glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Ecosse
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Strathclyde Police will be testing some new equipment over the next two weeks to test the standard of window tinting
The trial commences on Monday 30 June and ends on Thursday 10 July
The test covers :
windscreen, which must be 75% transparent
front side windows, which must be 70% transparent
Any vehicles found to fail the test will be prohibited from moving
The driver/owner will then be required to arrange for the vehicle to be removed/towed
Drivers may also face 3pts and £60 fine
If the tinting is deemed excessive the FPN will not be offered and drivers may be charged with Dangerous Driving
The Police will also be recording Insurance details to ensure the modification (tinted windows) is declared on the Policy, so there could be a further sting in the tail, for Driving Without Insurance
The equipment is the Tint Man, and is approved for roadside testing
The roadside test will take the form of a road block and random test of vehicles over the test days/times
TAKen from www.strathycruise.com >> watch out ppl!
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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Traffics told me about this 3 weeks ago when my old Corsa got checked.
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Ecosse
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quote: Originally posted by J-Me
Traffics told me about this 3 weeks ago when my old Corsa got checked.
never had mine checked (touch wood) but they are illegal 20% allround
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
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I do not have any problem I only have factory tints. also if I was to ever get tints they would be legal
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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Corsa Racer 69
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Registered: 30th Aug 02
Location: Dumfries
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why r cops such fuckin arses whats the difference if the front windows r tinted or not the guy at the window bit said mines r 20 tint isthat legal?
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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mine are to dark but iam not from scotland but it will work its way down hefre no doubt
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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i was speaqking 2 the guy who tinted my windows .i got them done this mornin and a cum home 2 read this lol.any way coppers say its hard to see out windows wen they are tinted and the tinter says 2 copper so i take it you will pull all driver wearing sun glasses as its the exact same effect as tints ,the cops were clueless hahahah
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
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quote: Originally posted by Corsa Racer 69
why r cops such fuckin arses whats the difference if the front windows r tinted or not the guy at the window bit said mines r 20 tint isthat legal?
nope!
legals sumat like 35%.... mine are 20-25% ruffly all round.
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Chris Bingham
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: In Scotland
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I just got light smoke so no problems for me.
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L33 LEG
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Registered: 6th Jan 03
Location: Blackburn . Drove: Dimma Saxo VTR
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fcuk! i think my front are a bit more than 30%, and the back are completly black (but that dont matter), anyways in my town they will think im asian so they wont bother pulling me over!
LEG
[Edited on 28-06-2003 by L33 LEG]
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Chris Bingham
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: In Scotland
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If the place that tinted your didn't tell you about the legal limit then they are clearly bad. If you tinted your windows yourself, you deserve to have them taken off cause they will be of a knob quality
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