Globalti
Legendary Member
I was buzzed this morning by a red Range Rover and a white Audi coupé having a competition to see whose exhaust made the rudest, loudest noise. Both cars accelerated out of a quiet village braking then accelerating repeatedly, the exhausts popping on the overrun.
It's already a problem for residents in central London during summer when Arab playboys flood the streets with loud sports cars. I heard the Saturday night parade a few years ago while trying to sleep in my hotel before the London 100, it sounded like heavy artillery a few blocks away.
So now we have hotted-up BMWs, Audis and Mercedes Benzes, tuned so that they pop and crackle on the overrun and when one passes close there's an explosion of noise and shockwaves. I hate this macho car culture and if I had my way I'd ban TV car ads and shows like Top Gear that glamourise speed and automotive bling.
The Police are too thin on the ground to deal with them and anyway I doubt it would be possible to prove they are breaking any law. In Germany car modifications are strictly controlled but here anything goes. I'd be willing to bet that almost none of the owners has informed their insurers about the extra power modifications so technically most are uninsured.
HMRC has recently gone after unlicensed dog breeders by hitting them with huge tax bills. Assuming the will existed in Parliament, what could be done to stamp out sports tuned cars and tone down the car culture?
It's already a problem for residents in central London during summer when Arab playboys flood the streets with loud sports cars. I heard the Saturday night parade a few years ago while trying to sleep in my hotel before the London 100, it sounded like heavy artillery a few blocks away.
So now we have hotted-up BMWs, Audis and Mercedes Benzes, tuned so that they pop and crackle on the overrun and when one passes close there's an explosion of noise and shockwaves. I hate this macho car culture and if I had my way I'd ban TV car ads and shows like Top Gear that glamourise speed and automotive bling.
The Police are too thin on the ground to deal with them and anyway I doubt it would be possible to prove they are breaking any law. In Germany car modifications are strictly controlled but here anything goes. I'd be willing to bet that almost none of the owners has informed their insurers about the extra power modifications so technically most are uninsured.
HMRC has recently gone after unlicensed dog breeders by hitting them with huge tax bills. Assuming the will existed in Parliament, what could be done to stamp out sports tuned cars and tone down the car culture?