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do seats have to adjustable for MOT
Mr Whippy - 13/11/14 at 01:20 PM

I have a 1985 landy and I'm wanting to fit ordinary car seats to it, as me and my wife would be the only drivers of it and were both the same height I can't see the point in making the seats adjustable for one thing it would cost about £70 to get adjusters for both seats and most seats in the scrappy have seatbelts built into them so that's not an option either.

I looked at the MOT online thing and it says

MOT Test of Seats

The driver's and the front passenger's seats must be secure.

The driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism must function as intended.

All seat backs must be securable in the upright position.


Question is as intended, by who? it can't be the manufacture as its not factory seats and not remotely the same design so, I'm assuming that intended would be there is an adjuster and does it work? or there is no adjuster therefor it is intended to be non adjustable so that is fine...?

ReMan - 13/11/14 at 01:24 PM

I'd agree, just need to be secure

blakep82 - 13/11/14 at 01:32 PM

Fore and aft adjustment must function as intended...

And if its intention is to not be able to move back and foreward, then its fine!

britishtrident - 13/11/14 at 01:44 PM

I know of ex military 4x4s that the only way to adjust the seat is physically unbolt them.
However you may run into a snag if the MOT tester is exceptionaly tall or short as he would be within his rights to refuse to carry out the test.

Mr Whippy - 13/11/14 at 01:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
I know of ex military 4x4s that the only way to adjust the seat is physically unbolt them.
However you may run into a snag if the MOT tester is exceptionaly tall or short as he would be within his rights to refuse to carry out the test.


it's a good point though fortunatly due to the very upright driving position in a landy normally no one bothers to adjust the seats, hence the adjusters are usually seized solid anyway

Sound good thanks as that will save me time and money thanks

HowardB - 13/11/14 at 03:18 PM

My '61 landy has loose squabs and hinged seat backs,. neither is secure,. but that is how they were manufactured. No seat belt either.



not the safest thing on the road, so best off road

Mr Whippy - 13/11/14 at 05:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
My '61 landy has loose squabs and hinged seat backs,. neither is secure,. but that is how they were manufactured. No seat belt either.



not the safest thing on the road, so best off road




Yeah mine was the same but I'm not happy taking the kids in it like that so fitting proper seats with headrests and 3 point belts. I've also replaced the back outriggers with front types and linked them up with some heavy duty tube for side impact protection, already have a roll bar as its a soft top.

Although their great the standard 60 year old design leaves a lot to be desired safety wise.

HowardB - 13/11/14 at 07:42 PM

I thought about doing all those things, but the reality is the Landy has no crumple zones, and no crash protection.

Side impact even in a modern landy is a real disaster,....

so mine is as much a toy as the fury is.