failed mot on rear seat belt

lynnpeo

My car failed its mot because of a worn rear seat belt. I have been told if I remove it, it should pass, it is the one attached to the seat. Can anyone confirm this:

UsernameAlreadyExists

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_510.htm

Iceweasel

That is quite correct - but you have to remove the entire seat of course - not just the belt.

Fine I suppose if you never ever intend to have rear seat passengers.

nobbysn*ts

lynnpeo wrote: »

My car failed its mot because of a worn rear seat belt. I have been told if I remove it, it should pass, it is the one attached to the seat. Can anyone confirm this:

If the seat is fitted, it should fail. But if they have said they'll pass it, It's down to you to decide. Will you ever carry a passenger there?

harveybobbles

Worn as in freyed?

Just use a cig lighter to burn off any straggly bits.

Joe_Horner

Iceweasel wrote: »

That is quite correct - but you have to remove the entire seat of course - not just the belt.

Fine I suppose if you never ever intend to have rear seat passengers.

No you don't if it's only one faulty belt. The minimum requirements are:

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For cars with 2 rear seats:

a 3-point inertia belt fitted to one seat
OR
a three point belt, a lap belt or a disabled person's belt fitted to both seats.

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For cars with more than 2 rear seats:

a 3-point inertia belt fitted to one seat
AND
a three point belt, lap belt, disabled belt or child restraint fitted to ONE other seat.

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So, as long as one rear seat has a 3 point inertia belt fitted, you can lose one of the other belts completely and still pass.

Paully232000

I have just had my car passed its MOT without a check on one of the seatbelts, There is just a comment on the passed certificate, 'cannot check rear sea belt as child seat in the way'.

Not that I think there is anything wrong with the belt as car is only just over 3 years old.

colino

Paully NTs test cars as presented, so if you've left your stuff in the car, they were absolutely right to pass and advise. You have checked it yourself since, right?

Ebe_Scrooge

To the OP - if you're thinking of removing the belt, why not replace it with a new one ? They're not expensive, and on most cars are pretty easy to fit. In my youth, when money was very tight, I got one from a scrappie. It was fine, though you need to be sure that the belt has not been "used" in a serious collision. But even a new one ( from a parts supplier rather than a main dealer ) should not break the bank.

mrmot

Belts don't tend to be too cheap these days when they have explosive pre tensioners built into the reel mechanism. It might be worth checking that the belt isn't part of the SRS system before removing it as removal may well cause the SRS light to illuminate which is a MOT fail.

nobbysn*ts

The pre tensioners aren't on the belts, they're on the sockets, so no problem replacing. There may be a locking device on the belt usually it's mechanical though.