Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
129Stationary noise levels: other light motor vehicles with diesel engines
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129 Stationary noise levels: other light motor vehicles with diesel engines
(1) This regulation applies to a light motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle to which regulation 127 applies, with a diesel engine.
(2) The stationary noise level of the light motor vehicle must not exceed the noise level applying to the vehicle under the following table:
| Item | GVM(t) | Exhaust height (mm) | When vehicle built | Noise level (dB(A)) | | 1. | < or = 3.5 | < 1500 | before July 1980 | 105 | | | | | after June 1980 but before July 1983 | 102 | | | | | after June 1983 | 99 | | 2. | > 3.5 | < 1500 | before July 1980 | 107 | | | | | after June 1980 but before July 1983 | 104 | | | | | after June 1983 | 101 | | 3. | < or = 3.5 | > or = 1500 | before July 1980 | 101 | | | | | after June 1980 but before July 1983 | 98 | | | | | after June 1983 | 95 | | 4. | > 3.5 | > or = 1500 | before July 1980 | 103 | | | | | after June 1980 but before July 1983 | 100 | | | | | after June 1983 | 97 |