bobn3

Hi all,

Anyone hear the irish goverment acting f**Kin twits again!!! New rule, BANDING ALL MODIFIED CARS from Jan!!!

I mean, welcome to the 4th Reich!!!!!!

I mean how much more B/S are we goin to put up with from these twits!!!!

Dracoro

What's the source of this news? Can't see anything on the web.

bobn3

Its was on the Morning news!!! Said, its to help cut down on road deaths and the "Boyracer" culture!!!!!

Short list, No Loud engines, exhaust,
No Tint windows, over sized wheels!!!

Now, I have big prob with this.. As I was sitting in Traffic and there was a 05 jag, lowerd with 19' alloy!!! I would say custom fitted!!! Is this 80K car now illegal?????????????

Watch out theres muppets in charge!!!

GrollySTI

I would have thought they'd have to give more than a months notice?

alloy

Thats a crazy law! Unlucky for you Irish modders

DonnieDarko

so presumably halfords etc will have to pull out Ireland- so you won't be able to buy aftermarket Alloys?

does that mean BMW & the like will only be able to sell one type of alloy per car?

sale of all aftermarket engine mods, bodykits etc?

thats seriously OTT

Dracoro

I'd like to know the source of the story. The radio is like the tabloids sometimes, all rumours etc..

Where did the radio station get their info from?

bobn3

The minister was on the news at 8am and 9am talking about it!! on the RTE1 and a few other channels!!!

I think its the same minister that rides a bike and hate cars and traffic!! that twit!

magicdudey

I was in Dublin last week and got chatting to the taxi man. I could not believe how much you guys have to pay for a CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot understand it, I guess the fat cats are loving it and their bank accounts are getting real big!

Shonen

If this is true and is going to happen, surely it is against your human rights, freedom of choice and all that. Oh, wait, you are a law abiding motorist, I forgot you dont have any rights.

555-Shaggy

19' Alloys, how 'kin big? this car I gotta see

Scooby-Doo

That would wipe BMW out as everything is an option and hence modified from standard.

Petem95

I dont think 'factory fit' options would be classed as a modification.

Cant see how they could really enforce this law anyway to be honest.

Gary C

Just found an article on this in www.ireland.com but I cant read it as you ahve to login.

Looks as if theres somethign behind this.

Ah well, maybe some cheap modified cars will be coming to the UK soon.

flat4_ire

better be bull****!!!!

Poor Guy

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/

10.34

CyprusScooby

Your f*cked mate!!!!
Bet you wish you hadn't got independance now!!!!

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Not good

How long before this comes to the UK then? Modded cars cause global warming, after all

Alcazar

Gary C

Found this, the other web sites need you to register

Councillor moves to muzzle boy races

A Fianna Fail county councillor has set out to muzzle so-called boy racers, by calling on the Minister of the Environmnet to beef up noise pollution legislation.

Fianna Faill councillor Michael McGrath wants the department to introduce noise pollution legislation to ban the use of modified exhaust systems of “souped up” cars.

Currently local authorities are reluctant to pursue legal cases against the owners of these cars, because there is a loophole in existing legislation.

“The view is that moving motor vehicles aren’t covered by the existing legislation,” McGrath commented.
The councillor plans to table a motion with Cork County Council next month calling on the Department of Envionment to update the legislation.

Gary C

Found a link

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/11/17/story230662.html

flat4_ire

im gonna take my STi Type R with FULL DECAT and rip it around town to see what the cops say to that! heheehe, tryin to wreck my head now with this crap

Dracoro

Note: Approved modifications. So stuff like that jags 18 inch wheels or a porsche sports exhaust should be ok. Some crappy stoopid loud exhaust probably won't. And rightly so. there's loud and there's unsocially loud. The former is ok, the latter isn't.

Although not in ireland, near my office there's a harley with a very offensively loud exhaust. It's actually painful if you are close by. That sort of thing should be sorted. Don't need new laws though, there's existing ones in place here, but do you ever see any policemen doing anything about it? Anyway, if the harley guy was any sort of decent chap, he'd do something about it but he isn't, he's a w4nker.

Poor Guy

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051117...o_051117155710

Scooby-Doo

In the eyes of insurance companies they are and insuring my BMW was a total pain with 10k of options.......

urban

iTrader: (1)

About bloody time too.

Sooner it comes to the UK the better.

Get rid of all the ******....including those with stupid flamer kits!

Shaun

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

Knock him off it then


Thats bloody crazy!!!!!!!!!!!

renno rannes

If this is true and is going to happen, surely it is against your human rights, freedom of choice and all that. Oh, wait, you are a law abiding motorist, I forgot you dont have any rights.

Spot on i agree. I wouldent be to worried this guy is a micky mouse junior minister trying to get his picture in the paper. That morning he was banning tinted windows and aftermarket exhausts etc and by 5 oclock on a radio show he was back pedeling like mad with loads and loads of "eeehh emmm well eehhh you see oohh" and so on and really made himself look like a complete pratt that couldent ans the questions or get his point across at all.

If they do ban tints i wont be taking mine of till Bertie ahern and his muppet patrol have the tints of there big massive Merc's and all the ambulances and the gardai branch cars.

Renno

GC8

EU Type Approval legislation has existed for years though; look at the situation in Germany where all modifications need to be TUV'd (type-approved). In theory that can be enforced in England too; and obviously in Ireland.....


Simon

DevilHimSelf

Im afraid that this news has been slightly muddled.

The new legislation is for Irish NCT(national car test), and is going thru as we speak.

Tinted windows and loud exhausts are the first stop in making us like Switzerland.

Its due in force for the NCT test in January 06, and i believe that it will go thru no matter who complains.

So, only the car manufactuers "could" make any difference, its going to close a lot of business over the long run, like car accessorie businesses and modified parts suppliers. IMHO!

Petem95

Got to be honest, I wouldnt have a problem with this coming in in the UK.

Modded cars are "generally" driven by tw@ts and probably account for a lot of accidents and hit-and-runs.

Just imagine no Max Power, no Nova's with 1000db exhausts driving through town centres - would get my vote!