none have ever been fitted, and its passed previous mot's,is this to do with the age of the car?
2007-11-06 06:49:07 · 29 answers · asked by hobbithermit 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I work in the motor trade & I see old cars like this all the time..
So you dont need to worry about it being legal..
2007-11-06 07:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Seatbelts only became required in 1972.Some automakers installed them as a way to increase safety,Ford was installing them as early as 1968.Most seatbelt laws didn't get passed until the late 80's.They were looking for the fastest way to reduce highway deaths around the time the interstates were built in the 1960's and that was the easiest solution.If it had no belts,it is "Grandfathered" or allowed to run without them.A dealer can retro fit them and I highly reccommend that, as your cars frame is the best safety device of all,it acts as a rollcage in a crash.It doesn't work as well if you fly through the windshield,where the car can roll over you.Human bodies are very fragile,if jet fighter pilots can wear one so can you.There should be bolt holes already in place for the belts,on the floor.Some imports only did the front seats.Look under the back seat,sometimes they drop out of sight.
2007-11-06 07:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by gary s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if this is the way it was made yes it is legal. If you were to buy a car that has no seat belts at all let's say like a Model T from the 20s it would be legal to drive even if there was a seat belt law.
2007-11-06 06:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Why ask me? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is legal as the vehicle was built before the seat belt rule/s came into force in the 80's
2007-11-06 06:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure where your live but in NY you don't need to wear a belt in the back. An it's probably legal because it falls under a grandfather law (the car was made before the law)
2007-11-06 06:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by dom588 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you own a car that was not fitted with seatbelts when manufactured then you have no legal reason to fit them unless you want them.
2007-11-06 06:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quite legal,,if it was never fitted with them then you do not needthem,,,I used to own a 1956 MK 1b Landrover that didn`t have front seat belts,,but no problem there either,,it is all down to the age and the design
2007-11-06 06:53:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is legal. Cars in the seventies often didn't have seatbelts in the rear; and in the front only lapbelts.
2007-11-06 06:56:37 · answer #8 · answered by tone 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it's legal, but only two people can ride in your car, and if you want more, then have the car fitted for seatbelts.
2007-11-06 09:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by You Know You Love Me <3 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is legal. That is the way the car was built and it is grandfathered under a different law.
2007-11-06 06:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by Pat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋