Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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^ yep, was in my mates car and they tested it. he was given a prohibition order and had 14 days to get them off
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GT190
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Registered: 6th Dec 07
Location: Greater London
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mine are definetaly illegal, but from whats happened to my mates when they get caught, you just have to peel them off at the roadside.
im tempted to take mine off to avoid trouble, but cannot be asked.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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my dads where done "legally" by bmw garage, had car 4years got pulled they said it was illegal by vosa standards. Told him to peel it off
Nothing ever came of it. Stupid law, they better ban sunglasses next!
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dazmoore
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Registered: 9th May 08
Location: Westbury, Wiltshire
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apparently legal limit is now 7% tinted on the front, says a window tinter. lol
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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6 points for 2 windows seems a bit extreme to me lol, its no where near as bad as wearing sunglasses
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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What about mine?
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dazmoore
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Registered: 9th May 08
Location: Westbury, Wiltshire
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haha only abit illegal lol, ur deffinatly get 3 points lol
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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 lol. Alredy got 3 
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
ive had tints, but they were done about 5 years ago before the legislation came in, been driving all this time without having any trouble, but tonight a couple of them thought it would be fun to pull me over cos i supposedly went round a corner too quickly
asked if i had been drinking cos my eyes were funny? just cos im chinese...lol
then said alchoholic drink? i was thinking i know what you mean, im not as stupid as the stupid pig asking me..... and didnt even proceed to give me a breath test?
whats the point in asking if you aint going to action....
after that he checked all tyres and usual details and stuff then said i have tints, he went to get the meter out, but he didnt bring it, said i should get them checked out....sigh..i asked him whats the penalty, he said 3 points per window?? i was like wtf, most people have warnings....
car in question is
you can see the tints are fairly dark, but not as dark as ive come across
3 points per window,i doubt it :lol scare tactic i reckon
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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ok everyone talking bollocks thinking you know the rules...
all car's now have factory window tint. partly due to stop harmful UV rays damaging plastics/leather inside a car.
on my corsa, i had to go to VOSA as it needed a check by them to put it back on the road (cat C repaired). they said that any tint on the front side windows is illegal and you aren't allowed anything at all.
so please don't talk bollocks about being able to have 25% on them etc. i had 50% on the corsa and they looked quite light but were still very illegal.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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The green tint on the sport windows for example is the max you can go, and its really barely anything at all.
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