Mark.W
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A county mounty car followed me for about 5mins into a retail park as i was going to do a bit of christmas shopping then pulled behind me.
They stopped me because my sidelight bulbs had a blue tint to them whicj means they are illegal,then said did i know my window tints were illegal?i said i don't know they were on the car when i bought them the radioed for another car to bring the gun to measure the tints on my 2 front windows but luckily the other car was busy with it so they couldn't prove that they were so got away with a £30 fine thank god.
Then just as he was about to walk away he then asked if my pressed plates were reflective and they are then so been a little bit lucky today i think but was advised to remove the tints because if if i get stopped again i will get a £30 fine but dunno if i should remove the tint until i get stopped again.
what do you think i should do?its taken them 6month to pull me for them even tho iv pass cop cars just about every day.
I think they just pulled me because they had nothing better to to tbh.
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stubbsy05
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is this the green car? pics of said front tints?
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Matt L
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id remove tints as you have been pulled once for them so next time they will be a bit harsher i imagine.
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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light smoke
more in my garage
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by wooly101uk]
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l15ter
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i wouldnt, its just one of those sad tossers in the police force who has nothing better to do when they know they could do better and more productive things over than side lights and tints
leave them
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DaveB
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Front tints are illegal. If they are tested you'll be asked to remove them at the side of the road.
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Cypriot_Sri_Geeza
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they dont look illegal to me..[i could be wrong]
maybe you should go to a tinting place and ask them to check the transparancy..
because i know id be pissed if i took them off to find they were perfectly legal..
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
i wouldnt, its just one of those sad tossers in the police force who has nothing better to do when they know they could do better and more productive things over than side lights and tints
leave them
Then the next time he gets pulled, he'll get hammered for ignoring advice.
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
i wouldnt, its just one of those sad tossers in the police force who has nothing better to do when they know they could do better and more productive things over than side lights and tints
leave them
Then the next time he gets pulled, he'll get hammered for ignoring advice.
but the tints are legal, i saw a polo the other month with tints of that darkness..it passed
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Charlton
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lucky escape wooly i get the tints removed you dont want police on your back all the time, plus get legal pressed plates.
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Eck
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That's all fair and well that they LOOk similar. But you couldn't possibly look at them and say that they are legal. The tints on my old Saxo looked lighter than that and they were borderline illegal. I got off with it on a light test because they weren't actually over the limit, but on it!
Only pic I have here but you get the point.
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fazza
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he was lucky or faulty tester^^ as theyre def not legal.
as said above they will make you remove them at the side of the road next tiem they see you. happened to my mate
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DaveB
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ANY tint above factory on the front 2 windows is illegal. FACT
Window Tints
As of January 1st 2004, new legislation was brought in that prohibits window tinting.
The Law:
You are not allowed to tint your windscreen or front windows AT ALL. Anything forward of the B pillar (middle of the car) MUST NOT be tinted in anyway. You are however still allowed to perform any level of tinting on your back windows.
If you've tinted you windows before January that does not mean that you are safe, if the police believe that your tint causes reduced visibility they can issue you with an order to have it removed.
Why was this law brought in?
The reason this law was introduced was that there was a serious accident between a motorbike and a heavily modified car with very dark tints. It was believed that the root cause of the accident was that the driver couldn't see well enough through his tinted windows.
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DaveB
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Some more info for you:
As of January 1st 2004, the owner of a vehicle that has tints applied forward of the 'B' pillar is liable to be challenged by either the Police of by an Inspector from the Department for Transport's Vehicle Inspectorate, where their vehicle is notices being driven on public roads.
Where such a vehicle is stopped and the window tints applied are such that the visible list transmission level, when measured using an appropriate device, falls to below prescribed levels, the following enforcement guidelines have been agreed with and recommended by the Government.
Above 30% Visible Light Transmission (Less severe window tints)
The driver or owner of such a vehicle will be required to have the tinted film removed from the window under the direction of a rectification notice or a prohibition notice. A period of grace will apply for a limited number of days (normally ten) during which time the vehicle may be driven whilst the rectification work is to be completed. In either case, the vehicle will need to be inspected by a Police Officer or Vehicle Inspectorate Office to confirm that the glass has been restored to a compliant condition. Prosecution is unlikely in such circumstances provided the vehicle owner complies fully.
Below 30% Visible Light Transmission (Excessively dark window tints)
The driver or owner of such a vehicle may be issued with an immediate Prohibition Notice and immediately prevented from driving the vehicle on public roads until the tints have been removed and either a Police Officer or Vehicle Inspectorate Office confirms that the glass has been restored to a compliant condition. It is also possible depending on the severity of the offence, that the owner may be prosecuted for driving a vehicle in a non-roadworthy or even dangerous condition with the potential for penalty points and a fine.
Driving such a vehicle on public roads before the tints have been removed and before a Prohibition notice has been lifted will be a serious offence and the owner or driver is likely to be prosecuted.
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daymoon
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dunno about tints, but i had lots of police round here today.. spotted 3 bikes, 2 cars at the roadside and mobile camera..
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
dunno about tints, but i had lots of police round here today.. spotted 3 bikes, 2 cars at the roadside and mobile camera..
xmas time - drink driver, same every year
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av it
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leave the tints for as long as possible because if they has nothing better to do and pulled you to kill time then waste more of there time and leave them to it
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20valver
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window tints day light driving only this is the same with sun glasses and tinted visors on motor cycles
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Mark.W
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i know for a fact the windows are illegal but not sure if i should wait till i get pulled again or remove them now.
charlton my pressed plates are legal mate.just aswell
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DaveB
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
charlton my pressed plates are legal mate.just aswell
really? 
German License Plates are NOT legal on British registered cars on U.K. roads.
All our plates are sold strictly for show use, and for using off public roads.
You will have seen many cars with German Plates on (The M20 is full of them - but they normally are German Cars), but you take the risk of a £30 fine if stopped by the police, but no points on your license yet!
The above is for UK cars only, please check in your country what is and what is not Legal before ordering
I take it your plates have GB stamp on them then?
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Ben G
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daveB, you can get pressed plates in french font, german font or uk font.
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
he was lucky or faulty tester^^ as theyre def not legal.
as said above they will make you remove them at the side of the road next tiem they see you. happened to my mate
Depends on the copper, some will give you a prohibition order.
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corsa-sxi
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i got fined £30 couple weeks back for tints, 35% VLT..had ntohing better to do, since ive had them on my car for 5 yrs
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Skylined
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As Dave said
Any tint on the front windows is illegal
Up to you if you want to run the risk of being stopped and fined again
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liamgallagher1994
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I have light smoked on my front windows and never had any problems. I got pulled afew months ago for my front number plate being to small but he never said owt about my tints.
Just depends how much of a nob the cop wants to be, i would leave them on mate 
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