Legal

[Fielder5757]

I was looking at my car today and wondering to my self. Is it legal for me to shave off the side indicators that sit on my front 1/4 pannels?

[Ant]

AFAIK, the side repeaters are only a useful addition but not an MOT requirement. There are cars out there that never had side repeaters.

[lowgolf]

Ive got badges in mine instead. Still flys through the MOT

[Fielder5757]

*arms him self with P40 and a bag of wet and dry*

Thankyou  

[richandhazel]

Hmmmm, interesting question. Strictly speaking I think you'll find you should have them if your vehicle is post 1st April 1986.
Check the section here about vehicles used on or after April 1st 1986:-

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_150.htm

[dubslug]

get em moved into ur wing mirrors??

[Fielder5757]

Thats some interesting reading material.

Any one know of a some one who can give me a no questions asked MOT?  

[richandhazel]

To be honest, I don't know how many MOT stations would actually pick that up. Sounds like a few here may have a got away with it.........

[lowgolf]

I take my car to this little shoddy garage in the middle of nowhere, the blokes about 60 and waers thick milkbottle glasses! He probabily thinks my black badges are really smoked side repeaters. My car has past there for the last 2 years and has never had a rear foglight.  

[AdamB]

Had a friend have his golf fail MOT because there were no side repeaters, he told them it was an import (obvious really, it was RHD) so didnt have them, he was then told that due to its age, side repeaters are a legal requirement (think it was an '86)