127Stationary noise levels: car-type vehicles and motor bikes and motor trikes

127 Stationary noise levels: car-type vehicles and motor bikes and motor trikes

(1)  In this regulation –

car-type vehicle means –

(a) a car; or

(b) a utility truck, panel van or other light motor vehicle derived from a car design; or

(c) a light motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels that is built mainly to carry not more than 9 people including the driver.

(2)  The stationary noise level of a car-type vehicle, or motor bike or motor trike, must not exceed –

(a) for a car-type vehicle built after 1982, 90dB(A); or

(b) for another car-type vehicle, 96dB(A); or

(c) for a motor bike or motor trike built after February 1985, 94dB(A); or

(d) for another motor bike or motor trike, 100dB(A).