Antiques Road Trip

[quizbag]

I was just watching the end of this show and noticed that the classic car - a blue van, don't know the make - had no seat belts. Is this within the law?

[shoota]

Yes for classic cars before a certain date which didn't have them fitted as original equipment.

[silliemillie]

Yes it is, classic cars (can't remember from which year) do not require you to wear a seat belt. If it wasn't fitted with them originally you do t have to gave them retrospectively.

[Psybbo]

A lot of the vehicles they use don't have seat belts.

[Canary42]

Yes, mentioned on yesterday's programme that because it was manufactured before they became legal it is exempt.

[silliemillie]

Don't have to ^^^

[shoota]

//In the UK, a requirement for anchorage points was introduced in 1965, followed by the requirement in 1968 to fit three-point belts in the front outboard positions on all new cars and all existing cars back to 1965.//

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_legislation#United_Kingdom

[quizbag]

Thank you everybody. I didn't see yesterday's programme and am clueless about cars.

[EDDIE51]

Yes, I remember my Mum having to take her 1965 Triumph Herald to have seat belts fitted. If it had been a 1964 model it could have gone on without them.

[anotheoldgit]

It was a 1962 Bedford van.