Just bought a van today

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Today I bought an Eldiss firestorm. Picking it up on Tuesday. Now, it has two seatbelts in the rear, u shape lounge. can anyone tell me how many passengers I can carry in the rear, what is the law regarding seatbelts , or the lack of them. can I carry four in the rear, even although there are only two seatbelts.
seamus
 
Depends on the year seamus,how many does it say on log book,your ins will tell you.
Law says after 2012 all and only seats with belts and marked as so can have a ass in it for travel.
 
its a 2004 trev, some vans don't have any seatbelts in the rear so surely if there are no rear seatbelts you can still sit in the rear?
Does anyone have one, be obliged for any info on this van, quite keen to buy it as it has very low miles, just over 6,000
seamus
 
seamus said:
its a 2004 trev, some vans don't have any seatbelts in the rear so surely if there are no rear seatbelts you can still sit in the rear?
Does anyone have one, be obliged for any info on this van, quite keen to buy it as it has very low miles, just over 6,000
seamus
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When i built mine i went into all this,oct 2007 all vans must have belts for travel.
Even if a older van with no belts and you carry a person you can be had for careless or wreckless driving which is at the discration of a officer who stops you,also you will find the ins co will not cover you which when stopped will lead to the above crime.
 
In an accident people who are not fastened in turn into missiles. The higher the impact the harder they hit. Driving with anyone in the rear who is not fastened in is just asking for trouble no matter what the law says. You will be lucky to find a MH with six belted seats.
 
QFour said:
In an accident people who are not fastened in turn into missiles. The higher the impact the harder they hit. Driving with anyone in the rear who is not fastened in is just asking for trouble no matter what the law says. You will be lucky to find a MH with six belted seats.
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now I know how to get rid of that f*cker, she is going in the back without a belt, job done.
seamus.
 
QFour said:
In an accident people who are not fastened in turn into missiles. The higher the impact the harder they hit. Driving with anyone in the rear who is not fastened in is just asking for trouble no matter what the law says. You will be lucky to find a MH with six belted seats.
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Mine has.
 

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Cheerful Charlie said:
It's the pc brigade all trying to make you feel guilty saying it's reckless to carry passengers in a motorhome without seat belts.
2007 is the year I believe the law says you must have designated travel seats .
To be honest any passengers in the rear of a motorhome want a check up from the neck up as your going to get dead in a good smash.
The chances of anyone actually deciding to prosecute under some possible chance of succeeding for unsafe load etc is mainly in the minds of those that worry about everything and really shouldn't be allowed out alone.
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march 2007 is the date in which under floor plates to the required size must be fitted,2012 is when the law states seats for conveance must be marked as such,however the eu never got together and set a common sine for said seats so mot let them through,i had to spend nights readinf vh construction and use for all this.
When i first took my van the young chap at mot station failed it,i then went to top man and after pointing out the regs on seats and belts the admitted defeat and passed my van,so been there got the t/shirt.
 
Now that I have yee'se all at it I'm going for a lie down for my job here is done:goodluck::wave:
seamus
 
seamus said:
Today I bought an Eldiss firestorm. Picking it up on Tuesday. Now, it has two seatbelts in the rear, u shape lounge. can anyone tell me how many passengers I can carry in the rear, what is the law regarding seatbelts , or the lack of them. can I carry four in the rear, even although there are only two seatbelts.
seamus
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What TF? Some Rock n Roll Rebel you are! you can carry whatever you can fit in it. In the 80s we used to cram 9 or 10 into a 1967 Commer Caravenette and go over to Ireland for the May fly and we had a boat on a trailer. :D The Jamesons did flow, the guitar came out and the midnight holyhead ferry with an all night bar was the place to be!
 
barryd said:
What TF? Some Rock n Roll Rebel you are! you can carry whatever you can fit in it. In the 80s we used to cram 9 or 10 into a 1967 Commer Caravenette and go over to Ireland for the May fly and we had a boat on a trailer. :D The Jamesons did flow, the guitar came out and the midnight holyhead ferry with an all night bar was the place to be!
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There was not much law and order down south in them days,not much has changed:scared:
 
barryd said:
What TF? Some Rock n Roll Rebel you are! you can carry whatever you can fit in it. In the 80s we used to cram 9 or 10 into a 1967 Commer Caravenette and go over to Ireland for the May fly and we had a boat on a trailer. :D The Jamesons did flow, the guitar came out and the midnight holyhead ferry with an all night bar was the place to be!
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when I get this van Barry I WILL flaunt the law, taking the grandchildren to Blackpool for the illumination? not a feckin problem, the luton will be utilised, the toilet will be utilised, I'll have the little f*ckers crammed in everywhere, feck the peelers:hammer::lol-053: The truth is I bought the van for me an mrs seamus.
seamus.
 
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