Motorhome legality

A motorhome manufactured after 01/10/1988 must have seat belts fitted for the driver and any forward facing passengers.

and there is more: Motorhomes manufactured after January 2006 must have at least two point safety belts for all designated seats (the driver and specified passenger still requires three point system). The seats that are ?designated? for travel must be identified. As in a motorcar rear passengers in motorhomes will be required to use designated seats and seat belts. Sideways seats cannot be designated as travel seats. Sideways facing seats

In April 2012 the legislation that relates to the use of sideways facing seats was adopted. European Whole Vehicle Type Approval Regulations prohibit the use of side facing seats as travel seats, stating that ?Research has shown that it is not possible to provide side-facing seats with safety belts ensuring the same level of safety to the occupants as front-facing seats. For safety reasons, it is necessary to ban those seats in certain categories of vehicles.?

If you have a pre-2006 van, can you load it up willy-nilly?

Tim

No matter what the year: ?older motorhomes? the legislation did not specifically require passengers to be restrained by appropriate approved devices, legislation still existed within the Construction and Use Regulations ? Reg 100 1986 that could be used to support a prosecution where the carriage of passengers was deemed unsafe.