clio sport
How can cops tell if I got a decat .also is there an easy way getting a decat fitted for a year and than just before mot remove cat back.
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decat exhaust is it illegal on street?
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it can be removed before MOT yes, but unless you can do it yourself it's going to cost.
technically yes they are illegal.
technically yes they are illegal.
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
Yes it is illegal.
Clio 182
Its a real gray area with lots of people saying different things. Basically, in order to be road legal, your car must meet certain emissions regulations. No cat, bad emissions, not legal. Simple as that really. Just a question of whether or not you want to take the risk. I read on piston heads that if you get pulled over by an emissions tester then you can get a seriously hefty fine and a limited number of rozzers carry the kit (mainly BMW X5's and that kind of thing). I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles and I've never been pulled over and tested so based on that i'd say its pretty unlikely. As far as insurance is concerned, yes alot of companys will allow you to declare it as a modification and quite happily take your money for the premium. Yes sometimes following a shunt they may wish to send an investigator to ensure that you were covered and IF they noticed that it was decatted, some may have clauses in their T's & C's that state that the car must be roadworthy (able to pass an mot) or otherwise so I guess in court they could wriggle out of covering you. After all, they are in the business of avoiding pay outs. I'm not sure if doing something to your car that invalidates your insurance would constitute 'driving without insurance' from a criminal point of view?? Can anyone answer this one?
Fletcher
ClioSport Club Member
'Grey area' TBH.
182 Turbo Project
It's so you pay for the policy. You crash, oh you has decat? We no pay.
Fletcher
ClioSport Club Member
Exactly lol.
Exactly right. It's having a car that exceeds the legal emissions that's illegal, not if you have a cat or not.
They might get suspicious if your is less than 15 odd years old and stinks, dunno if they would pull you over for just that though.
Insurance companies pay out 99% of the time mods aren't declared.
What you don't know is they will charge you the difference for the length of time you've had the policy. Same if you don't declare points.
I usually don't pass on information like that but it's everywhere on the net anyway.
Again this is the risk you take not declaring stuff. Declare everything, cover your arse.
What you don't know is they will charge you the difference for the length of time you've had the policy. Same if you don't declare points.
I usually don't pass on information like that but it's everywhere on the net anyway.
Again this is the risk you take not declaring stuff. Declare everything, cover your arse.
Mk1 16v brooklands
As above^^^^
Beat me to it.
Correct.
Wrong. I had a car in for MOT today with a decat fitted and it passed emissions fine. (No I dont do the actual test, someone does them for us) Had a few cars do the same.
clio sport
ok There r some who drive with decat. But now I know It's a risk which notworth it. Though it would sound good. Sports cats r ridicolusly high price but an option plus pass mot.
330i. E30 Touring.
My 106 XSi 16v passed without a cat. Legit, too.
Just take it for a f**king hard run right before the emissions test is done.
ClioSport 172 Cup
Its not illegal by law to have a decat. The people who set rules about emissions are the DVLA, not the police. The police don't do anything about decats unless they are accompanied by a vosa emissions officer, who is authorised to test the car.
clio sport
99 percent of cars havent got a hope in hell of passing an emmisions test at mot times with a decat on ,two of my mates are mot testers the reading are stupidly high with no cat on
Clio 197
SO if you got tested on the roadside and it was high (you had a decat) would you be ordered to have it restested at an MOT station at a later date ? This would give you time to get the CAT back on?
You often read stories of cars passing an MOT with a decat when normally they require one - i have no clue how this happens ..is this because of "felxible" MOT testers?
328, MK1 Clio 1.4
Bottom line is they generally are illegal, as most cars would fail an emissions test with a decat. If your car was tested at the roadside and failed you would have a non roadworthy car, which I would of thought would mean that the Police could seize the vehicle and could give you a hefty fine and points? Not 100%, but by my logic that could happen.
Insurance is a whole other issue.
Insurance is a whole other issue.
Surely you could just say sorry officer / vosa bloke my cat must be buggered, 14 day producer to rectify problem? Its not like you havent got any insurance/license and the car is still technically safe to drive, its only emissions??
The car will sound broken, from miles away, even at standstill.
Better off kicking off your backbox altogether, same end result, but at least the emissions from the centre seciton will be cleansed.
Or just leave it all be
Oh. Much the same story here. Old bangers!
Scrooge
ClioSport Moderator
E55 AMG
My punto had a decat, when it was cold it failed the emissions test badly, I took it out and kicked the absolute s**t out of it and it passed with flying colours.
The thing about the insurance not paying out becuase of the emissions failing is b****cks. An M.O.T only proves a car is road worthy at the time of the test. So now you're saying is a car is near mot due date and it crashes it won't get paid out because something on it would fail an mot LOL.
The thing about the insurance not paying out becuase of the emissions failing is b****cks. An M.O.T only proves a car is road worthy at the time of the test. So now you're saying is a car is near mot due date and it crashes it won't get paid out because something on it would fail an mot LOL.
