Glasgow City Council operates a policy for the minimum criteria of vehicles to be licensed. The criteria are that the vehicle must be of an approved type (see note C below); the vehicle’s date of registration is less than five years before the date on which the application for a licence or substitution of a vehicle is made, unless that vehicle has been licensed by the Council within the previous twelve months; the minimum standards for vehicles are 1) engine size of 1600cc; 2) 4 doors; 3) 4 passenger seats; 4) each seat pad is 16” in width, or in the case of a bench seat, 48”/122cm; 5) steering wheel must be fitted to the offside of the vehicle at point of manufacture; 6) body of the vehicle must be of a fixed head type (not convertible); 7) anti lock braking system;
driver and front passenger air bags; 9) 3 point seat belts for all seats; 10) side impact bars or suitable equivalent; 11) no steps within the passenger compartment; 12)no more than a 16” uninterrupted step from the outside of the vehicle to the inside; 13) windows that permit the passengers and driver to be clearly viewed from outside the vehicle; 14) no re-registered vehicles; and 15) M1 Whole Vehicle type approval.
i cant beleive that i should have checked but was in a rush so put down a holding deposit on the dam car ..it was the only one they had everything was perfect .. i had a quick look on my way home im sure there isnt a passenger airbag .. its a 52 plate with no passenger airbag ive seen older cars with them ! must have been a optional extra
is there anyway it can get licenced ?? what if i gave the inspector a few quid
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