Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 2045

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Systems

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using acoustic cameras to help tackle illegal car exhaust systems.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department conducted roadside trials of noise camera technology between October 2022 and February 2023. Reports of these trials, including detailed assessment of the technology’s performance and potential merits, were published on 17 March 2024.