Rear Seatbelts

My 110 hardtop came with a two person folding bench seat in the rear. It has a seatbelt fitted, but one which runs the length of the seat, and will only allow one person to sit and wear it. I'm a bit dubious about it's safety.
So - whats the legality of rear belts? As I understand it, I don't need passengers to wear a belt if it's not fitted? But then, I don't fancy being hit in the back of the head by a fat mate - so whats the best way of fitting a belt?

what year was your 110 built makes all the differance

ive got no rear seat belts in mi 84 B reg 90 but they wernt required at the time so not a problem yer fit rear seats in a 98 plate yer need correct seat belts

defenderdavie said:

what year was your 110 built makes all the differance

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1995

yer need correct number of seat belts for fitted seats then mate

its a stupid rule the fitted seats thing. if you fit sideways facing seat urself you dont need seatbelts. this is because if you have a strong sideways impact whilst wearing a seatbelt on a bench seat, your spine will be ripped out of ur pelvis and you will die.

look for some seat belt anchorage bars on ebay, i got some for about 60 quid and bolted em down... brill!

I think it was '87 when the rear seat belt law came in... if that helps