Important please read dodgy legislation alert

chucken1

Just spotted this on Retro Rides.co.uk. Granted its regarding the U.K,but how long before it sneaks in here if it becomes law in October :mad:

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=109756

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K we have all read stuff that is gona affect us messing with cars for years and lets get real, most of us have done nowt!!.....BUT

EU internal marketing and consumer protection are currentlu in the process of passing "anti tampering" legislation amongst other things with regard to motorcycles....

I hear you say..."we're not bikers!"

if this goes through it WILL get extended to cars....

Some of the basics
no modification....at all, end of, finito benito.....incl tyres, air filter, exhausts even sprocket sizes.
only factory approved parts....incl spark plugs and only available to Approved service dealers.. end of home servicing
on board diognostics recording route, ryding style, speed an emmissions downloadable by the police and insurance companies
and the scariest
ALL MOTORCYLES OVER 7 YEARS OLD BANNED FROM URBAN AREAS

this is not a bit of scare mongering as it's gona be voted on in early October, if passed it's law with no input from parliament and customising bikes in the UK is over for good

see www,mag-uk.org
and www.ridersarevoters.org

There is a protest planned for 25th Sept, which could be quite good fun actually as it involves driving and we really should be supporting the bikers. I will be doing what I can to get my Rod out on the protest, I urge you all to do the same.



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Mr. Presentable

So in Sept you want to protest a UK law which hasn't been enacted because it may have a future impact on law-making here? And you think I'm mad?

chucken1

That was a copy and paste job..not my post.

Do you not think if this kind of legislation is even being thought of in the UK,its only a matter of time before it gives our law makers ideas?

The-Game

Scary thought to think that would be enforced across the board on vehicles.

msg11

Bit crazy to say the least and seems like spam not on your part.

How could one person know what type of OEM tyre should be on each and every car model. As for spark plugs ? Come on.

Also this is the case at the moment, your technically not insured if you don't tell your insurance company anything you have changed from OEM , so I would say if you went from OEM to an after market filter you should technically tell your insurance company.

andyseadog

Nah.

SV

Would never happen.

Atomic Pineapple

Agreed, it reeks of typical scaremongering and conspiracy theorists idiotic ramblings.

challengemaster

I'd agree with banning older motorbikes from urban areas tbh - most are insanely loud and just annoying. I can only imagine what it'd be like if you had kids and it was bedtime...