do i need seat belts

[GT_lenny]

will my mk2 cortina need them its 1967

[Retro-gone.]

all i can tell you is my bro doesnt have to have (and hasnt) them in his 1962 zodiac.

isnt the law after 1973?

or was that the helmet law for bikes

[Vista]

I think (emphasis on think) front seat belts were compulsory on cars in the UK from 1965.

 

This is what wikipedia has to say about it

 

The legal requirement to fit seat belts began in the Australian states of Victoria and South Australia in 1964, with the compulsory fitting of seat belt anchorages at front outboard positions in new cars. In 1965 cars built in Europe were required to be fitted with front seat belts. This was followed in 1967, by the requirement in the United Kingdom to fit 3-point belts in the front outboard positions, and by the requirement in South Australia to fit belts (2 or 3-point) to the front outboard positions, in all new passenger cars sold.

[Smudger105e]

In 1965 cars built in Europe were required to be fitted with front seat belts. This was followed in 1967, by the requirement in the United Kingdom to fit 3-point belts in the front outboard positions.

 

So a 1967 car must have front belts and they must be used.

[Lukey]

I have the original bill of sale for my car & it lists the front seatbelts as an optional extra?

 

1969 mk2 cortina?

[mossy]

ive taken the seatbelts out of my 77 mk2 escort and replaced with harness's. MOT tester man said they will be fine aslong as they hold + are fixed properly.

[V8ian]

1965

It becomes compulsory to fit seat belts in the front of cars built in Europe.

 

1967

New cars in the UK must be fitted with front seat belts by law. Great Britain requires 3-points in front outboard positions.

 

1968

Great Britain requires retrofit of 3-point belts in front of newer cars.