SVG Motorsport Ltd controversies
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2026
SVG Motorsport Ltd fined £1,600 for illegal exhaust modifications
Fine or penalty
SVG Motorsport Ltd, a garage based in Slough, was fined £1,600 following an undercover investigation by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Thames Valley Police. The investigation found that the business removed catalytic converters and remapped ECUs to make vehicle exhausts excessively loud. According to the findings, drivers were not informed that these modifications would invalidate the vehicle's MoT certificate.
SVG Motorsport Ltd was fined £1,600 after a DVSA and Thames Valley Police undercover investigation found the Slough garage removing catalytic converters and remapping ECUs to make exhausts excessively loud, without informing drivers the modifications would invalidate the vehicle's MoT certificate.
Source excerpt
Reading Magistrates Court heard that SVG removed a car’s catalytic converter and remapped the ECU in order to make it louder.
SVG Motorsport Ltd has been ordered to pay a £1,600 fine after an undercover investigation by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Authority and Thames Valley Police found the garage offering illegal modification services.
The firm didn’t notify the undercover team that these modifications would invalidate the vehicle’s MoT certificate; removing the catalytic converter vastly increases emissions and thus makes a vehicle illegal to drive on the road.