Motor Vehicles: Noise

(asked on 15th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure law enforcement of vehicle noise limits.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 22nd March 2021

The Government takes the impact of traffic noise on health, wellbeing and the natural environment seriously. Vehicles are required to meet strict noise limits before being placed on the market and police have powers to act if they suspect an exhaust has been altered to increase noise.

To support police efforts, the Department commissioned trials of a prototype acoustic camera to assess the potential of the technology for more efficient enforcement. Results are anticipated to be published in the spring following a re-phasing of the work due to pressures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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