Mot - Stripped Interior

[Caramel]

I was told i need my back seats put in!!! why?? i dont get it. surely its not a hazard if theres no back seats as no one will be sitting there.

 

[fizzy_drink]

That's a bit strange... a V6 doesn't have back seats.

 

[fUbAr]

rear seatbelts i can understand as they have to test them, but making you put in seats is a bit silly.

 

[fizzy_drink]

Yes it is a bit silly really...

I'm a wee bit concerned now, because I was planning on stripping the R19.

 

[stu8v]

There talking rubbish, i've got no rear seats in the rally car.

 

[Caramel]

they said i need to put them back in, for them to pass me??? i laughed at him, but he said he was serious. so i gotta go back next week, but i wanna no any1 from here has passed with the same problem.

 

[Rich0404]

right iirc: something along the lines, if theyre is seatbelts visible in your car, the backs seats need to be there. i f you havent there shouldnt be any problem!

 

[M1TCH]

just have to throw the seats in, forget about bolting down then mate. does seem a silly rule but can see where they are coming from.

 

[Caramel]

there is nothing for the seat belts to connect into too, as i have removed them. im intrested to see if anyone else had a problem with it

 

[Jamie _Swales]

You dont even need a windscreen to pass an mot do you?

 

[Dancliovalver]

there are alot of loop holes in an MOT so ive heard!! im pretty certain u dont need rear seats or belts!!!

just like if you cover up your rusty rotten sills with a plastic bag they cant do anything coz they arnt allowed to remove it!!!!!

 

[Fishey]

if its not there, then they cant fail the car on it!

 

[Martin]

I've had my last 3 cars pass no probs...tell him to go read his MOT book..the gimp!

 

[Caramel]

lol but he is passing me for having no cat, so fair enough.

 

[cat171]

can't you remove the rear seatbelts as well ?
that way if there's nothing there they can't moan about it.

 

[Caramel]

i think ill have a word with him tomo, i did think it was rather strange at the time.

 

[Andy GDI]

if there are no seats there and no seat belts, i dont think its an issue.... i have never had that problem before.

only thing some snot nose MOT tester got me for was having a gps thiny stuck in my windscreen.... he failed the car then told me there were no free retests.....

 

[aaronc]

You do not need rear seats a long as you don't have the rear seatbelts in. All rear seat belts have to be removed.

Mine below can pass its MOT quite happily (just need to get a horn) so i shouldnt worry about rear seats lol

 

[Christopher]

yep. as said above.

it total crap.

my 172 passed through it's MOT with a stripped out interior and buckets. and that was at Renault.

if you have no rear seats then there is no need for rear seatbelts......or door linings or roof lining or soundproofing.

 

[midge]

wouldnt the above car fail for not having a proper seat belt??

 

[steve a]

Mine passed with no back seats or seatbelts fitted. Wouldnt worry.

 

[ollie_yesclio]

mine is stripped out and it passed the mot! and whoever said about the harness in that clio above they are 'proper' seatbelts! if they wernt safe colin macrae wouldnt use them would he:dapprove:

 

[stu8v]

mine is stripped out and it passed the mot! and whoever said about the harness in that clio above they are 'proper' seatbelts! if they wernt safe colin macrae wouldnt use them would he:dapprove:

Not so, not all are E marked so they technically wouldnt pass..