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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-15more like thismore than 2024-01-15
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Motor Vehicles: Testing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require MOT tests to use decibel meters to ensure that exhaust noise levels are legally compliant. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell remove filter
uin 9458 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-22more like thismore than 2024-01-22
answer text <p>MOT testers are required to check if exhausts comply with the Construction and Use regulations that prohibit alterations which create excessive noise. Testers are generally capable of identifying these instances without a decibel meter, and those that are not can be identified by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The MOT is an important safeguard, but excessive motor vehicle noise is also a result of nuisance driver behaviour that is regulated by local authorities.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-22T15:01:19.503Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-22T15:01:19.503Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this