Legal or Illegal??

1. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #1 13th February 2007, 14:54

   If i strip the car and take out seat belts, but then one time put the seats back in but not the seatbelts, should be fine with that shouldnt i?
   
   obv not if i have someone in the back, but i never have people in the back so that wont ever happen
   
   so can i have rear seats without the seatbelts?
2. James Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Hull Posts: 11909 Beeeemer

   #2 13th February 2007, 14:57

   To pass an MOT you need seatbealts in the rear if you have seats in i know that much, don't know how it stands if your pulled...
3. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #3 13th February 2007, 15:02

   chances of me gettin pulled are low, chances of them checking for rear seltbelts lower, but if i dont have anyone in, can they do me? i cant see how they could
4. beastgtir Established Member Joined: Apr 2006 birmingham Posts: 2178 Soon to be another Honda!

   #4 13th February 2007, 15:07

   Should be ok, they can only fine people not wearing seatbelts, if there isnt anyone.. what they gonna fine you for?
5. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #5 13th February 2007, 15:11

   Just at MOT time the Mechanic might give you a bumbum.
6. RS_Matt Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 1771 Scooby.

   #6 13th February 2007, 15:15

   Its legal without rear passengers
7. Lee_P Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2004 brierly hill , Dudley Posts: 4869 Saxo VTR MK2 : ( no moreeee got galaxy now

   #7 13th February 2007, 15:21

   its technically illegal with or without passengers, its defibnatly illegal if you have someone in the back and they havnt got one because you havent supplied the belts its illegal on your part
8. Japman Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Costa del Wales Posts: 12393 Spam Wagon

   #8 13th February 2007, 15:21

   sorry but why would you want rear seats if you know no1 will be going in the back
9. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

   #9 13th February 2007, 15:22

   MOT seatbelt laws
   In a nutshell, it's only a fail if you have the rear seats fitted but no seatbelts. In other words, every seat fitted has to have a seatbelt. Would just to be easier to take out the rear seats if you're leaving the belts unattatched.
10. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

    #10 13th February 2007, 15:23

    The golden rule is:
    
    If its there - Its gota work
    
    So if you have rear seats they have to have seat belts and mountians, so if you lose the seats you can lose the rear seat belts, if the seats go back in idealy for MoT time the seat belts and mountains Must be in there too.
    
    But if its just for show then you should be fine, but if Mr PC Plod pulls you and sends you to the MoT station then your need them.
11. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

    #11 13th February 2007, 15:25

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12. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #12 13th February 2007, 15:38

    if the car came as standard without seat belts it will pass an MOT but were talking a good 15 year back lol, so you certainly and definatley need seatbelts its the law
13. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

    #13 13th February 2007, 20:16

    I think you'll be fine Matt, dont think they can do you if there's no passengers but they may do as they have no way on knowing your not going to pick mates up etc.
14. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

    #14 13th February 2007, 21:27

    all i no is that come MOT time, if you dont have them in you will fail. its a given fact that if a car was manufactured with seatbelts in, then it needs them to pass the MOT
15. RS_Matt Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 1771 Scooby.

    #15 14th February 2007, 00:00

    Its perfectly legal unless you have rear passengers, my Dad is a pretty decent driving instructor and knows the laws inside out.
16. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #16 14th February 2007, 13:59

    Im not on about MOT
    
    i was thinking of getting carbon door cards, so i would have to ditch the rear seatbelts, but i may be having the car in pompey after easter, so it would be a 5 hour treck with no interior, and that would do my head in with the road noise...
    
    so i would leave the seats infor my own sanity
    
    plus no seatbelts is a reason that i can use when everyone wants a lift...