.
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Along with defect notices to rectify these issues, officers gave the motive force three infringement notices referring to them.
Recent South Wales is cracking down on noisy vehicles, with a pair of councils within the state last December introducing noise detection cameras, which scan the number plates of vehicles detected by noise meters.
These noise cameras have been introduced within the local government areas of Bayside (surrounding Botany Bay) and Wollongong, as a part of a trial to find out their effectiveness in reducing anti-social driving.
This system is a joint effort between the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Transport for NSW, and NSW Police. Nonetheless, for now these cameras won’t issue fines, as current laws doesn’t support this.
Within the meantime, nevertheless, drivers of vehicles pulled over for exceeding the prescribed noise limit – 90 dB for vehicles comprised of 1983 onwards – can receive on-the-spot fines of as much as $600 depending on how loud their exhaust is.
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