[color=”navy”][size=”3″]A dispute has arisen over the situation relating to my 1955 Rover 90 which has some rust close to one of the seat belt mounting points.
My MOT tester, having asked upwards to the local area supervisor assured me a few years ago that, as seat belts were not mandatory on my car, it was not necesary to comply as I could take them off and remain entirely legal. He also commented that my belts were much better than nothing and it would not make sense to remove them.
However more recent advice seems to be that ALL fitted belts must comply with the regulations. This cannot be commonsense as it could lead to all owners of pre-1965 cars removing any belts thay have fitted.
The matter is brought to the fore as I was about to fit safety belts to my 1935 Austin Ten. Clearly there are no built-in mountings and the B-C post is probably not as strong as on most later cars. But if I do fit safety belts (as being better than nothing) – will my Austin (which has been bouncing about over the roads of Somerset for the last 72 years) suddenly become an MOT failure ?
Thanks – sfj642
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