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Swampy
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Seat belt

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Evening all on my 67 moggie I've got the old style lap belts in the back with the clip on fixing all working fine and belts in good order. Will they be OK for mot. Regards swampy.
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My 1969 Traveller has no belts in the rear and I have never been questioned so I quess yours should be OK.
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Evening thanks for your help 👍 🙂. Regards swampy.
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It's not about whether it has seat belts or not but whether the seat belts, if fitted, are suitable for purpose. The car did not have seat belts fitted in the rear when new and is not required to have them by law now but if they are fitted they must in good condition and fitted correctly. My car actually had front seat belts (but not rear) fitted from new. These were buckle type, non-inertia reel. They were never questioned at MoT but I have since replaced them with more modern seat belts as one of the buckles broke.

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Evening Stephen thanks for your reply very helpful 👍. Swampy.
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Swampy wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:23 pm Evening Stephen thanks for your reply very helpful 👍. Swampy.
You're welcome. MoT time can be anxiety provoking. It feels like an exam!

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Not ready yet for mot bit more to do still haven't got round to the headlining yet 😕. Regards swampy.
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