Nice LR bull bar on a 04 refresh. Is it legal?
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Nodge68
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This one.Is that the same one pictured in the post i quoted? really like the square profile of that one!
It's chrome plated and round
Thats the one. Most of the ones i've seen are tapered in towards the top half like a trapezium shape. Much prefer this one. Thanks mate
Nodge68
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Ah. I see what you mean now. I think that bar is an aftermarket one. The genuine LR item was black iirc.Thats the one. Most of the ones i've seen are tapered in towards the top half like a trapezium shape. Much prefer this one. Thanks mate
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Do not tell an Insurance Company that something was fitted before you bought it. There are many many cameras around the road networks that capture your vehicle's image. In the event of an incident, all these pictures can be used to corroborate or negate your version of events.
Who's to say you didn't like it when you first bought the car so removed it and stuck it in the shed for 5-6 years?
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Try it!Who's to say you didn't like it when you first bought the car so removed it and stuck it in the shed for 5-6 years?
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Well it doesn't really matter when it was fitted does it? According to the gov.uk website:
General Requirements
It is not illegal for vehicles to be fitted with bull bars, although the Department would not recommend their fitment unless it has been shown, through compliance with specified safety standards, that they do not pose an additional risk of injury to pedestrians or other vulnerable road users. There are no plans for legislation to require bull bars that are already fitted to be removed. However, since 25 May 2007, it has been an offence for bull bars that have not been approved as compliant with those safety standards to be sold. Approved devices will carry an indelible ‘e’ mark (example below). e1 01 1471
So they don't recommend fitting ones without a safety rating, but it isn't illegal. It is however illegal to sell non-approved bars since 2007. I couldn't see anything else relating to them from official sources.
