Complaints Lead To Action Against Loud Exhausts

Police are urging motorcyclists to ensure their bikes are legal after tickets were handed out at the weekend for exhaust offences. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Seven motorcyclists were handed TORs (Traffic Offence Reports) yesterday afternoon (Sunday, August 14th) on the Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen following several complaints regarding noisy bikes. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Inspector Alun Davies of the Roads Policing Unit said: “We get complaints from residents across north Wales every weekend regarding noisy exhausts on motorbikes. Only recently I attended a meeting in Llangollen where noisy exhausts from motorcycles was the main complaint I received. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We find that motorcyclists are deliberately removing the ‘baffles’ from exhausts which then makes them extremely loud. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We are simply asking bikers to have respect for local residents and to ensure their bikes are fully legal.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Note: The photograph shows an exhaust without a ‘baffle’ ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​