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 opposite direction was heard to be down shifting causing the vehicle to back fire/pop/crackle numerous times in an attempt to get Police attention,” NSW Police Force said on its Traffic and Highway Patrol Command page on Facebook.
Police officers followed and stopped the modified Golf, which allegedly had “numerous safety-related issues”.
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In addition to defect notices to rectify these issues, officers gave the driver three infringement notices relating to them.
New South Wales is cracking down on noisy vehicles, with a pair of councils in 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 in the local government areas of Bayside (surrounding Botany Bay) and Wollongong, as part of a trial to determine their effectiveness in reducing anti-social driving.
The program is a joint effort between the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Transport for NSW, and NSW Police. However, for now these cameras won’t issue fines, as current legislation doesn’t support this.
In the meantime, however, drivers of vehicles pulled over for exceeding the prescribed noise limit – 90 dB for vehicles made from 1983 onwards – can receive on-the-spot fines of up to $600 depending on how loud their exhaust is.
