Blower scoop and UK law
Discussion
Hi all,
Someone asked me today about UK law and having a blower scoop protuding out of the bonnet. Essentially they wanted to know if it was street legal to drive a car with a blower scoop at approximately 10" above the bonnet.
I can honestly say I haven't a clue and was wondering if anyone can give me an answer here. (can't seem to find anything on google about it). My guess is it would be illegal, just as if I had a crack or something in my line of sight on the windscreen, but really would like a definitive answer, if I can get one.
Cheers
Mike.
Someone asked me today about UK law and having a blower scoop protuding out of the bonnet. Essentially they wanted to know if it was street legal to drive a car with a blower scoop at approximately 10" above the bonnet.
I can honestly say I haven't a clue and was wondering if anyone can give me an answer here. (can't seem to find anything on google about it). My guess is it would be illegal, just as if I had a crack or something in my line of sight on the windscreen, but really would like a definitive answer, if I can get one.
Cheers
Mike.
Thanks Stu,
Just found this car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSlUVobG8e4 apparently it has an MOT, so you may be right about it depending on the guy doing the MOT? Just wish I could get a yes or no answer. May post this in the legal area for an MOT person to answer as well?
Cheers
Just found this car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSlUVobG8e4 apparently it has an MOT, so you may be right about it depending on the guy doing the MOT? Just wish I could get a yes or no answer. May post this in the legal area for an MOT person to answer as well?
Cheers
Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulation 100(1) requires:
(i) a motor vehicle, and all its parts and accessories;
to be at all times such that no danger is caused, or is likely to be caused, to any person in or on a vehicle or on a road.
Police have fairly draconian powers under S.59 as well to enforce transgressions.
(i) a motor vehicle, and all its parts and accessories;
to be at all times such that no danger is caused, or is likely to be caused, to any person in or on a vehicle or on a road.
Police have fairly draconian powers under S.59 as well to enforce transgressions.
LuS1fer said:
Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulation 100(1) requires:
(i) a motor vehicle, and all its parts and accessories;
to be at all times such that no danger is caused, or is likely to be caused, to any person in or on a vehicle or on a road.
Police have fairly draconian powers under S.59 as well to enforce transgressions.
Sounds like a can of worms. As always with things in law, interpreting exactly what is or is not a danger. ie roof rack and what it's carrying, certain spoilers, bullbars, car mascotts, extended mirrors for caravaners........although to be honest a blower sticking out of a bonnet isn't what i would call pedestrian friendly in the case of an accident. So the next question must be if the car was MOT'd with the blower on does that not make it street legal, or does that just mean that it wasn't part of the MOT test and therefore possibly still not legal.(i) a motor vehicle, and all its parts and accessories;
to be at all times such that no danger is caused, or is likely to be caused, to any person in or on a vehicle or on a road.
Police have fairly draconian powers under S.59 as well to enforce transgressions.
Crikey I'm out of here - lol.
Forget MoT as that's not the same thing as being road legal.
Cars with those ridiculous bull bars don't seem to get prosecuted. I wouldn't want to be hit by one.
If the charger was likely to fall off and injure, I'd say that was clear danger to others. Perfectly secured with no deadly looking edges, I'm sure you'd be fine.
Cars with those ridiculous bull bars don't seem to get prosecuted. I wouldn't want to be hit by one.
If the charger was likely to fall off and injure, I'd say that was clear danger to others. Perfectly secured with no deadly looking edges, I'm sure you'd be fine.
Stuff sticking out of your bonnet isnt part of an MOT test.I am waiting for a court summons for "fitting dangerous parts to a car". I have 3 gauges fitted on my bonnet, BIB reckon someone could get hurt on them when i knock a pedestrian over.Traffic law is different to MOT law. Blue transam, race it at York Raceway.I,m not clever enough to put photographs on here,Dragracerdave does that for me.
MOT and law (road legal) difference has now been noted.
Wasn't too sure if there was a clause that allowed for older cars to have something on the bonnet (car mascot comes to mind). Just to be more clear here, the guy was asking about a replica Mad Max car and I initially only thought of line of sight and forgot about dangers to pedestrians in this instance.
Still there are cars that apparently have been on the road with blowers and have never been stopped (could read caught to be pedantic) - Also for many years I have been reading magazines such as street machine and custom car and many cars in the mag were apparently "road legal" with blower scoops and bug catchers fitted (go figure). There appears to be laws pointing to such things being of danger to others, however it's still looks to be open to interpretation and individual police/court intervention, or atleast thats how it looks to me, given that some get away with it and others don't?
I will say at this point, I personally would not take the risk and to be honest given the interference to your line of sight and the dangers to pedestrians wouldn't be comfortable.
Wasn't too sure if there was a clause that allowed for older cars to have something on the bonnet (car mascot comes to mind). Just to be more clear here, the guy was asking about a replica Mad Max car and I initially only thought of line of sight and forgot about dangers to pedestrians in this instance.
Still there are cars that apparently have been on the road with blowers and have never been stopped (could read caught to be pedantic) - Also for many years I have been reading magazines such as street machine and custom car and many cars in the mag were apparently "road legal" with blower scoops and bug catchers fitted (go figure). There appears to be laws pointing to such things being of danger to others, however it's still looks to be open to interpretation and individual police/court intervention, or atleast thats how it looks to me, given that some get away with it and others don't?
I will say at this point, I personally would not take the risk and to be honest given the interference to your line of sight and the dangers to pedestrians wouldn't be comfortable.
Edited by MikePCG on Friday 3rd December 09:15
I think these things will be looked at pragmatically. In the old days, drivers would be prosecuted for having jagged rusty edges exposed on wings and I suspect with a scoop, it is a modification from standard and the quality will be in issue ie sharp edges, forward vs rearward facing vent etc etc.
). Anyway the rozzers will have to be going fast to catch me 
Built & owned this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6TPGoo9dSs
for almost ten years.
Was always 'road legal', Got stopped a few times but only because the BIB wanted to see what the f*** it was powered by. Never even attempted to convict me of anything.
According to the man from the Ministry (not just the MOT Tester)
"You could build a brick wall across your bonnet and as long as there wasn't a crack in your windscreen it would pass an MOT"
We always had the rotating parts covered by substantial guards, always made sure it was as legal as possible (lights working, tread on the tyres etc) and always made sure it was driven 'sensibly' on the public roads.
Obviously depends on the BIB you get, but we've always had 'special' cars and the only tickets I've ever had were for speeding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6TPGoo9dSs
for almost ten years.
Was always 'road legal', Got stopped a few times but only because the BIB wanted to see what the f*** it was powered by. Never even attempted to convict me of anything.
According to the man from the Ministry (not just the MOT Tester)
"You could build a brick wall across your bonnet and as long as there wasn't a crack in your windscreen it would pass an MOT"
We always had the rotating parts covered by substantial guards, always made sure it was as legal as possible (lights working, tread on the tyres etc) and always made sure it was driven 'sensibly' on the public roads.
Obviously depends on the BIB you get, but we've always had 'special' cars and the only tickets I've ever had were for speeding.
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