Tinted Windows
Discussion
I want to tint my windows but am a bit confused.
I know you need to have 70% light transmission for side windows. But the 70% tint on ebay is hardly noticeable at all. I'm sure I've seen cars on the road with much darker windows than 70%, more like 1% or 5%. I don't understand it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390305237525?ssPageName=...
I know you need to have 70% light transmission for side windows. But the 70% tint on ebay is hardly noticeable at all. I'm sure I've seen cars on the road with much darker windows than 70%, more like 1% or 5%. I don't understand it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390305237525?ssPageName=...
CaptainMorgan said:
I've seen someone walk out the pub pissed as a fart and drive home, is it ok for me to do the same?
WTF has that got to do with anything?OP, here's your answer: https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules
Osinjak said:
WTF has that got to do with anything?
OP, here's your answer: https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules
It's the same thing, the OP has stated that he clearly knows the rules - yet he's seen others do differently & then asks what to do. You know the rules, it's up to you if you want to adhere to them or not. Some people choose not to. OP, here's your answer: https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules
CaptainMorgan said:
I was suggesting just because we see others break the law daily doesnt make it ok. The law is black and white, 70% on the front, as already said that is pretty much what most cars come out the factory with.
Why bother using a silly example, why not just simply say what you mean? The original question is hardly so difficult that you would need to use an allegory so why bother? Anyway, according to the link it's 75% on the windscreen, 70% on the side windows and as we all know, anything you like from the B pillar backwards.Dracoro said:
Roo said:
Dracoro said:
Is the 70% light in or light out?
Do you really need to ask?Light from inside hinders vision. In other words you can't limo tint your windows but drive around with a 500w light inside your car to meet the transmission regulations at night. You wouldn't be able to see anything.
What I was asking was if you have tints that don't appear dark at all from the inside (70% through etc.) but from the outside look vey dark, like "one way glass" or are there also regulations about seeing in from outside. Enabling eye contact/etc. for outside road users/pedestrians/etc.
It really is unbelievably simple, the windscreen has to let 75% of the light through and the side windows 70%. That's it. No two-way weirdness, no bright shining lights inside the car, nothing else. I've seen plod assess it, they stick a little gadget on the inside of the glass to measure how much light gets through.
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