Engraving EU/BS markings on a race can.

I bumped into an old school friend the other day and he has his own engraving business now, he usually does watches and pens and stuff, but he can do pretty much anything.

I'm currently looking at a new can and the two i like the look of best are not road legal, and i was thinking about getting one and then geting my mate to engrave it with the EU/BS markings to make it look legal.

Do you think that would work, or would i end up in prison?

Originally Posted by New Leaf

I bumped into an old school friend the other day and he has his own engraving business now, he usually does watches and pens and stuff, but he can do pretty much anything.

I'm currently looking at a new can and the two i like the look of best are not road legal, and i was thinking about getting one and then geting my mate to engrave it with the EU/BS markings to make it look legal.

Do you think that would work, or would i end up in prison?

Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice? Fraud? Who knows, but there's probably all sorts of nasty laws against it.

Technically, I would guess that not only you, but your mate as well could end up in prison. I doubt that would actually happen, but it's definitely not too clever.

Buy a legal can, or just accept that you might get done.

I suppose it would depend on the cans themselves, if they're hideously loud then it might not be so believible, but if they're reasonable cans that wouldnt offend anyone then i see no reason why not. I have twin renegade cans on my bike which one of the previous owners has put their own BS stickers off something on them and they've passed MOTs for years. Good luck!

you'll be the soap picker upper

You do not need eu/bs markings on your exhaust - it is not a legal requirement.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

You do not need eu/bs markings on your exhaust - it is not a legal requirement.

+1.

The markings aren't legally required anymore, so why would you want to falsify your exhaust (claiming it obeys standards when it doesn't)?

You can have a road legal (when baffles are in) and still get a fine for it (because you removed the baffles, making it too loud).

In fact, if you want to buy a race can, I think a DB Killer would probably fit, look OK, and be BS/EU marked, without risking legal comeback.

Insurance wise? You have an off (hopefully not), and the inspector sees what he knows full well to be a race can, but it has an EU/BS marking. Big red flag!

Your risk, you decide.

Has anyone got any links to this change in law, not MOT, that you nolonger need a 'E' or 'BS' stamp?

[yorkie_chris]

Just put a dB killer in it, or leave it alone and accept a slap on the wrist if you get caught.

My fuel can is laughably still E marked.

[Dave20046]

Has anyone ever had an issue with insurance and mentioning racecans? I'm guessing not as most of you will be able to afford premiums/avoid crashes.

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Has anyone ever had an issue with insurance and mentioning racecans? I'm guessing not as most of you will be able to afford premiums/avoid crashes.

Hubby and I just declare we have non road legal cans and the broker find insurers who will accept them.