Question:
Is Nitrous Oxide (sometimes referred to as NOS or just Nitrous) legal to have in your car.
Answer:
Yes, however your insurance has to be informed that the car is running on a Nitrous Oxide setup on the road.
Some companies limit what kit you have and most will request proof that the setup has been installed by a qualified mechanic who specialises in installing the kit. Some will simply say no.
Some people say you have to have a green “Compressed Gas” sticker on the rear of the car as a legal requirement. This is the case on commercial vehicle, however on a private vehicle there is no legal requirement. I would personally advise that you have a sticker as it helps emergency services
More information and good Nitrous systems can be found here:
http://www.noswizard.com/
It is only legal if you have insurance to cover it been plumbed into the car on the road...
Not insurance to cover it then it becomes very illegal to have it fitted. If you are planning on having it fitted - SPEAK TO YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY!!!
Some insurance companies will only insure specific kits - such as Adrian Flux will only insure cars with Wizard of Nos kits (last time i looked) and has to be fitted by a professional... otherwise the insurance is invalidated.
Nitrous is NOT a fuel - so is not covered under the road fuel tax - unlike lets say cooking oil which could be used in a non-common rail derv.
From the Wizard of NOS website
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Q) Is nitrous legal on road cars?
A) The legality of nitrous use on the road varies from country to country, even within the EU. However, contrary to what many people believe (including some police officers) nitrous oxide injection is legal for road use in the UK and many other countries (just as are turbo chargers and superchargers). According to the Ministry of Transport, 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 in the UK, is if you fail to inform your insurance company that you have one. Insuring a nitrous injected vehicle has become easier since WON joined forces with Adrian Flux to provide all their customers with a better chance of obtaining adequate insurance cover. Some other insurance companies such as Greenlight Insurance also offer cover for nitrous equipped cars.
There is a degree of confusion over the need to have a hazard warning sticker on the outside of the car. We previously explained that nitrous oxide is neither a flammable nor a hazardous gas but it is an oxidiser. There is a legal requirement for commercial vehicles to display a suitable sticker but this does not apply to private vehicles, which are not even obliged to display a green compressed gas sticker. However, displaying such a warning sticker might well be advantageous to you and the emergency services if you were to be involved in any kind of accident, as this would inform them that you were carrying a container of compressed oxidiser.
but yeh its was lightning quick, and the sound of those turbo's they were like the size of cornwall!! The kinda thing that makes a grown man go weak at the knees lol
