I am in the process of doing repairs and modifications to my LDV Convoy van to get it onto Hungarian plates. One garage did look at it and came up with a list of items that need attention. One of these was the exhaust, which normally exits on the right hand side of the van rather than the back. They said this is not allowed in Hungary, presumably because it is directing exhaust fumes toward pedestrians on the pavement when driving on the right. For months I have been trying to find out what exhaust layout was used on left hand drive versions of the Convoy but they are quite rare vehicles. Today I saw a Leyland DAF 400 pickup truck in the Penny market car park. this was the model before the Convoy so I had a look underneath at the exhaust. It looked like there was only one silencer after the cat. then a short bit of slash cut exit pipe pointing downwards, roughly half way down the length of the truck box. I could easily rig my exhaust in a similar way if it is good enough to satisfy an MoT tester but is there any way I can find out what is allowed? In UK we have the construction and use regulations for vehicles, is there something similar in Hungary?
I had been looking at ways to get the exhaust to exit at the left side or the back but it needs to go over the propshaft or the back axle, both quite tricky obstacles.