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[Turk]

That wouldn't have happened,he was in a hgv at the time.

Yeah, no need for seat belts in a HGV.   

http://youtu.be/TnhfuI6AZaM

[cleggy]

Just pay the fine and belt up. Lesson learned

However if you were a millionaire celebrity you can drived pissed as a skunk and get away with it

[05omegav6]

My old Altea was a bit like that it did at least shut up after a mile or so...

[Lazydocker]

I got caught many years ago as a multi-drop lorry driver (which was then an official exemption, not any more) but decided it was easier to pay the fine

He was in the wrong for not wearing it and again for giving lip... Pay up IMO At the end of the day, it's not like be gets points for it

[Vamps]

I got caught many years ago as a multi-drop lorry driver (which was then an official exemption, not any more) but decided it was easier to pay the fine

He was in the wrong for not wearing it and again for giving lip... Pay up IMO At the end of the day, it's not like be gets points for it

  Begining to wonder who has had more Jobs, your or me.....I thought I had done just about everything.................

[MaxV6]

Constantly have to kick myself to remember to put mine on

3 years driving a Hackney carriage, (and not wearing one), is a hard habit to break

i spent several years driving a Cab,   with a joint operator licence  (so, Hackney AND Private Hire )

i ALWAYS wore a seatbelt.

saved my life at least twice. 

[doz]

I got a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. It was 12 quid!!! Show's how long ago that was 

[Auto Addict]

You should be pleased he got caught, it might teach him a lesson, and more importantly, one day, save his life.

[I_want_an_Omega]

Lucky that rta wasnt him splattetrd through his windscreen. Pay the ticket and stop looking for a way out

+1

[05omegav6]

Constantly have to kick myself to remember to put mine on

3 years driving a Hackney carriage, (and not wearing one), is a hard habit to break

i spent several years driving a Cab,   with a joint operator licence  (so, Hackney AND Private Hire )

i ALWAYS wore a seatbelt.

saved my life at least twice.

Perhaps I have been lucky   Always wore one before, and always wear it now

The only distinction bet Hackney carriage and Private hire, is that Private Hire drivers are only exempt if they have a fare on board. Should someone pull a knife on you, or attack you then the seatbelt is an extra complication

[plym ian]

I used to drive a van for 9 years never wore a seat belt till I got caught one day no belt and on the phone so double whammy, after that I always used to wear my belt and used a bluetooth as well 

just pay the fine end of he got caught no need to fight it, cause next time he may be not as lucky gobbing off to the same copper who attends one through the windscreen

[D]

Love the OP.

Wasn't wearing his belt, so breaking the law. Then decides to be a smart arse. That wont help his cause either. Now you want to know if the ticket is legal? Probably not, but like some one above said, the court fine will be completely legal and probably cost a lot more than the ticket per se.

Plus maybe instead of trying to get out of it, you should be thanking the cop for getting your son to learn to look after his life.

I have a 25 year old I am looking after now who cannot move from the neck down due to a RTA. And guess what, his biggest regret is that he wasn't wearing a seatbelt at that time, so got thrown out of the car.

If it was my son I would be giving him a good talking to, instead of promoting/protecting his stupidity.

[cleggy]

I don't have to wear a seat belt as far as I know ( disabled) but I always do and always have done as far as I can remember, even before it became a legal requirement. It make sense

[STMO123]

Even if the law allowed for you not to wear a seatbelt, why wouldn't you? It takes seconds to put on and, as far as I am concerned, is not at all restrictive.
I actually feel as though something is not right if I pull away without putting it on, feel kind of 'naked'....

[Andy B]

There's a whole load answers here regarding the whys & wherefores of why we should be wearing the seat belt in the first place .......... doesn't really enter into the original question of the legality of the ticket.
I'd pay up & take the hit. But as to having to wear the belt in the first place  ............... I was about 21 when the seat belt laws came out. As I knew everything then  , I never used to wear it until the law said I had to. And in all honesty probably still wouldn't if I didn't have to (if I could shut the buzzer up in the Merc  )