This section should be read in conjunction with Section 5.1 of
this manual.
The seat belt inspection applies to all tricycles and quadricycles
except
. 3 wheeled mopeds and quadricycles having an unladen weight of
not more than 250kg
. Tip up occasional seats fitted to any vehice
. a sit astride, saddle type drivers seat on an unboddied tricycle
or quadricycle, or any sit astride, saddle type passenger seat that
is immediately in front or behind the driver in a longitudinal plane.
. some unbodied vehicle may have been type approved without seat
belts. These are acceptable, provided there is evidence that they
have been type approved to 92/61/EEC or 2002/24/EC this information
will normally appear on the manufacturers plate.
The requirements for tricycles and quadricycles first used before
17 June 1999 are coveredby section 5 of this manual.
Note: Additional seats to the side of, and non sit astride seats
directly behind the driver/passenger are required to be fitted with
the minimum of a lap belt.
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Table of minimum requirements for tricycles and quadricycles first
used on or aftter 17 June 1999.
Drivers Seat
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Outboard (front) passenger seat
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Centre front seat
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Forward facing rear seats *
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3 point lap and diagonal belt (may be static
or inertia), harness or disabled persons belt.
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3 point lap and diagonal belt (may be static
or inertia), harness or disabled persons belt.
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a lap belt, 3 point lap and diagonal belt(may
bestatic or inertia)harness or disabled persons belt.
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a lap belt, 3 point lap and diagonal belt(may
bestatic or inertia)harness or disabled persons belt or child
restraint
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* Includes outboard forward facing seats fitted to un-bodied tricycles.
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