Government of Jersey

Defective exhaust prosecutions (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey and published on 29 March 2017.

Request

Please advise how many motorcar and motorcycle owners have been prosecuted at Parish Hall or Magistrate Court proceedings for driving motor vehicles with defective exhaust systems and / or exhaust systems which exceed the maximum permitted noise levels, for each year since 2010 to date.

Response

There have been 174 prosecutions for a motorist / rider with a defective exhaust since 2010.

Exhaust / silencer	Parish Hall Enquiry	Court via Parish Hall Enquiry	Direct to Court	Total
2010	15	6	2	23
2011	16	11	3	30
2012	11	4	1	16
2013	22	3	4	29
2014	25	9	1	35
2015	17	6	0	23
2016	17	0	1	18
Total	123	39	12	174

The table below is specific to prosecutions for an exhaust that is not compliant with the regulations and could emit excessive noise.

Offence under the Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) (Jersey)(Order) 1998	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Total
Art 63(5): Illegal exhaust system	2	4	2		1	1			10
Art 63: Non-approved exhaust silencer		4	2	1					7
Art 64 (3) (b): Altered and noisy exhaust system	2	1	1			1			5
Art 68 (10) (a):Modified exhaust system				1		1	1		3
Art 64 (3) (b): Altered and noisy exhaust system (Permitting)	1								1
Art 59 (1): Non-compliant exhaust							1		1
Art 63(4): A non-compliant exhaust system								1	1
Grand Total	5	9	5	2	1	3	2	1	28