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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: The Landy Guy on September 30, 2007, 18:38:41

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Post by: The Landy Guy on September 30, 2007, 18:38:41

year is it that Seatbelts HAVE to be fitted??

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Post by: Steven on September 30, 2007, 18:55:00

Your saying theres years where they don't have to be?!  :-s

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Post by: The Landy Guy on September 30, 2007, 18:56:30

i dont know if i am right or not but someone told me if it was so old, it didnt need them fitted, i was just trying to find out what year it was if it was true!

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Post by: Nick4X4 on September 30, 2007, 19:04:47

There was no law requiring belts to be fitted in cars in the U.K. until 1968 :wink:

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Post by: The Landy Guy on September 30, 2007, 19:05:33

1968,  cheers mate!!

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Post by: Wolfie on September 30, 2007, 19:16:54

I thought it was a bit earlier than that. A bit of diigging seems to suggest 1965 as the year, http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_510.htm for front seats, though not a centre seat if you have one (I suppose anyone sitting there is considered expendable). Rear seat belts came in later.

Thing is, even if you didn't have to have them, would you want to drive around without them with the levels of traffic that we now have on our roads?

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Post by: Steven on September 30, 2007, 19:18:37

Suppose you'll have to fit them then Paul  :lol:

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Post by: The Landy Guy on September 30, 2007, 19:55:36

Quote from: "91Steven"

Suppose you'll have to fit them then Paul  :lol:

i have them fitted :P

i agree with Wolfie!! i wouldnt not want to fit them and take the risk!!

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Post by: Pete on September 30, 2007, 20:15:53

Depends on when the vehicle was first fitted with belts from new.
 I have owned three motors without belts fitted, in the past few years. Oldest was a 1963 109 next was a 1966 ex-mil 88 last was a civi 1969 88. None had belts fitted from new, and all passed MOTs without them.
 Landrover were not fitted with belts as standard untill about 1972, though they were available as an optional extra before that.
 Pete

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Post by: The Landy Guy on September 30, 2007, 20:17:26

well when i brought mine it didnt have any fitted and mines 1970

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Post by: hobbit on September 30, 2007, 20:26:37

Without the book in front of me, I'm pretty sure the date is around 65/66ish, if the vehicle is older than this, you are ok, but from then on they are required to be fitted for an MOT

I know I have posted on this after checking previously, just need to find the post

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Post by: hobbit on September 30, 2007, 20:32:45

Found the post
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=27138&highlight=seatbelts




The date for belts for an MOT is
1st Jan 1965

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Post by: The Landy Guy on October 01, 2007, 22:43:38

cheers for that!

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Post by: Bowie on October 02, 2007, 14:05:53

Commercial vehicles might be different!

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Post by: Robbo on October 02, 2007, 16:00:24

If the belt was not fitted originally, then its not legally needed for MOT eg belts in back of stationwagons or middle belts in front. If driver/passenger belt was fitted then it needs one for MOT, and if present they will test the belt!