Does anyone know the legalities of removing the passenger seat? (Insurance/DVLA/etc?)
It very rarely gets used in my car and looks like an easy way to remove a load of dead weight!
It will pass an MOT as long as you remove the seatbelt too
Apart from the above... NEVER carry a passenger again!
You might get a reduction in your insurance for not having a passenger.
However!!!! They might put it up as they could class it as a single seater.
Might be better to just take seat and belt out, and never carry a passenger, and say nowt.
Just my 2d's worth.
Geoff
the back seat then becomes the "front seat" and needs a seat belt (if it did not have one on older cars)
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Originally posted by redscamp
the back seat then becomes the "front seat" and needs a seat belt (if it did not have one on older cars)
Removing the seat for Mot test would only mean an advisory , the seat belt even if still fitted would no longer need to be tested
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Removing the seat for Mot test would only mean an advisory , the seat belt even if still fitted would no longer need to be tested
Thanks for the replies so far.
No need to worry about rear seats, it's a 2 seater kit car
I don't want to remove it forever (and get it re-registered as a single seater), just wondered if I'm ok to drive it with the passenger seat
'temporarily' removed
My biggest worry would be what happened if I crashed and the insurers got involved.
Thinking about it, I should probably just give them a call and ask them!
I used to remove the passenger seat on both my Sylva and my Westfield. Never worried about it; never had any issues (even advisories) at MOT time.
I can't imagine any valid argument to say that not having the second seat fitted could increase insurance risk (provided you're not trying
to carry a passenger without it, of course), so I never bothered telling my insurance company.
Go ahead and stop worrying about it, would be my advice!
Fair point, I probably do worry too much!
I took mine out too,. not an issue, I also put it back and no issue between there and not there for the MOT's
hth
I would advise your insurance companys that you have removed it as they look for any reason to not pay out should the worst happen.They could see it as a modification that you have not informed them of but I may be wrong
Agreed with above.