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To address long standing public concerns about noise from vehicles, the States of Guernsey are introducing legislation to prohibit alterations to vehicle ...
Legislation is being introduced to prohibit alterations to vehicle exhaust systems that increase noise.
The committees for Home Affairs and the Environment & Infrastructure will draft new laws.
The new laws will include looking at introducing decibel limits.
The new laws will consider other potential measures to tackle noisy vehicles.
Resources were committed towards investigating the feasibility and practicalities of using agreed decibel limits.
New regulations will be created to establish a criminal offence.
The criminal offence will be related to driving a vehicle exceeding specified decibel limits.
Decibel limits will be measured by a stationary test.
To address long standing public concerns about noise from vehicles, the States of Guernsey are introducing legislation to prohibit alterations to vehicle exhaust systems that increase noise. Following agreement of the measure, the committees for Home Affairs and the Environment & Infrastructure will now draft new laws – including looking at introducing decibel limits, and other potential measures, to try and tackle noisy vehicles. The States also committed resources towards investigating the feasibility and practicalities of using agreed decibel limits, and will look at bringing in new regulations to create a criminal offence if someone were to drive a vehicle exceeding specified decibel limits, which would be measured by a stationary test.
The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure (DfI) have consulted on their round 4 Road Noise Action Plan covering 2023 – 28.
Government response to the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Airport Expansion and Climate and nature targets noise recommendations
Considerations of noise and soundscape are embedded in the Natural Resources Wales State of Natural Resources Report 2025.
Outcome of Welsh Government consultation on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
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