{"id":2611,"date":"2012-11-08T04:05:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T04:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2015-04-04T23:03:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T03:03:38","slug":"uk-drivers-engine-swap-gets-him-fined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2611","title":{"rendered":"UK Driver&#8217;s Engine Swap Gets Him Fined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One UK driver learned the hard way engine swaps can get you into trouble with the law and insurance companies. When the police pulled over Daniel Phelps they must have realized his Ford Escort had some modifications. Under the hood they found an engine swap and &#8220;super exhaust.&#8221; The UK must have some serious exhaust developers.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk\/news\/crime\/driver-fined-for-engine-swap-car-1-5096690\">Black Pool Gazette<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One UK driver learned the hard way engine swaps can get you into trouble with the law and insurance companies. When the police pulled over Daniel Phelps they must have realized his Ford Escort had some modifications. Under the hood they found an engine swap and &#8220;super exhaust.&#8221; The UK must have some serious exhaust&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2611\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UK Driver&#8217;s Engine Swap Gets Him Fined<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":136887,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=136887","url_meta":{"origin":2611,"position":0},"title":"C20LET-Powered 1983 Vauxhall Cavalier","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Adam Beard from Twin Engine Corsa featured a unique 1983 Vauxhall Cavalier GL. 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