My friend has bought a Hillman Minx from the early 1960s. It has no seatbelts as it was never built with any. I've had a look round the internet and can only see "seatbelts must be worn if fitted". Is there a law in place where vintage cars must now be fitted with seatbelts? She's using it as her primary car, not as a secondary one.
2007-09-07 10:28:44 · 5 answers · asked by Sinistra 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No, you do not, by law, need to retrofit seatbelts -- however, it's highly recommended. Why wouldn't you want to wear something that could save your life in an accident?
2007-09-07 11:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
car before 1965 not fitted with seat belts do not require them by law .having them fitted could be expensive as there would not be any reinforced anchor points .i hope your freind dosnt have children because no belts means you cant carry children
2007-09-07 14:36:25 · answer #2 · answered by pj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO they are not needed and there are no mounting points so they would not be safe only exception is competition cars with roll over cages race seats and mult point seatbelts.i
2007-09-07 11:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by Alan S 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hope she drives very carefully. No seat belts, no air bags, no crumple zone, no "soft" fittings inside. By any stretch of design those cars were death traps.
2007-09-07 20:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not true.
2007-09-07 10:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ken J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋