Front windows tinted - LEGAL OR ILLEGAL ? ? ?

[kevinvanj]

Was about to get my cars drivers and passenger windows tinted light smoke which i thought was the legal limit but the company told me its ILLEGAL ?

[saxo_asa]

has let in 30% light or something...something to do with 30 anyway :P



sorry for being useless

[groom_vtr]

Cars are generally tinted to the maximum as standard.

This is etched on the glass at the bottom.

If you have it done then get pulled they will more than likely make you pull them off there and then.

[Danr]

What the above said, to slow :(

[betty02]

Theres a black saxo near me has full tints apart from windscreen on limo tint, not been told yet to take them off lol!

[Yates]

as said the maxium they can be tinted is what they come as at standard ive always been lead to believe

if they company told you its illegal what do you think, its there job to know...

[stella2345]

ive gotfull tint on back 3 and 70% tint on drivers and passenger been pulled twice in the last 6 months and they got some dudey machine out said they were road legal

[djawesome123]

You can get the front windows done but they have to let through at least 30% of the light

[immense]

Tints are becoming illegal are they not?

[Godzilla]

Well I know a of a guy that tints windows and he's convicned that all window tiniting is illegal, but it's so normal and done that police aint to fussed.

Kinda like murderers and things these days, it's so normal they don't bother, they're to busy shutting down motorways for 6 hours at a time as somebody changed lane without indicating and then proceeded to sneeze.

[immense]

Police are to busy with their donuts.

We're our own police these days.

[Mystic]

Window Tinting - Amendments to Legislation

Section 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations have been amended to include "Window Tint Films" where such materials attached to the glass are capable of reducing the Visible Light Transmission of forward windows to below prescribed levels (70% VLT for windows forward of the 'B' pillar)

This will effectively ban the practice in future of applying virtually all tinted films to windows forward to the 'B' pillar on any vehicle that is to be driven on UK roads.

The reason for these changes is the recent proliferation of vehicles that are excessively tinted. Some vehicles may be so heavily tinted that they present a real danger when used on public roads. The action being taken by the government follows a fatality that occurred recently where a heavily tinted car was involved in a collision with a motorcycle and the window tints were held to blame due to the vision of the driver being impaired.

There is however, a recognised difference between "light window tints" which may be considered safe for road use and "excessively dark window tints" which are not.

There has also been a great deal of debate in recent years about the legitimacy of window tints that do not obscure the vision of the driver. A clear case has been argued that road safety window tints do not actually conflict with the existing regulations. The Department for Transport have argued however, that section 32 was always intended to cover materials attached to the glass, despite the fact that no mention is made in the Regulation itself. The only solution remaining would be to amend the legislation.

Consequently and in order to clarify the situation, the Government have finally decided to up-date the Regulations to specially include Tinted Films since, in the view of the Police and the Department for Transport, this is the only way in which the problems of excessive tints can be remedied.

Unfortunately however, even tint films that may be considered to be safe for road use till now be viewed as in conflict with Regulations, enabling the Police and Vehicle Inspectorate to take action against vehicle owners.

This has significant implications for the owners of vehicles that have window tints and also those that are responsible for installing or selling window tints.

Above 30% Visible Light Transmission (Less severe window tints)

The driver or owner of such a vehicle will be required to have the tinted film removed from the window under the direction of a rectification notice or a prohibition notice. A period of grace will apply for a limited number of days (normally ten) during which time the vehicle may be driven whilst the rectification work is to be completed. In either case, the vehicle will need to be inspected by a Police Officer or Vehicle Inspectorate Office to confirm that the glass has been restored to a compliant condition. Prosecution is unlikely in such circumstances provided the vehicle owner complies fully.

Below 30% Visible Light Transmission (Excessively dark window tints)

The driver or owner of such a vehicle may be issued with an immediate Prohibition Notice and immediately prevented from driving the vehicle on public roads until the tints have been removed and either a Police Officer or Vehicle Inspectorate Office confirms that the glass has been restored to a compliant condition. It is also possible depending on the severity of the offence, that the owner may be prosecuted for driving a vehicle in a non-roadworthy or even dangerous condition with the potential for penalty points and a fine.

Driving such a vehicle on public roads before the tints have been removed and before a Prohibition notice has been lifted will be a serious offence and the owner or driver is likely to be prosecuted.

Implications for the vehicle owner

After much discussion, a sympathetic policy has been agreed between the Department for Transport and the Glass and Glazing Federation to ensure that all vehicle owners that have had tints applied in the past may be dealt with fairly. This applies in particular where the infringement is with respect to tints that do not pose a significant threat to Road Safety, despite being in convention with the amendment regulations.

As of January 1st 2004, the owner of a vehicle that has tints applied forward of the 'B' pillar is liable to be challenged by either the Police of by an Inspector from the Department for Transport's Vehicle Inspectorate, where their vehicle is notices being driven on public roads.

Where such a vehicle is stopped and the window tints applied are such that the visible list transmission level, when measured using an appropriate device, falls to below prescribed levels, the following enforcement guidelines have been agreed with and recommended by the Government.

[Ibiza_Rik]

feck reading that lol

[Mystic]

feck reading that lol

No tints forward of the B pillar ;)

[JC-Furio]

feck reading that lol

Lazy git.

[Ibiza_Rik]

No tints forward of the B pillar ;)

perfect summary :y:

[Ibiza_Rik]

Lazy git.

c'mon iv just woke up, give me a break

[JC-Furio]

c'mon iv just woke up, give me a break

Even more to the point of, lazy git ;)

[Pat_Vts]

i cant be arsed to read then

mystic simpliy said no tints fowards of B pillar

simple as that

[Danhunt]

I couldnt be bothered to read all that either.
However i am lazy.

And as yates said, if a company that specializes in this kind of thing tells you that it is illegal, then you should listen.