another mot question

Naughtydog · Post by **Naughtydog** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:50 pm

if a rear seat is not secured properly, will it fail the mot?

my bench seat does not secure to any runners and is only held down by a home made bracket,

the runners were removed in the first conversion it had, but when i reconverted it the runners were not present.

will this fail the mot? or should i just take it out before the mot and replace after?

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:02 pm

Naughtydog - do you have a fixation about something

I'm finding it hard to move on to the next thread. Some strange gravitational pull

Mike

madmile · Post by **madmile** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:53 pm

As long as you dont have any seat belts in the back you should be OK. The rear seats in a motorcaravan do not have to have seatbelts and so the tester is unlikely to be interested in how the seat is fixed.

antique · Post by **antique** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:02 am

hi most bongos are mpv s so the rear seats have to have belts , for mot take the seat out then its a pass .

smartmonkey · Post by **smartmonkey** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:49 am

If it looks insecure then it should fail. If it isn't obviously insecure then it will pass. They are more interested in seatbelts for the test.

Vanmanerik · Post by **Vanmanerik** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:56 am

Why not fix them in as they should be??? Or take them out and throw them away. Do not use them if they are not fixed in properly or they will fly past your ears one day if you have to stop suddenly. Just hope nobody is sitting in them at the time.

Naughtydog · Post by **Naughtydog** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:19 pm

i dont have the runners, and they are only fixed in with a homemade bracket, i dont use the bongo for passengers.

was only wondering if the security of the seat is an issue with the mot

Vanmanerik · Post by **Vanmanerik** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:09 pm

If you don't use your Bongo for passengers what do you need seats for then?

Naughtydog · Post by **Naughtydog** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:15 pm

its nice to have the bench seat when your away, my bongo is converted and the seat only gets used whilst we are away.

Naughtydog · Post by **Naughtydog** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:31 pm

Just had van waxoiled, and asked my garage, about the legality of the seat and the mot.

the answer I got was, "that it is fine and not subject to MOT if it is side or rear facing, however if it is front facing then it is subject to the normal MOT rules governing rear seats"

hope that helps anyone else who was wondering the legality of rear seats.

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