As an MOT Tester, I would fail the car if front windows were tinted more than 20% (or standard from factory) rear window (tailgate) doesn't matter as long as you have 2 wing/door mirrors like a van. Police view this differently as they do with tyres so don't over do it
Regards
Marty
Wheels are Team Dynamics Imola and might be for sale shortly;-)
As an MOT Tester, I would fail the car if front windows were tinted more than 20%
What equipment do you have to check this?
As has been said, standard glass (yes, even the 'clear' stuff) comes with a level of tint these days which is fairly close to the legal limit out the factory.
We used to be quite involved with police awareness days on this kinda thing - i'm sure at one stage there were even standard cars which failed the tintman test.
One things for sure - you'll not get even close to matching the rears on your car and still be legal AJ.
Its one of those things though, you could tint your fronts and drive for 10 years with no bother...... or you could tint them and get a tug hours later.
So basically.... you just made up that quote then aye?
Everything I can find, on .gov, vosa, mot tester websites points to the fact that tints are not part of the MOT Test, and that the regulation you've quoted actually relates to very specific parts of the windscreen as opposed to the side windows.
And to think you're on here criticising folk for dishing out bad info in another thread!!!
Happy to retract this when you quote the actual regulation and associated reason for rejection.
Ah..... so still no mention of side windows then.
That'll be me told. Well and truly.
I'll ignore the personal dig.
You are quoting from the GOV website
Here is the section you mention currently on the VOSA (DVSA) website. This maybe an older version too. You can look this up too. It's not only for qualified Testers.
"Original vehicle design characteristics are to be accepted. Additional opaque films are subject to Reason for Rejection 1 whether fitted on the inside or outside of the windscreen. Additional mirrors and tinting films are not subject to Reason for Rejection 1. "
Reason for rejection 1 is the windscreen.
As I am not answerable to you, not to my knowledge anyway, how seriously can I take a guy who wants to remove his car's one and only external lock?
Shall we move on now? or can you not let it be?
Regards
Marty
Additional mirrors and tinting films are not subject to Reason for Rejection 1.
Additional mirrors and tinting films are not subject to Reason for Rejection 1.
........and the answer was I can't let it be
I gotta hand it to you, you can read big writing and everything.
Well done again.
The sooner Scotland goes it alone the better by the looks of it.
When you've removed your car's one and only external lock and you can't get in coz your battery is flat, you'll be able to smash the blacked out windows to gain entry and then you'll be able to see out as well as in. Wish I'd thought of that! (I don't really) Der!
Priceless
I feel sorry for Ajax1976 that his post now has the highland hijack.
Thanks for the entertainment today ESD1711, I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the unhelpful, rude and intrusive posts. I know, you know, no better. Shame really.
Regards
Marty
As the Rolling Stones once sang "I see a clear window and want to paint it Black" Was it the windscreen or the side window? That's the question.