Seats - MOT

[db_1.2]

My MOT is next month, and ive been told that as it is registired as a small car it should have 4/5 seats, and i only have 2 buckets at the front with harnesses, does that mean that the car will fail its MOT as it does not have all the seats and is not a van? Is there any way i can keep the rear seats out AND pass the MOT?

There isnt a major problem as i still have the rear bench and belts i just dont want to be changing them every year!

[letmelive]

i would like to know this too as i have took the middle seat belt out of my car, will it fail??

[draper]

shouldnt think it would fail, although im no MOT tester

[studaman21]

my rst escort (damn fords) had only 2 seats and passed no probs

[chimp007_uk]

wont fail!! because it will only be tested on hte seats and seat belts you have. aslong as you take all seat belts out of the back it'll be fine. i've mot'd several cars with not rear seats or seat belts and harnesses.

i however do have one question. my road rally nova has all interior and seatblets as stated in the regs, but is fitted with a cage... will this pass?

[Jack]

IIRC, if you have seats they must have seatbelts. If you have no seats, but the seatbelts remain (as in my old hatch because I never got round to removing the rear belts!) the seatbelts must be fully functional and will be tested. If you have no seats and no seatbelts in the back then thats Ok (nothing to test!).

[Iain]

I put my rear seats/seatbelts back in for the MOT just in case, but that might be a problem if you have harness's. :)

[db_1.2]

Shouldnt be a problem at all mate, but i was thinking wouldnt they fail it as passengers wouldnt be able to get out?!

[Martin]

Ive been told tht if yu still have te rear seat brackets it will fail.. << whos to say you wont but them back in at a later date and there there not good enuf?

[db_1.2]

F*ck knows! Ill just put them in anyway and let you all know for future refrence

Cus im a nice guy

:)

[chimp007_uk]

my old nova passed with 2 front seats and harnesses and not rear seats or belts and still had the brackets...

[SRlew]

yer i had no seats in mine when the mot was done. but if you have rear seats they need to have seatbelts unless the car was too early etc

[Ricky G]

as for the cage providing it where it is bolted in is secure then it should be fine! if it is rusty around the area it is bolted to it will fail!

[dan23]

what about if u have a rear seat an non reclineing buckets in the front ?

[Nath]

i have 2 fixed buckets and harnesses in my nova and no rear seats. my understanding is if you have seats there you need a fully functional seatbelt or harness, if theres no seat there then you dont need one.

i took out all my seat belts front and rear just to makes sure. and my car passed safely through