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A safety message to the leisure boating industry on the fire risk if there is contact between either exhaust gases or uninsulated exhaust pipes and these materials.

• Updated: 11 February 2015

Legal noise limits for on and off-road vehicles, and what to do if you're affected by road, rail or aircraft noise.

• Vehicle noise limits

  There are limits to the amount of noise that vehicles can make on public…

• Noise from roads

  There’s no legal limit to road noise, although noise levels might be taken…

• Railway noise

  There are no legal limits to noise from existing railways. If you think…

• Aircraft noise

  Noise is regulated to some extent at all UK airports. This can include…

• Further information

  There are strategic noise maps for England provided by the Department for…

Product Safety Report for Haas Automation Inc Enclosure Exhaust System presenting a serious health risk of Inhalation of metalworking fluid mist which can cause lung diseases such as occupational asthma.

• Updated: 27 March 2022

• Updated: 21 January 2025

Exhaust noise rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.

• Updated: 24 September 2019

The procedure testers will follow to check vehicle exhaust emissions during the MOT test, and vehicle examiners follow to check emissions at the roadside.

• Updated: 1 February 2018

Find out about the requirements and obligations for warehousekeepers of motor and heating fuels in the UK.

• Updated: 18 November 2025

Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities

• Updated: 19 January 2026

• Updated: 23 November 2023

Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.

• Updated: 18 November 2025