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Just seen a report in the newspaper about window tints - apparently the police are gonna be cracking down on them. They'll be making spot checks and can ban you from driving the vehicle! A breakdown service will have to come and pick up the car.
By law, the front screen must allow in at least 75% light, and the side window 70%.
The inspectors will go to work with their light meters, and, if necessary, issue a ban. If only the side windows break the law, then the motorist can wind down the window and drive to a garage or a breakdown service will have to come and pick up the vehicle.
The nationwide crackdown follows a pilot scheme in Merseyside, North Wales and Scotland which was sparked by a fatal crash when the driver of a Citroen with tinted windows allegedly failed to sport a motorcyclist.
Yeah i just seen that as well,
there are having a massive crackdown on window tints that are considered too dark. Its a pitty the police didn't take this much effort in banning people that break in houses and cars.I know someone that has just been fined more for having underground neons turned on whilst driving than someone that broke into a car,stole nothing but got caught.Where is the fcuking justice in that????
blingmachine
13-02-04, 07:30 PM
hmmm citron eh? :lol:
gutted
ive had me mirror tints in 2 years and never had a prob (touch wood\touching my wood) :lol:
I have always thought that mirror tints have always been 100% illegal, because you can't see in at all,you are supposed to fail the MOT if you have them. My mate had to remove his on the day of his MOT but then just wacked em back on once it passed.
Motor World
13-02-04, 10:02 PM
Window Tinting - Amendments to Legislation
During the early part of 2004, Section 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations will be amended to include ?Window Tint Films?, where such materials attached to the glass are capable of reducing the Visible Light Transmission of forward windows to below prescribed levels. These changes will be back-dated to become applicable from 1st January 2004.
This will effectively ban virtually all tinted films fitted to windows forward of the B-Post on any vehicle that is to be driven on UK roads.
The reason for these changes is the recent proliferation of vehicles that are excessively tinted. Some vehicles may be so heavily tinted that they present a real danger when used on public roads. The action being taken by the Government follows a fatality that occurred recently where a heavily tinted car was involved in a collision with a motorcycle and the window tints were held to blame due to the vision of the driver being impaired.
There is however, a recognised difference between ?light window tints? which may be considered safe for road use (such as those supplied to you by Pentagon) and ?excessively dark window tints? which are not.
There has also been a great deal of debate in recent years about the legitimacy of window tints that do not obscure the vision of the driver. A clear case has been argued that road-safe window tints do not actually conflict with existing regulations. The Department for Transport have argued however that Section 32 was always intended to cover materials attached to the glass, despite the fact that no mention of this is made in the Regulation itself.
The only solution remaining would be to amend the Legislation.
Consequently and in order to clarify the situation, the Government have finally decided to up-date the Regulations to specifically include Tinted Films since, in the view of the Police and the Department for Transport, this is the only way in which the problems of excessive tints can be remedied.
Unfortunately however, even tint films that may be considered to be safe for road use will now be viewed as in conflict with the Regulations, enabling the Police and Vehicle Inspectorate to take action against vehicle owners.
This has significant implications for the owners of vehicles that have window tints already fitted and also those that are responsible for installing or selling window tints.
Implications for the vehicle owner
After much discussion, a sympathetic Enforcement Policy has been agreed between the Department for Transport and The Glass and Glazing Federation to ensure that all vehicle owners that have had tints applied in the past may be dealt with fairly. This applies in particular where the infringement is with respect to tints that do not pose a significant threat to Road Safety, despite being in contravention with the amended Regulations.
In any event, after the date of the amendment to Section 32, the owner of a vehicle that has window tints applied forward of the B-Post could be challenged by either a Police Officer or by an Inspector from the Department for Transport?s Vehicle Inspectorate, where their vehicle is noticed being driven on Public Roads.
Where such a vehicle is stopped and the window tints applied are such that the Visible Light Transmission level, when measured using an approved device falls to below prescribed levels, the following enforcement guidelines have been agreed with, and recommended, by the Government.
Above 30% Visible Light Transmission (Less Severe Window Tints)
The owner or driver of such a vehicle would be required to have the tinted film removed from the windows under the direction of either a Rectification Notice or a Delayed Prohibition Notice. A period of grace will apply for a limited number of days (normally ten) during which time the vehicle may be driven whilst the rectification work is to be completed.
In either case, the vehicle will need to be inspected by either a Police Officer or Vehicle Inspectorate Officer to confirm that the glass has been restored to a compliant condition. Prosecution is unlikely in such circumstances provided the vehicle owner complies fully.
Action that needs to be taken
All Businesses that have supplied window tints forward of the B-Post are being encouraged by the Government and the Glass and Glazing Federation to contact all of their previous customers to inform them of the changes to Legislation and to offer them a chance to have their vehicle rectified by having the front tints removed.
As one of our existing customers, this is a service that we are happy to offer to you free of charge. It is also something that we can do for you while you wait to minimise any inconvenience.
Should you wish, we can instead apply Clear SupaGlass once the tints have been removed, for a small charge, and full details are available on request. Please note that in order to apply SupaGlass to the two forward windows we will need to retain your vehicle for a longer period, depending on the model.
I have always thought that mirror tints have always been 100% illegal, because you can't see in at all,you are supposed to fail the MOT if you have them. My mate had to remove his on the day of his MOT but then just wacked em back on once it passed.
these shud fail an mot, but if you get "dave" to do your mot then thats fine ;)
dave.gsi
14-02-04, 12:04 AM
i dont do m.o.t's mate :wink:
my tints passed mot
was ur tester a friend? or are they blind, actually the mirror tints prob blinded the guy and he prob thought "arghhhhhhhh the pain ok it passes get me out of here arghhhhhhhh"
it was a propaly done test by a guy ive never met before
he failed my blue headlights and single wiper parked in the center sorted them out and he passed
i asked him about the tints before i went in and he said they were fine
surely it shouldn't matter if you can see in - it's more important to see out?!?!
On my tints, from the inside you can see put perfectly, compared to a non-tinted window (i.e. my windscreen things are only a little darker).... but looking in from the outside they appear almost black unless you get up close.
Its almost like the police WANT thieves to see all the stuff in your car...
a2lt16v
14-02-04, 06:06 PM
the police got me for having dark smoke on my front winds ?30. dark smoke is on the limit of having car immobilised (prohibition order) i was right on border . light smoke is fine. they cant impound your car really as you could simply rip it of or shove a brick through it and then say. Hey i can see now you jumped up sill fuck face **** bollock breath twat face now put your head under my wheel and check the tread while i run over it. not that i have anything against them
Basically as before, as long as you don't go ott, you'll be fine.
Have had tints on my windows for 18 months, have never been pulled for them.
IMO the mirror ones look tacky anyway. Not even sure my tints look good on my car but I like the added privacy and security issue.
I like the added privacy and security issue.
thats why i got mine done and didnt want black as every1 seems 2 have black round here thought mirrors were a bit different
and am not a fan of the coloured ones eg blue green red
I like the mirror ones, especially on white cars. Black on other colours.
The coloured films look well cheap
There's a saxo round here with metal flake/glitter effect window tints!! :o
the police got me for having dark smoke on my front winds ?30.
Do you mean on the windscreen? Or front side windows?
a2lt16v
16-02-04, 11:23 AM
SIDE WINDOWS GOT A BIT OF A SPELLING DISORDER
There's a saxo round here with metal flake/glitter effect window tints!! :o
thats been in max power or summat seen it at a few shows 2
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