MOT regarding harnesses and seating

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:50 pm

Hi guys

Whats the law regarding harnesses, removing seats etc?

Mark

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:57 pm

as far as i am aware you have to get a car S.V.A'd if you want to fitted bucket seat, harnesses or a rollcage for the road to mate it road legal in the eyes of the law (onk onk)

and the seats and harnesses must be F.I.A approved.

i may be wrong that was what it was 2 years ago. havent check it recently.

Semproxion · Post by **Semproxion** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:44 pm

My friend recently installed bucket seat and 4-point harnesses. He's not had it SVA'd and it sailed thru the MOT friday

Editted because I keep thinkin today is saturday

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:01 am

Reef wrote:My friend recently installed bucket seat and 4-point harnesses. He's not had it SVA'd and it sailed thru the MOT friday

Editted because I keep thinkin today is saturday

may be differant in N.Ireland the mot boy here told me i needed an S.V.A certificate before they could mot the car to certify that they were fitted correctly and road worthy.

al_roverMG · Post by **al_roverMG** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:24 pm

Wee joe i think he was pulloing your plonker mate. As long as the seat is secure (ie when you give it a tug about it doesnt move) and the Harness isnt of the twist off style but has a seatbelt style clip on it then it will pass. It is only the "aircraft style" twist securing that isnt MOT legal.

mininutter · Post by **mininutter** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:20 am

I mot tester and to be honest it doesnt mention harness style seat belts or how to test them, in much detail, all i would do is check mounting points and all stitchings and make sure it latches correctly, also i would look at the label stitched into it and make sure it to bsau standards, I would only fail it if it didnt meet mot standards required

al_roverMG · Post by **al_roverMG** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:02 pm

Mininutter i thinbk that is the reason while the twist off style clips wont pass is because they dont comply with the standard (even though some are FIA approved) and the normal seatbelt style clip is approved.

WelshwarrioR25 · Post by **WelshwarrioR25** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:50 pm

Some of the twist type are now road legal.

Glyn

al_roverMG · Post by **al_roverMG** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:20 pm

really Glyn?? well i have learnt something. Any ideas which ones???

Semproxion · Post by **Semproxion** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:41 am

al_roverMG wrote:really Glyn?? well i have learnt something. Any ideas which ones???

I would assume the FIA approved ones