Laws on Harness'

[RalphG]

My MGF has 5 point quick release harnesses and it passes the MOT without any problems. They are FIA approved (out of date) but not E marked (as far as I am aware).

[Jay-ZS+]

I'm sure with the pack of beers in the passenger seat they would pass lol
it's more the police I'm worried about.

[Marky Mark]

This is what I am unsure about, is it legal to just have 3 point harnesses in your car for road use, thinking of just leaving the front seatbelts in for now?

Will the car get through the MoT without the rear seatbelts installed?

[Jay-ZS+]

I guess if not 'E' marked will come down to the tester. If you don't have rear seats no need for belts. Otherwise will need to be there

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by Marky Mark

This is what I am unsure about, is it legal to just have 3 point harnesses in your car for road use, thinking of just leaving the front seatbelts in for now?

Will the car get through the MoT without the rear seatbelts installed?

The SV is fitted with 3 point harnesses as standard.

[stamford]

Taken from my Sabelt booklet:

Our belts are FIA (8853/98-8854/98 Standard) or ECE (Reg. 16-for generic use on motor vehicles) homologated, depending on their model. If your seat belt is FIA homologated, it is fit for professional use during FIA races, but cannot be mounted on cars running on the streets.

If your seat belt is ECE homologated, it is not fit for use during FIA races, but can be mounted on cars running on the streets, on condition that anchorage points specified by the car manufacturer are not modified.

Check whether your seat belt is FIA or ECE homologated: read the homologation label on the belt strap. If your seat belt is an ECE homolgated model, it will show the following symbol:

Circle with a large 'E' within it to the left and possibly 2 very small characters to the right about a quarter of the size of the E.