Are my tints legal?????
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i love my window tints, but I hear there is a change in the law. I actually find it makes my vision clearer as there is less glare.
when i had them done im sure i had the legal spec at the time.
it was 35% on the front and 20% on the back
im guessing thats how much light comes through. Anyways have a look at my pics. Its odd because some angles you can see straight through them and different times of the day make an affect also.
www.streetcc.co.uk/ka5.jpg
www.streetcc.co.uk/ka4.jpg
www.streetcc.co.uk/ka15.jpg
>>> Edited by zeroprobe on Sunday 25th July 10:14
when i had them done im sure i had the legal spec at the time.
it was 35% on the front and 20% on the back
im guessing thats how much light comes through. Anyways have a look at my pics. Its odd because some angles you can see straight through them and different times of the day make an affect also.
www.streetcc.co.uk/ka5.jpg
www.streetcc.co.uk/ka4.jpg
www.streetcc.co.uk/ka15.jpg
>>> Edited by zeroprobe on Sunday 25th July 10:14
zeroprobe said:
both really, i mean ive been driving it a while now and have not been pulled once. but when i had my old standard ka i was always getting pulled because i looked so young . Guess they can't see me now thats why i dont get as many producers.
That kinda disproves my theory..
... I don't think I've ever had a problem with a Ford Ka driver...always have their docs, always drive well..
There's me stereotyping again...but what the hell?
Street
ill disprove your theory again. yeah shouldnt stereotype, i actually got banned for racing on the highway in a ford ka. read my previous posts.....i was actually posting on here as i was going through the court dates etc for advice......but i learnt my lesson and passed another driving theory and practical test 15 days after my ban was up.
insurance is nasty tho, £3800 on a ford ka for a 20yr old...thats shopping around too.
>> Edited by zeroprobe on Sunday 25th July 17:10
insurance is nasty tho, £3800 on a ford ka for a 20yr old...thats shopping around too.
>> Edited by zeroprobe on Sunday 25th July 17:10
Hi zeroprobe... Nah..I'll stick to stereotyping afterall....It gets me so many more good results than when compared to the times I don't stereotype. Of course, there's always exceptions, but on the whole it works IMHO. All you have to do, as a police officer, is to be professional and polite to every person that is stopped, unless they 'up the anti'. The reason why you've actually stopped them can remain in your own head, as sect 163 RTA1988 takes care of the powers to stop.
Street
i dont mind, i used to like getting producers becuase everytime i got pulled they were sure i wasn't legit.
When i first passed my test i was like really really small, looked about 12...was really funny.
You are right tho 99% of the time stereotyping works. Like if you see four burberry wearing knobjockeys in a clamped out old rusty nova your pretty much on a sure bet.
When i first passed my test i was like really really small, looked about 12...was really funny.
You are right tho 99% of the time stereotyping works. Like if you see four burberry wearing knobjockeys in a clamped out old rusty nova your pretty much on a sure bet.
zeroprobe said:
You are right tho 99% of the time stereotyping works. Like if you see four burberry wearing knobjockeys in a clamped out old rusty nova your pretty much on a sure bet.
You're almost quoting history there....A couple of years back I saw the very thing...(and a Nova at that), travelling in the opposite direction. I executed a quick u-turn and went in their direction. The Nova driver (no licence/no insurance) had seen my u-turn and 'went for it'...foot down, blind overtakes...
I came around a corner and the Nova had been involved in a head on collision with a Transit. Result was Transit driver shaken, but unhurt. Nova driver broken leg, dislocated hip. 3 other chavs in the back minor cuts/bruises. Nova driver got 10 months imprisonment when he eventually hobbled into court...
Street
I think a friendly Bib would be able to do that for you....I would try to get friendly with one from the Traffic/Road Policing unit in your own town and ask him if it's ok with him/her.
What you don't want to do, is flag a traffic car down and then find out the tints are illegal and the Bib knock you off for it. (I would be surprised if they would under those circumstances, but it's a risk nevertheless)
Personally, I don't like tints for the reasons of safety, especially in poor visibility and at night..
Street
What you don't want to do, is flag a traffic car down and then find out the tints are illegal and the Bib knock you off for it. (I would be surprised if they would under those circumstances, but it's a risk nevertheless)
Personally, I don't like tints for the reasons of safety, especially in poor visibility and at night..
Street
Streetcop, can I ask you a question please. I'm moving to Spain, and will be a resident there, in September. I'll be taking my Noble with me, but before I leave I'll be getting the side and rear windows 'heavily' tinted. When I bring the car back to sell in a couple of years it will be on Spanish plates. Will this fact exempt it from the British rules or, once registered in Britain again, will it be subject them again?.
Cheers, Martin.
Cheers, Martin.
Hell of a question and I'm only having an educated stab at it...
A vehicle used on our roads must conform to our legislation; so consequently the car should be illegal if its windows are too heavily tinted.
Then again, if you are only going to sell the vehicle, it'll be down to the new owners to conform to the law...
Street
A vehicle used on our roads must conform to our legislation; so consequently the car should be illegal if its windows are too heavily tinted.
Then again, if you are only going to sell the vehicle, it'll be down to the new owners to conform to the law...
Street
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