legal or not??

[marcdtr]

I have searched but cannot find...

Can you please tell me if full bullbars on my 1995 surf are legal on the road?? i have been told conflicting stories and am abit worried i`m gonna get pulled.

Stories

1)anything after 1997 is not legal on the road.(which makes mine legal)

or

2)No bullbars are allowed on uk roads only A Bars

or

3)Its fine its an import??

Help!!!!

[puddlesurfer]

I'm not 100% sure but I think it's closer to number 1 -after a certain year a car has to have an amount of "give/softness" but that only applies to vehices manufactured after that certain year

[Scorpion]

Simple answer mate, yes they are legal.

[marcdtr]

Simple answer mate, yes they are legal.

Sounds good is there anywhere i can print out some proof to leave in the glovebox? saves the hassel if i do get stopped.

[flounderbout]

There is an EC reg somewhere which bans the supply of bullbars. I will try and dig it out if you like - there used to be a reference to it on Roughtrax. But it is directed at businesses supplying (and possibly fitting, though I can't remember) bullbars and/or vehicles.
But it does not prevent you from fitting them, or any use of vehicles with bullbars already fitted.

[flounderbout]

Interestingly this suggests the DfT considers that existing Road Traffic Legislation can be used to render just using old style bull bars illegal...
Very difficult to see how they could do you under any of these for a vehicle which came with the bull bar pre-fitted though...

[TonyN]

Ignore anything by that website, they are a supplier of 'soft bars' and their whole site is just pimping their stuff and vague referances to legal mutterings.

You won't find many legal referances to bull bars on the net that don't link back to that company.

Its all a load of bullcrap.

Just fit them, then pretend they've always been on there.

[Diezel Weazel]

Ignore anything by that website, they are a supplier of 'soft bars' and their whole site is just pimping their stuff and vague referances to legal mutterings.

You won't find many legal referances to bull bars on the net that don't link back to that company.

Its all a load of bullcrap.

Just fit them, then pretend they've always been on there.

There ya go Marc, God has spoken !!
It's all "Bull" never had a word said in nearly ten years .....

Jess
nearly 10 years of Surfs
"Cos short cuts can cost more in the long run"

[marcdtr]

i found this

http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/what...y-legal/236992

They were fitted from new honest officer