Hi, we have an MGB GT that we will use as a 'fun car' in the summer.
Anyone who has owned an MGB knows it has a tiny 'bench seat' in the back which has no seatbelts. Am I correct in thinking that it is fine for small(!) passengers to sit on this bench seat without seatbelts as they were not fitted from new?
Thanks
Stuart
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Seatbelts aren't required to be retro-fitted to cars that weren't fitted with them from new - I would however be very concerned - the only passengers small enough to fit that seat should be in properly secured child seats.
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Yes they will be legal and quite all right. Drive carefully though.
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Brings back fond memories of student days, with 6 or more squashed into a sports car made for two !
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Indeed, the good old days before the nanny state stops all forms of motoring enjoyment.
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The rear seats may never be used and if it is for a very brief journey.
I had a 'B' in my youth and remember trying to squeeze two girls in the back that myself and a mate had met at a pub : o )
Cant remember if we saw them again after that night!
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There should be anchor points below the seats.
When I had a B many years ago, I fitted a child seat in the rear.
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I too had a B roadster many years ago. OK in a straight line, but always had a problem with corners. Now that I am Mr Sensible, why would you want to put small children with no seat belts at risk in the back of a 40 year old piece of technology that doesnt have the braking and handling characteristics of modern cars. Of course you could take a look at a VW Eos?!
MGs
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I seem to remember reading a few weeks ago that latest regulations make it impossible to legally fit child seats in the back of a BGT because of clearance behind the front seats or some such. Maybe an owners' club forum can elucidate.
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>>I had a 'B' in my youth and remember trying to squeeze two girls in the back that myself and a mate had met at a pub
Similarly with a bubble-car, we even stopped for a hitch-hiker, he was not amused!
One of the girls ended up marrying me.
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Everything of any significant weight in a car should be securely restrained. In the event of a collision loose objects fly about!
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>>>>One of the girls ended up marrying me.
.....for your car, naturally...............???!!!! ; o )
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You can legally carry passengers but if they're tiny kids who could be easily hurt in an accident you probably wouldn't want to.
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>>>>One of the girls ended up marrying me.
.....for your car, naturally...............???!!!! ; o )
I'll try to remember to ask her, but I expect she's forgotten by now ;>)
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