MOT - Rear seats?

[Blue4Ever]

Would a Clio pass a MOT with no rear seats? Thanks.

 

[Fred@BTM]

only if you remove the belts too i think

 

[Blue4Ever]

Thanks Fred. I had a felling the belts have to go aswel, are the rear belts easy to remove?

 

[Fred@BTM]

no, they're a bugger!

 

[Blue4Ever]

:dead:

Oh well, I'm a glutten for punishment, I've removed and re-fitted the full interior (bar the dash) before, so hoping I can manage it. Don't think it'll pass with the rears in at the minute though, have to check tomorrow.

 

[ClioGav]

Mine passed with no rear seats or belts, and he still tested it as a 5 seater for me, how nice

 

[Blue4Ever]

That's a point, would also have to insure it as a 2 seater then I guess...arrrgh! Stupid shitty Renault bolts....(Evil John should know what I'm on about!)

 

[Laura]

passes, you just get a advisory that your missing the rear seats lol

 

[2 live]

mines just passed with just the drivers seat

 

[Dan@SJM]

my tester didnt even check seat belts lol

 

[MOFO]

how do you take the belts out? i just cut mine lol, will never use them again, also the little star key to take the pretemsiors out with i have lost, all i need is the grey handel thing, any1 got one?

 

[MarkCup]

Mine sailed through with belts in the back but no seats.

 

[DeanJ]

Technically speaking you do NEED to remove the belts if the seat's are removed to pass an MOT but some testers 'forget' to check.

 

[Turkish]

I took mine out when i had the rear stripped it's hardly a complicated job!

 

[bendee]

taking belts out is piss to do aslong as you take the plastics out youll have no problems.

 

[kully]

catch 22 situation , for m.o.t testers , if there are seats you have to have belts , if you have belts you have to have seats ???

 

[Blue4Ever]

Thanks for the info lads and lasses. With no rear seats for the MOT, would my car then be classed as a 2 seater, therefore making it illegal to carry rear passengers in the future?

 

[White16valver]

well I wouldn't fancy bouncing around in the back either way LoL

I think Yoz's advisory sheet he got when he got the 1.2 serviced at Renault was possibly the funniest thing I've seen in a long time!