Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Some of you may know, my bumper broke off and is going to Tom this Saturday to get repaired, however my 4-2-1 turned up today and will be fitting it tomorrow(friday)
Tom is quite away from me, and want to amke sure its runnin right before i get on some big roads, would I be allowed to drive the car with no bumper on? and display numberplate in windscreen, and explain situation? don't want to risk points
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mike56gte
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think its illegal
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Joe
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Officially its illegal because of the sharp edges.
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daymoon
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imho its same as driving a car with no MOT to an MOT station...
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scottyp1989
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fix number plate to crash bar and put a bit of gaffa tape over any sharp edges then there is nothin illegal about it, i did it for close to a month after i did my conversion
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Generation
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Could I not argue, its on wy to bodyshop, how else could I get it repaired
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rickyrocket
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get the number plate stuck on and send it on its way...it will be sweeeeeeeeeet....
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scottyp1989
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do what i said and there is nothing they can do, a bumper is not a legal requirement
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Tomnova16
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Just can't have sharp edges. Up to you though
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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nathy_87
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As said make sure there aren't any sharp edges do what ever you need to, to cover them. 
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Generation
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socks over bumper reinforcement bar? I think thats only sharp bits, but surely they would just say gaffer tape wouldnt protect anyone/anything
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jacko198
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Ive done it before. Only for about 5 miles though
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Rich H
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Get jiggy with pipe lagging or drive at warp speed.
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dan_16sport
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mate has done it before only for 4 mile or so and been fined £60.luck of the draw i supose,if the cop is bored ur fucked
[Edited on 16-07-2010 by dan_16sport]
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a_j_mair
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i drove from birmingham to ayrshire with no front bumper and a bashed bonnet with no problems, not saying it is legal or clever but you should be fine
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
Could I not argue, its on wy to bodyshop, how else could I get it repaired
Its a grey area but if you have an accident and someone is killed/seriously injured you will be up shit creek without a paddle.
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corsaadzy
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Registered: 6th Aug 09
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why dont you just wait for the bumper to come back then take it on a few tests before hitting bigger roads
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
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My mate got 3 points for having no rear bumper on his 306. There where a fair few sharp bits though.
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
how else could I get it repaired
quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
imho its same as driving a car with no MOT to an MOT station...
No its not - you can't drive a car with sharp bits.
Either bodge it up sufficiently (although this still isn't guaranteed to be legal) or trailer it.
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Colin
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I saw a car on the bypass the other day with no back bumper..........thought thats odd!!! Then overtook it!! 
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Rich H
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A guy I used to work with drove for 3 months with no rear bumper on his car as he spun it and ripped the bumper off (broke all the fixings) instead of fixing it, he just kept it in the boot
He travelled 70 miles a day to and from work and only ever got pulled and cautioned by the Police once!
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belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
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i used loads of bubble wrap and just abused the front and back bumper areas of my corsa with it, saw 2 police cars and they said nothing
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c20xe-c20let
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i drove a corsa back with no bumper on front from birmingham to stoke about 50mile came past loads off cops in birmingham and on m6 but none off them stopped me they are more after uninsured people imo
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Well I have bumper on backseat, and will cover edges in sox and cardboard
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