The answer is yes!



3 points and a £60 fine as my mate found out last night!

 

Unlucky

 

LMAO !!!

Hmm I hope you can't get done for having a car that flames without the kit!

 

CC - I'd say that the answer is yes, given that the police could very well argue that your car is in a dangerous condition. Let's face it, shooting flames from the exhaust isn't terribly safe...

...although it didn't trouble Mike R at the Donnington services petrol forecourt

 

what a menace to society, should of locked him up

Can anyone give a positive reason for being stopped by the feds?

 

So you're telling me you paid to make flames come out of your exhaust, and it got you 3 points??


ROFLMAO.

sorry, but you have to admit that's funny. Hard luck mate.

 

yeah my mate got the same for doing somthing similar. His solicitor cant find the offence code though, might be worthwhile you talking to yours.
astraboy.

 

rik1471- no "I" didn't

astraboy- the code looks like CE41 (dangerous condition)


[Edited by jonny gav - 2/23/2003 7:02:14 PM]

 

There's a certain amount of irony in a modification that adds nothing to the performance of the car landing you with 3 points and a fine??

 

Its only a bit of fun! Feel sorry for your mate though. Imagine his face! Thought he was having a bit of fun and entertaining the boys and next thing he knows, 3 points! Ouch

 

Rik, you're right of course but at least this guy can turn off his £99 flamer kit. It would be worse if the car naturally spat flames out due to de-catting & other mods costing many times more and he got done for it. What would you do then? take off the costly mods?

 

fecking hell thats a sad one i need to check with my mapper if he didnt map it for overrun

 

.............hmmm.....love it!

[Edited by Colie - 2/23/2003 9:37:54 PM]

 

Should have told them it was the afterburner.

 

Don't some cars flame as standard, Ferraris and other exotica?

Tuned, yet production, special editions?

 

yea but theres flames and theres flames, these kits spit out 4 feet flames, the decated cars i`ve seen flaming just have small flames just the size of the tail pipe.

 

Cool, they definately get you noticed then, sales of marshmallows set to increase soon

 

Ignore my incompetence, but how do WRC cars get on? They have to be road legal, yet they spit out flames (or is this only due to ALS, which I presume is only switched on in stages)??

 

Sorry to hear about the points dude

[Edited by Smit - 2/25/2003 11:21:15 AM]

 

They'll be quaking in their baseball caps down Southend seafront now..!!

 

Well mine flames with out so if they think they will get points on me they has another thing coming

 

Hmmm......

I can't actually see where the offence is?

For example, my brother's Saff Cossie runs reasonable bhp, and doesn't have one of our kits on. It runs rich on the over-run, and will flame like a car with a kit installed.

The car is road legal, has an MOT (therefore roadworthy), and would pass a roadside emissions check, as the CO is spot on. Please someone explain where that is illegal?

I think the police are well aware of the fact that certain companies out there are now selling kits that rely on gas to ignite - i.e. direct butane injection into the exhaust with a spark plug!

The original flamer kit we sell is just a bit of fun - gas powered, however, do smack a little of stupidity! I mean, would ou want be to a rear seat passenger in a car, in an accident with a can of butane in the boot?

 

the copper said the car was in dangerous condition

his point was- what if you drove past a bus stand and set fire to someones clothing!
or if there was petrol spilt on the road!

both very unlikely BUT could happen

still my mate has 3 points and is £60 lighter.

the thing is the police car that saw him was unmarked and even called in a patrol car to pull him for it!



[Edited by jonny gav - 2/25/2003 7:40:48 PM]

 

Ye seen the Butane kits Rich is talking about.
Look impressive at shows etc cause you get like a jet noise aswell, but on the street got to be a bit iffy.

Always wondered were I stood with my car spitting flames (no kit)spose I know now, But I know I wouldnt take an on the spot, straight to court and argue the toss!