Blackie Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 hi all, i have been nosing around ebay and have seen a 150bhp variable wet nos setup for £300, bargain for so much more bhp. anyway, have asked around and no one seems to know the law on it,is it legal? can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I'm not an expert on the law but think its illegal to have the bottle in your car whilst on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Nos is not illegal as far as I know,but your insurance might be void if you don't let em know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 I'm not an expert on the law but think its illegal to have the bottle in your car whilst on the roads. i was told you can but you need a green warning sticker, which would be quite cool. also i heard you can have it if you dont brake the speed limit with it, but breaking the speed limit is illegal anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I seem to remember reading that it is legal to have it installed but illegal to actually use it on the public highway. (I cold be wrong tough???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I seem to remember reading that it is legal to have it installed but illegal to actually use it on the public highway. (I cold be wrong tough???) That's my understanding too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 i might pm k14 sup, i think hes a copper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Think youre ok to have it in the car as long as you display the green badge and the bottle is disconnected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Think youre ok to have it in the car as long as you display the green badge and the bottle is disconnected. seems like a lot of money to have a disconected bottle in the boot as i am never taking my car on a track, may just get the sticker and refuse to open my boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 i might pm k14 sup, i think hes a copper or classone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 or classone NICE ONE, WILL DO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillw454 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Its illegal to have it connected to the endgine on a public road. But you have it on a purge kit etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Its illegal to have it connected to the endgine on a public road. But you have it on a purge kit etc. Yeah i think that's right. I remember Suprababe getting pulled over on a London meet by police on bikes in Soho. She was told off i belive as your allowed it installed but the bottle needs to be disconnected on the public highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I seem to remember reading that it is legal to have it installed but illegal to actually use it on the public highway. (I cold be wrong tough???) your right,you can have it in your car and be plumbed in but you cant use it,it has to be turned off,and you have to have the green sticker to show people that it may explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 there was a chap a while back who put nos in his TVR Griff 500 (as if their not quick enough!) he was telling their club mag that he just couldnt get insured for it as no one would cover him and the only loop hole was if he did not have the bottles attached when on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Unless there's been a change in the last couple of years it's not against the law to use nitrous oxide on the road. http://www.roadsidelawyer.co.uk/questions/is-a-nitrous-oxide-modification-legal-for-road-use-in-the-uk I suppose there are two ways of running a legal system 1) everything is legal unless it's prohibited 2) everything is illegal unless it's allowed The UK uses method 1 Insurance is a different matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 i pm'ed a police officer and he says: According to the Ministry of Transport vehicle construction & use regulations, the Highway Code and the MOT handbook there is no law prohibiting the use of nitrous injection. However just as with any tuning modification, the owner must inform their insurance company and obtain adequate cover otherwise any performance modification would be illegal. Therefore the only way you will break the law by having your street car fitted with a nitrous kit is if you fail to inform your insurance company that you have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Well, strictly speaking, it's not having insurance that's illegal, rather than the performance modification... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Thats good then as my wet kit goes in on the 15th May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 That's about covered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez_p Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 When i last enquired with Sky (the club insurer) the 2 things they wouldn't allow were Nitrous & roll cages. If you requested them to, they would however put a special request in to Ensign for them to consider it. Just thought i'd say in case someone was going to get the kit first & then enquire about the insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Thats good then as my wet kit goes in on the 15th May can you let us know if your engine pops before i think about getting mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 can you let us know if your engine pops before i think about getting mine? It has a bad reputation which is not based on all the facts, I am told as long as your engine is in good condition it is save to run NOS and it gives the best power gains for fairly cheap spend If it goes pop it gives me an excuse to have a fully built engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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