MOT question

[bj.rocke]

I have seat belts installed in the rear of my van, Do i have to have the rear seat in to pass an MOT as there are seat belts there?? Does that make sense? lol I took some of the interior out including the rear seat so i could repair a bit of surface rust. Its MOT time soon and just wonderd if i need to put it back in because of the seat belts.

[andisnewsyncro]

Seats without belts is a fail, unless it's registered as a motorcaravan. Never heard of a fail for belts without seats though. Why not have a word with your MOT station and ask them what they recommend rather than taking the gamble, put I think you should be OK - unless I'm reading this completely wrongly of course

[bj.rocke]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah you read it right, belts without seats... its been a long day! lol

[pauly8888]

I believe it's a Fail if the seats are gone but the belts are still there.

[Oldiebut goodie]

Surely as the requirement for seat security testing is for front passenger and driver's seats only it cannot be a fail?

[AdrianC]

Surely as the requirement for seat security testing is for front passenger and driver's seats only it cannot be a fail?

If it ain't explicitly listed in the tester's manual as a "reason for rejection", it can't be a fail.
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