- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Very true.
Vehicle tin work? Legalities!
- Thread starter Dry Rot
- Start date
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Believe me, I am racking my brains! It sounds like a simple fix. At least these problems keep the brain working!
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
The radio aerial is also broken....If it’s fitted it has to work .
so if it’s not there ., and therefore can’t work
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Jfdi
Hell I wouldn’t have thought about such a thing I would’ve just jumped in and brought it home probably listening to the engine roar and thought by this grand.Having a bonnet on your car is woke?
Dave W
Member
- Location
- chesterfield
I’d have done the same tbh. Especially in Scottish highlands rather than driving through a city centre.
But the op asked for the legalities of it and the correct answer is it’s illegal.
Exfarmer
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
just tie a Tam O Shanter on , they can't prosecute you for no bonnet then
- Location
- Lincolnshire
There not that safe when intact, for driver or pedestrian.
Some even have spare wheels on the bonnet, would that be allowed on a fiesta?
Some even have spare wheels on the bonnet, would that be allowed on a fiesta?
- Location
- DD9.
Just cut an appropriate sized piece of plywood to fill the space while you’re getting it fixed. Couple of brass fittings to secure it all, bit of varnish, would look pretty classy 
Dave W
Member
- Location
- chesterfield
Would probably be a better fit than originalJust cut an appropriate sized piece of plywood to fill the space while you’re getting it fixed. Couple of brass fittings to secure it all, bit of varnish, would look pretty classy
- Location
- East Sussex
Jfdi man!
betweenthelines
Member
- Location
- southwest
Sharp edges or anything likely to (further) injure a pedestrian is the criteria I believe.
Isn't that way the Silver Lady has been modified on a Rolls Royce (not speaking from personal experience )
Isn't that way the Silver Lady has been modified on a Rolls Royce (not speaking from personal experience )
serf
Member
- Location
- warwickshire
Not going to help you with the bonnet but there's other option on the panel work .....Not sure where to put this, but here goes anyway!
Is it a legal requirement to have body panels on a licensed vehicle on the road? The bonnet of my Land Rover has a dent in one corner where it landed after the wind blew it off. (Rusted release catch). The local body shop says they can repair it at a reasonable cost. As the experts will know, it is easy enough to remove the bonnet off a Land Rover by opening it wide and simply lifting it off.
So here is the problem. If I take the bonnet off and leave it with the auto repair guy for repair, is it legally OK for me to drive it home without the bonnet? Nobody seems to know and I am pretty sure the cops will just take the easy way out and say it's illegal if I ask them! (I suppose I could claim it has only just blown off!
Does anyone know? A legal reference would be nice, but that's maybe asking too much!
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scottrac
Member
- Location
- lincolnshire
basically yes.d.v.s.a wording is likely to cause an injury when grazed or contacted
- Location
- SW Scotland
Just fix the dent yourself. There's plenty of tutorials on Youtube...Not sure where to put this, but here goes anyway!
Is it a legal requirement to have body panels on a licensed vehicle on the road? The bonnet of my Land Rover has a dent in one corner where it landed after the wind blew it off. (Rusted release catch). The local body shop says they can repair it at a reasonable cost. As the experts will know, it is easy enough to remove the bonnet off a Land Rover by opening it wide and simply lifting it off.
So here is the problem. If I take the bonnet off and leave it with the auto repair guy for repair, is it legally OK for me to drive it home without the bonnet? Nobody seems to know and I am pretty sure the cops will just take the easy way out and say it's illegal if I ask them! (I suppose I could claim it has only just blown off!
Does anyone know? A legal reference would be nice, but that's maybe asking too much!
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I'll send it down to you and you can show me how it's done!
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Not going to help you with the bonnet but there's other option on the panel work .....
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- Location
- Scottish Highlands
An email is winging it's way to the appropriate bureaucrats even as I type. I am a great believer in making them work.
2x local MOT testers have both said based on the current MOT legislation it would not fail an MOT if the bonnet was not fitted when presented at the MOT station, only that if fitted that it must be secure, they both did say that the police would take a dim view of driving without a bonnet but it doesn't appear to be a criminal offence, however, if stopped you are then in the realms of your insurance companies interpretation of modifications to your vehicle by driving around without the vehicle as intended & originally stated which could mean your current insurance cert would be invalid which is a motoring offence & could lead to license endorsements.
So crack on & tell us if you get caught
So crack on & tell us if you get caught