I was wondering what is the legal requirement for mirrors on your car. Do you need both wing mirror aswell as your rear view as a legal requirement if not what is the legal requirement
O/T Mirrors
Oct 30, 2003
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IIRC you need at least one interior and one exterior drivers side mirror, or exterior mirrors on both sides if you have no interior mirror / no clear view of the rear of the vehicle.
So it is therfore illegal to have a rear view mirror and a passenger side mirror????
In other words i have a drivers side exterior mirror missing
According to the URL I posted, yes.
IIRC, you need two mirrors. They can be wing mirrors or one wing and one internal. You can be extravagant and have all three, though. However, I don't think mirrors should be compulsory as very few people seem to use them - especially when overtaking on dual carriageways or motorways.
Tom.
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