Skylined
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Registered: 27th Sep 05
Location: Sideways, Surrey
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i know if the wipers touch it, then it will fail an MOT.
But does this actually make it "illegal" in that you will fined from the police if pulled etc?
I thought that it would, because if it fails an MOT then surely it's classed as not 'safe' and therefore illegal.
But some badger at college insists otherwise???
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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ive heard aslong as the wiper blades does not go over it??? dont know how true that is though...
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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my mate has a sunstrip on the inside of his front windscreen that goes lower than the front wipers. but as the wipers don't touch it, it isn't illegal nor MOT fail.
[Edited on 07-03-2007 by KROOZUK-BEN]
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Spalding, Lincs
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yeh it is as its blocking the drives view
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antmashed
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Registered: 2nd Aug 06
Location: Hertford
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y isit so big?
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Cupra Steve
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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same rule as tinting i believe, 35% of the front screen. the wiper rule is just a myth / guidline i think.
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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well anything within the swept area over 40mm if a fail, anything over 10mm in front of the driver is a fail
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drbeansri
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Registered: 10th Dec 06
Location: Hertfordshire / Plymouth
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i have an inside sunstrip, it is see threw, and has passed two mots..
i have also asked traffic cops about it on many diffrent times of being pulled ova.
is legal if doesnt block drivers view of road.
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Skylined
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Registered: 27th Sep 05
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i mean the ones on the outside of the window that come down past the wiper blades.
is it just coppers disgretion then if he decides it's too low and blocks the view?
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
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well i gt pull by VOSA and i ad to takemy sunstrip off ther and thn cos the wipers went into the sunstrip it wernt a big sunstrip also got 60quid fine aswell
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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doesnt matter if its on the inside or out if its over 40mm in the swept area then it will fail an mot
if you get pulled by the cops they will prob give u a nice ticket telling you to take your car to an mot station, which means you will have to take it off, when i used to have them i never got pulled tho. also helps being a tester tho to lol
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