rear seatbelts and MOT
Discussion
A quick google said:
Seatbelts
The Nominated Tester will be checking that the seatbelts are mounted securely and that that the locking/release mechanism is working properly. The seatbelts must not be excessively frayed or cut.
Your car must have rear seatbelts if it was registered after April 1st 1987. If it was registered before that date then seatbelts are not required to be fitted
I think you will find Greg that there will anchorage points for the rear seats somewhere on the bodywork as the requirement under Reg 46 Con and Use Regs 1988 was that for motor cars first used after 1.4.82 then they had to be fitted with points for EVERY FORWARD facing seats. Pre 1.4.82 driver and front passenger seat only.
You say seat belts are present. At the back? What are they latched onto? Has the vehicle started life abroad?
dvd
You say seat belts are present. At the back? What are they latched onto? Has the vehicle started life abroad?
dvd
Dwight VanDriver said:
I think you will find Greg that there will anchorage points for the rear seats somewhere on the bodywork as the requirement under Reg 46 Con and Use Regs 1988 was that for motor cars first used after 1.4.82 then they had to be fitted with points for EVERY FORWARD facing seats. Pre 1.4.82 driver and front passenger seat only.
You say seat belts are present. At the back? What are they latched onto? Has the vehicle started life abroad?
dvd
The car is a 1994 UK Mazda, that's why i am a bit puzzled as to why there are no seatbelt anchors on the back seats. The seatbelts are present and are fine, and the gaps in the seats where the anchors shoud be are there, just no anchors.
Do seatbelt anchors have to be fitted by specialist garages?
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