Do I need rear seats in for MOT?

I want to take the rear seats (not 3rd row) out of my 52 plate Disco to give myself more room. Will it fail the MOT on this?

I did Google it, but couldn't find a conclusive answer.

Thanks

Nope , my 1991 disco only had 1 boot seat in for about 2yrs before if got killed

that link i posted werent the one try here MOT Testers Manual

it shouldn't fail if its not there they cant test it like when ya leave loads of crap in your boot on normal car and they cant lift the cover up then they cant test the spare wheel so it isnt failed

Becky B said:

it shouldn't fail if its not there they cant test it like when ya leave loads of crap in your boot on normal car and they cant lift the cover up then they cant test the spare wheel so it isnt failed

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Spare wheel hasn't been part of the MOT for years..

no it doesnt need it. It only needs a drivers seat. my disco passed with only 3 seats. Seatbelts just become "luggage restraining straps"

Becky B said:

it shouldn't fail if its not there they cant test it like when ya leave loads of crap in your boot on normal car and they cant lift the cover up then they cant test the spare wheel so it isnt failed

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cant fail on a spare

redhand said:

Spare wheel hasn't been part of the MOT for years..

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many many years! well over 10 years as it wasn't when i was an apprentice and that was over 10 years ago

xena_wales said:

I want to take the rear seats (not 3rd row) out of my 52 plate Disco to give myself more room. Will it fail the MOT on this?

I did Google it, but couldn't find a conclusive answer.

Thanks

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You'll need to remove all the seat and seat belt mountings and the tester will mark on the MOT 2 seater. and You'll have to notify your insurance company or they will void your insurance if they find out or you try to make a claim.

i was just using it as an example like alot of people think they can get a day time MOT theres no such thing like on bikes if it has no lights then they cant be tested but says you cant use the vehicle at night all you need on bike is brake light horn and licence plate for day time use

You can have an MOT on a bike with no lights. Lights are not a legal requirement on any vehicle. But it is illegal to use a vehicle at night or in poor visibility unless it has lights fitted.

and most new motors dont come with spares now days.

From what I heard if you have your bike mot'd with a seat cowl on instead of a pillion pad the tester can put it down as a single seater.

If you use a trials bike on the road you will have no lights, no pillion, no brake light and a stupid bulb horn. Because these are not fitted or removed It will pass the MOT, but you will be done if you use it in poor visibility or carry a passenger. note! not fitted or removed is different to not working..

Taken from the road traffic lighting regulations

Exemptions—General
4.—(1) Where a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used on or after a specified date it does not apply to any vehicle manufactured at least six months before that date.

(2) Where an exemption from, or a relaxation of, a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used before a specified date it shall also apply to a motor vehicle first used on or after that date if it was manufactured at least six months before that date.

(3) Nothing in these Regulations shall require any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to-

(a) a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp,


(b) an incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion,


(c) a pedal cycle,


(d) a pedestrian-controlled vehicle,


(e) a horse-drawn vehicle,


(f) a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, or


(g) a combat vehicle.


(4) Without prejudice to regulation 16, for the purposes of these Regulations a lamp shall not be treated as being a lamp if it is-

(a) so painted over or masked that it is not capable of being immediately used or readily put to use; or


(b) an electric lamp which is not provided with any system of wiring by means of which that lamp is, or can readily be, connected with a source of electricity.

redhand said:

You'll need to remove all the seat and seat belt mountings and the tester will mark on the MOT 2 seater. and You'll have to notify your insurance company or they will void your insurance if they find out or you try to make a claim.

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See that's exactly what I was worried about

Arggh, it's so frustrating having to go through all that when all I want to do is make more space! Someone also said I'd have to notify the DVLA to get the car reclassified, which sounds ridiculous!

I guess the easiest thing to do is ask MY MOT garage if they'll pass it with the seats out but the seatbelts in situ (I'm not taking them out!), and double check with my insurance that I'll still be covered with the seats out.

Thanks for all replies, I see a few of you seem to have got through MOTs with no seats but seatbelts still in, so maybe my MOT tester will be ok about it. I thought the MOT guidelines seem a bit vague there.

all mot inspectors are a law unto them selves im sure i would be correct in stating , they are given minimum guide lines. how they interpret these guide lines is up to them , ie take it to garage "A" and he'll fail it , take it to garage "B" and he'll pass it best get friendly with mot fella . not fresh just friendly .

andrew j said:

all mot inspectors are a law unto them selves im sure i would be correct in stating , they are given minimum guide lines. how they interpret these guide lines is up to them , ie take it to garage "A" and he'll fail it , take it to garage "B" and he'll pass it best get friendly with mot fella . not fresh just friendly .

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Not since Computerisation came in. All MOT testers have to abide very strictly to what the MOT Testers Manual says. And if it's not in the manual it's not testable.

so your telling me that they ALL STRICTLY ADHERE to the book mmmmm how come my van fail on an obtruction in the windscreen (sticker in the passenger side mind detailing what the window was for )and he had it put in for me while it was there for the mot and a tyre that was supposedly below min depth 2mm (1.6mm) min across central 3/4 i must have t t across my fore head