Conference terri::cars_uk

    For the record, and from EF, my understanding is :
    
    "Here in the UK, no, you will fail an MOT due to obscuring of your
    forward view."
    
    I *thought* this to be the case from about 2 or 3 years ago, when the
    law was changed, along with rules for cracked windscreens and stickers
    in the rear window.
    
    However, as Chris pointed out elsewhere, it doesn't seem to have made
    much difference [ref: Sad people with those red 'XR3I' or "MG METRO"
    stickers in back windscreens, etc.]
    
    Cheers,
    Dan

    So if I put my fluffy dice and whale tail on my metro I'd still be
    legal as long as I took them off at MOT time.  
    
    Chris.
    
    PS.  I actually saw a metro with a whale tail...it looked "WICKED". 
    :-}

    Well, if a policeman/woman saw you and was feeling particularly nasty,
    they could pull you over and 'do you' for it [fnaar] ....
    
    Cheers,
    Dan

    
    Don't laugh, Oh well OK - go on - but my partners car,
     a Nissan Micra, I took along for it's MOT.
    
    Fine said the man, apart from one little detail, and I quote
    " If you take that nodding dog off the dashboard I can then pass it,
      otherwise I would have to fail it due to it obscuring the windscreen"
    
     So I took it off, he passed it, I drove out, putting it back, and
    everybody was happy.
    
    It covers approx. a palmsize part of the windscreen on the passenger
    side, down in the corner.

re .2

>>>>So if I put my fluffy dice and whale tail on my metro I'd still be legal

It may be Okay in the eyes of the law, but the taste police would get you.  
Metro avec whale tail!  ARGH!  Criminal...

    re .3
    I would if I had a diablo or something cool, I'd just ruin it
    with fluffy dice, car seat covers (fluffy) and window stickers.
    
    For people not in the know the "Love God   Chick" was a window
    sticker I noticed on a Reliant Robin (yellow) parked in a showcase
    cinema carpark.
    
    Chris

    
    > I would if I had a diablo or something cool, I'd just ruin it
    > with fluffy dice, car seat covers (fluffy) and window stickers.
      
    Havent you had a bad enough experience with seat covers already?
    
    Ian.
        

    Now theres a point Chris. Them MoT folks won't pass it with loud seat
    covers :-)
    
    Royston

    I'll have won the lottery by then Roystie.   ;-)
    
    Chris

    A nodding dog...
    	Now where can I get one of those from..
    					vic.
    

Anybody know where I can get some leopard skin seat covers and matching
steering wheel?

Chris.

    
    
    Just for the record anything which will fail an MOT can get you nicked
    at any time.
    
    Richard(young@wlo)
    

    
    RE -.1
    Firstly appologies for the typo in the title, it should of course say
    "fluffy"
    
    secondly on the subject of getting nicked for having fluffy dice, the
    Police in Essex are starting to clamp down on the unusual fonts used by
    some, on number plates the law states that the no.'s/letters should be
    of certain thicknesses (different for motorcycles etc) at all points
    thus eliminating the scroll type fonts which seem to be appearing and
    they are thinking about trying to nick supplying dealers for aiding and
    abbetting to put a total stop to it.
    
    Richard(young@wlo)
    

Shame Essex Police couldn't bother themselves to do anything about
the problem on the M25 today, I guess they were too busy nicking
people for minor misdemeanours.  I'm going to make an official complaint
about their lack of effort, I'll post any responses (probably none)

Chris.

    
    
    Ta Ian,  didn't know that, any other tips on what can be done?.
    
    Richard(young@wlo)