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bl1300 Posted a lot Posts: 1,678	Seat belts and the MOT.bl1300 @bl1300
	Apr 9, 2012 16:38:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just a quick one. My new car arrived on saturday and it seems to have some rather unusual seat belts! There are none in the back and the front seats have 2 point belts. That is 2 point diagonal so no lap part. Now as far as I know cars built between 1965 and 1975 do not require rear seat belts but require 3 Point belts for the front seats. Now my car is registered in 1967 and has 2 point seat belts that are original equipment. Am I going to have to put a third mounting point in and fit 3 point belts to get it through an MOT. This is strange to me as I have never come accross this type of belt before.
	Current fleet. 1967 DAF 44 1974 VW Beetle 1303s 1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV 1988 VW LT45 Beavertail 1998 Volvo V70 2.5 1959 Fordson Dexta

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bortaf Posted a lot Posts: 4,549	Seat belts and the MOT.bortaf @bortaf
	Apr 9, 2012 19:53:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Rear seat belts try 85 not 75 (actually i think it was 87 to be precise) I "think" front belts became law in 65 and 3 point in 67 and 68 it was rewuired to retrofit 3 point belts to the front so i think you may need another mounting point BUT not sure on imports
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bl1300 Posted a lot Posts: 1,678	Seat belts and the MOT.bl1300 @bl1300
	Apr 9, 2012 20:11:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well my car although its foreign it was sold new in this country.
	Current fleet. 1967 DAF 44 1974 VW Beetle 1303s 1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV 1988 VW LT45 Beavertail 1998 Volvo V70 2.5 1959 Fordson Dexta

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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,834 Club RR Member Number: 174	Seat belts and the MOT.stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Apr 9, 2012 20:20:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just fit 3 points anyway they sound about as safe as unprotected sex in Africa.


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bl1300 Posted a lot Posts: 1,678	Seat belts and the MOT.bl1300 @bl1300
	Apr 9, 2012 20:53:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just looked through the MOT test manual on the VOSA website and it seems they are allowed. Vehicles first used between 1965 and 1981 require A belt which restrains the upper part of the body (but need not include a lap belt). for driver and specified front passenger seat. Info from here
	Current fleet. 1967 DAF 44 1974 VW Beetle 1303s 1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV 1988 VW LT45 Beavertail 1998 Volvo V70 2.5 1959 Fordson Dexta

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loudandproud205 Posted a lot Boost leak Posts: 1,047	Seat belts and the MOT.loudandproud205 @loudandproud205
	Apr 9, 2012 21:40:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Some the cars my dad had had like a lap belt retracting system but mounted at shoulder height.
	Some days you just need to take a grinder to an inanimate object, just to make your day a tiny bit better!!

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