dennismartin
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no seat belts
is it ok or against the law?
is it ok or against the law?
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How many of these travel at 70mph on motorways or other roads?
Use common sense not just the law!
However, if you are carrying passengers in the back you must discuss and declare this to your insurance company. It is very likely that your insurance company will not let you travel with passengers in the back unless they are in forward facing seats and have a 3-point seat belt.
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'hopefully' the take away is not alive!
Just done some Googling and found This Web Page which includes an interesting point:
Apart from strict rule of law and using common sense, Grahams point re insurance should make you stop in your tracks, if you are seriously thinking about it.
In the event of an accident insurance companies will use any excuse to void it for other than third party risk, and some would even void it completely given the circumstances.
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It depends on whats in your actual insurance not whats said on the internet!
Is it against the law?
If it is which I think it ought to be IMHO then there is no choice end of.
SO is it illegal?
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Simply put -pre 2007 vans it is legal to carry passengers in/on side seats after that you have to be in belted seats
Not getting into rights and wrongs of carrying un belted passengers We do take our grandson with us at times in the side seat where he lays on the bed either sleeping or playing on his games console :thumb: or he gets into the front passenger seat,(co-pilot) relegating Ann into the back I could easy fit some lap belts :thumb: but hat would stop either of them laying down and sleeping SEE they trust my driving enough to go to sleep
terry
It is legal to travel in side facing seats if the van was registered before January 2006. Seat belts should never be used on side facing seats as they can cause more injury than not wearing them in an accident
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Hi jezport did I not say that in my other post ? You can fit lap belts in side seats :thumb: but not 3 point :thumb:
terry
I did here that if people are caught moving about whilst driving you can be charged with having an unsafe load
So is popping to the loo whilst driving on a motorway (passengers) illegal or normal? and has anyone done it?
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You say pre 2007. I read that it was Pre January 2006. Lap belts are extremely dangerous on side facing seats as they cause hip and other damage.
The safest side facing seats are designed to be travel seats by the converter and should have suitable paneling in front of the seat. The two in my van are the first seat either side of the cab and have a cushioned solid panel next to them.
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