Window tinting
Discussion
Has anyone heard about the changes to window tinting legislation?
I've just be told by a friend that in July this year an amendment to the current legislation will come into force, and it will be back dated to Jan 1 04.
The changes mean that no tinting film can not be used forward of the B post. I myself have a light smoke tint on my cars front windows with a slightly darker tint on the rears.
Under current ruling the car is legal, but I'll be willing to bet that i'm branded a crimminal after july 1st.
It seems that if stopped by VOSA or the police, i will be treated with sympathy and asked to remove the tint (at my cost!)
I really feel angry about!
Anyone else got tinted windows or comments?
I've just be told by a friend that in July this year an amendment to the current legislation will come into force, and it will be back dated to Jan 1 04.
The changes mean that no tinting film can not be used forward of the B post. I myself have a light smoke tint on my cars front windows with a slightly darker tint on the rears.
Under current ruling the car is legal, but I'll be willing to bet that i'm branded a crimminal after july 1st.
It seems that if stopped by VOSA or the police, i will be treated with sympathy and asked to remove the tint (at my cost!)
I really feel angry about!
Anyone else got tinted windows or comments?
The Construction and Use regs always specified a maximum tint of 20& for a windscreen and 25% for other windows either side of the driver's head. the idea is to make it possible to see out properly in poor visibility. Most films make them much darker than this. I think there must have been a few legal cases where some tricky lawyer has argued that "it's not the window that's too dark, M'laud but the film and the regs don't cover the film". Obviously the goverment has now amended to regs to stop people taking the PI55.
One reason that was trotted out was that sadly a motorcyclist was killed by a tinted car.
I'm about 90% sure though that the case involved a nova and a self applied limo level of tinting film.
My car has a light smoke tint on the front side windows and when you are seated in the car, you'd be hard pressed to even know it was tinted.
The front screen allows sooo much light into the cabin area of the car, that i forget it's tinted sometimes.
I'm about 90% sure though that the case involved a nova and a self applied limo level of tinting film.
My car has a light smoke tint on the front side windows and when you are seated in the car, you'd be hard pressed to even know it was tinted.
The front screen allows sooo much light into the cabin area of the car, that i forget it's tinted sometimes.
Sounds pretty much like standard tinted glass then - so why have it? I don't have any evidence to suport that it makes cars more dangerous but I could see the logic in the idea that the more tint you had, the harder it got to see out. I guess we need a line somewhere. Why haven't manufacturers developed "reactolite" car glass yet, I wonder? That would be the best of both worlds!
I can see the logic of it when limoeque tints are applied to the front windows, as that would be a danger to all concerned. But my tints are just light smoke.
This level of tint still allows you to look into the car when you approach it. i should also mention that i still need to wear my XX frames when driving
and in hours of darkness, i can make out the colours of parked cars without a problem, so i can't see a problem of the grounds of vision.
The new legislation seems to forget the security and safety aspects though.
In the event of a crash, I won't get showered in splinters of glass as the tint will hold it.
Interior car temps are reduced and secuirty is enhanced because it makes the windows harder to smash and a little more difficult to see in to the rear of the car.
This level of tint still allows you to look into the car when you approach it. i should also mention that i still need to wear my XX frames when driving
and in hours of darkness, i can make out the colours of parked cars without a problem, so i can't see a problem of the grounds of vision.
The new legislation seems to forget the security and safety aspects though.
In the event of a crash, I won't get showered in splinters of glass as the tint will hold it.
Interior car temps are reduced and secuirty is enhanced because it makes the windows harder to smash and a little more difficult to see in to the rear of the car.
don't know about road use but there is a clampdown coming in motorsport on grounds of safety - we need to be able to see into and through a car and often the darker are not neutral density so they change the colours seen through them.If a driver cannot identify a red flag (as opposed to ignoring it!!) the results could be unpleasant.
Obviously this would not occur with traffic lights as the position should make it obvious which light is lit.
Be aware ...this also will apply to visors,your new iridium visor may look good but you could be told to replace it with a suitable one so worth checking this before buying.
Obviously this would not occur with traffic lights as the position should make it obvious which light is lit.
Be aware ...this also will apply to visors,your new iridium visor may look good but you could be told to replace it with a suitable one so worth checking this before buying.
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