SOS button in cars

Kinnie

Is it now mandatory/ law for all uk cars to have a SOS button
looking on the internet it’s confusing it’s law in EU
thanks

castle96

no................

Mildly_Miffed

Yes, eCall has been part of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) type approval requirements for all new cars since April 2018.

https://unece.org/transport/press/new-un-regulation-automatic-emergency-call-system-road-traffic-accidents-will

https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/2018/R144e.pdf

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-tech/101706/what-is-ecall-automated-emergency-call-technology-explained

The UK has left the EU, but not the UN, so it's still a legal requirement here.

Car_54

Mildly_Miffed said:

Yes, eCall has been part of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) type approval requirements for all new cars since April 2018.

https://unece.org/transport/press/new-un-regulation-automatic-emergency-call-system-road-traffic-accidents-will

https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/2018/R144e.pdf

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-tech/101706/what-is-ecall-automated-emergency-call-technology-explained

The UK has left the EU, but not the UN, so it's still a legal requirement here.

Only a matter of time with this government.

EssexExile

That's what I like about the internet - a simple question and two diametrically opposed answers!

Jenni_D

EssexExile said:

That's what I like about the internet - a simple question and two diametrically opposed answers!

One of those answers at least provided references and reasoning to support it.  

Herzlos

It's an EU thing, but not a UK thing. We'll probably follow along anyway.

However, how many cars do you think are build here for the domestic market only?

Realistically any car from an EU manufacturer or selling into the EU will add the feature and we'll get it anyway because it'll be cheaper than designing it out.

Robbo66

My car has one, a 5 year old A Class but as it was built in Germany to be expected. Only problem is "the Don't Push The Red Button Syndrome" and yes I did push it

castle96

and what happened????

Alanp

It was the ejector seat…….

[Deleted User]

Herzlos said:

It's an EU thing, but not a UK thing. We'll probably follow along anyway.

However, how many cars do you think are build here for the domestic market only?

Realistically any car from an EU manufacturer or selling into the EU will add the feature and we'll get it anyway because it'll be cheaper than designing it out.

Hard to say. Some people seem to think that brexit can only be a success if we do the opposite of what the EU does, no matter how daft it is.