[antonye]

Just had an email in from a DSC Essex member who shall remain nameless. He's the second person who has had a VDRN over the weekend, so the Essex police are obviously targetting bikers again.

"I was given a vehicle defect form yesterday because of my Termignonis.
Police say they are going to send a letter to my insurance company about the
fact that the bike had illegal pipes fitted. Do you know what other riders
are doing in this situation ie. are they refitting Termis and taking a risk
that the insurance company will pay out in the event of an accident?"

Sounds pretty harsh if you ask me. I thought the whole point of VDRN was to give the owner a "grace" period in which to rectify any problems. With the VDRN you have to get it fixed (ie, stamped via a local MOT station) so there's no question the problem gets sorted, but why be so extreme on a first offence? Do loud pipes really make you unsafe?

Thoughts?