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[Elite Pete]

If a car has two seats and the passenger seat and seatbelt is removed will the car pass an MOT?

TIA

[Dusty]

If you asked that question whilst watching The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the answer would be 47.
If not then I think it should pass. One seat with one seatbelt.

[Marks DTM Calib]

A grey area as the specs state that each relevant seat must have a belt....no seat and you might get away with it

[dbug]

If you asked that question whilst watching The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the answer would be 47.
If not then I think it should pass. One seat with one seatbelt.

Thought the answer should be 42 :-/

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I am guessing here. If the car was designed to have two seats and therefore two seatbelts it may not pass.
Unless it is old enough not to have needed seat belts when new.
Because the situation is ambiguous some MOT stations may pass it and others not. Good luck.

[Dusty]

If you asked that question whilst watching The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the answer would be 47.
If not then I think it should pass. One seat with one seatbelt.

Thought the answer should be 42 :-/

So thats why it wont work......

[hotel21]

My understanding is that, in any MOT, if its fitted, it has to work, be that a seat or a headlamp.

If removed, they are not there abd thus cannot be tested and a pass should be issued.

Its not the first time that I have seen a road legal rally car with only a driver/observer seat, all others having been removed.....  

[Lazydocker]

Should pass... Although he should advise that there was no passenger seat fitted at time of test!

Incidentally, this is a common way of getting a car with dodgy rear belts through the test... Just fold the seats down and they shouldn't be tested!
 

[PaulW]

Will pass

The old corsa on one mot just had 1 bucket and harness, passenger bucket was removed along with the harness, and well, there were no rear seats...

Passed fine

[Golfbuddy]

If you asked that question whilst watching The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the answer would be 47.
If not then I think it should pass. One seat with one seatbelt.

Thought the answer should be 42 :-/

42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything. 47 is the answer to whether a car with only one seat needs two seat belts to pass an MOT. I thought that was obvious.  

[CaptainZok]

All our parcel delivery vans had the passenger seat removed and passed mot no problems.

[Elite Pete]

Jolly good. Me and Loo Knee had an accident yesterday and I don't think im going to get a replacement seatbelt by Wednesday morning (MOT time) so I think I will remove the passenger seat and give it a go

[CaptainZok]

We always used to keep a fairy liquid bottle of water handy for those little "accidents".  

[Elite Pete]

I was going to get the spuds out, it was burning a treat

[CaptainZok]

Should have sent Daz for a loaf.