M.O.T& laws towards bucket seats and harnesses

[johnsy]

just wondering if the law or the m.o.t tester would have any issues with bucket seats and 4 point harnesses ??

 

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If you have no rear seats then you wont have a problem with harness and fixed bucket seat's,

 

[skiddusmarkus]

Just keep the original seatbelts in place, then its not an issue.Bolt the bit the clip goes into on to your seat rails.

 

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Just keep the original seatbelts in place, then its not an issue.Bolt the bit the clip goes into on to your seat rails.

Why if you don't have too?

 

[DanDud]

Why if you don't have too?

Because harnesses are awefull for road driving. If you actually have them tight enough to be effective you cant lean forwards to see out of some junctions. Or reach the stereo, or grab a maccies takeaway when your trying to impress the local chavs with your 4 point harness

After a day of using one i bolted my standard belt back in, just tie the 4 point up behind the seat.

 

[olliecast]

i got rear seats in but no belts. 6 point harnesses to roll cage and no issue today.

Mine failed last year at another tester because i had rear seats fitted but no buckles (as my 4 point harnesses at the time were in them). Had to put them in to get it passed

 

[pulsarboby]

ive often wondered if i ever got pulled over by the ol bill for not wearing a seatbelt what the law would be on this one!
i would just say that i was wearing the lap part of the seatbelt as i consider it dangerous to wear the full harness on the road
what they would say to that i really just do not know, but a lap belt has 3 fixing points so technically it could be legal i suppose

 

[watoga]

I had my MOT certificate placed on "hold" as I had my rear seats removed, but still had the rear seatbelts in. This was apparently a no-no, so I had to remove the belts before he'd give me the certificate................

All sorted now though!

Dave

 

[gtirx2]

Not that it really matters,but i think harnesses are ment to be ece approved or something, to be legal to use on the road?

 

[sunnyjones003]

ive often wondered if i ever got pulled over by the ol bill for not wearing a seatbelt what the law would be on this one!
i would just say that i was wearing the lap part of the seatbelt as i consider it dangerous to wear the full harness on the road
what they would say to that i really just do not know, but a lap belt has 3 fixing points so technically it could be legal i suppose

bob it doesnt work, i got pulled before as they didnt see a belt going over my shoulder, when i showed them i was wearing just the lap strap they went mental at me, £60 fine as they said in a collision there is nothing stopping me hitting my head on the steering wheel.

 

[williams]

ive been stopped with harnesses before and the police were fine with it. also, my best mate is an MOT tester and he says that if a car was originally produced with a 3 point belt in then it must still have this belt in place to pass the MOT, turns a blind eye for my car though but he's failed a few because of just having harnesses though.

 

[johnsy]

lol ill be coming to see your mate at m.o.t time then lol

 

[johnsy]

how about if the harness is out of date, is this justfor motor sport only?

 

[skiddusmarkus]

Why if you don't have too?

For my old mate Justin.....Just in case.A lot of the MOT test is at the testers discretion, you only need a jobsworth and its failed.Besides as mentioned earleir in thread I don't want to have harnesses on all the time.

 

[PobodY]

how about if the harness is out of date, is this justfor motor sport only?

Yes, as I understand it the date only applies when you're using it for FIA compliance; nobody else pays any attention.