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ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816 |
Would be surprising if any insurance company would insure something which is against EU regulations. Bench seats were outlawed with the Puma in 2007. Not only EU itself, but all of Europe, including Switzerland for instance. So don't count on Brexit helping you.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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12th Aug 2016 4:44pm |
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Moles Member Since: 17 Mar 2016 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 40 |
Yes, but this is daft.
We all know that this is illegal to sit on while driving, but if you just want a seat in the back of your 110 to use when parked up? How about people who put a mattress in the back. You can sit on that, right? Or, I could carry them folded and not fitted, then bolt them on once parked up? The thing that invalidates the policy should be having a passenger sat on the bench, not the fitting of the bench itself. |
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12th Aug 2016 4:53pm |
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K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 |
The fact the seats are there they could still be sat in whilst driving. It has been known for ages that insurance companies are shying away from insuring Defenders with inward facing rear seats without clauses or exclusions.
In particular here is an article referring to your own insurer from 2012. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motoring...-defenders Type approvals also come into the mix as does your V5......from one of the several threads on the debate....
Not worth the hassle. What would you do MOT time unless of course you are going to provide belts for them to strap themselves in when parked? Just take some small fold up camping chairs or cushions to park their 'arrises on. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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12th Aug 2016 5:05pm |
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