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Author:  cabbyman [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:15 am ]
Post subject:  Seat Belts
We have an exemption under the legislation that requires the wearing of seat belts.

What are your views on this subject?

Do you wear your seat belt anyway, regardless of the exemption?

Do you wear your seat belt in accordance with the law, taking account of your exemption, i.e. Hack out of area, therefore not plying for hire, therefore no exemption?

Do you just not bother wearing your seat belt at all?

http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news ... 3778214.jp

I'm awaiting a response to a part 36 offer for a 'rear ender' where my failure to wear a seat belt was challenged by the other side. I think that I have successfully rebuffed the challenge but, if I hadn't my compensation may have been severely diminished.

Is our exemption necessary or justifiable?

What are your thoughts, arguments or general comments?
Author:  JD [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Seat Belts
cabbyman wrote:
We have an exemption under the legislation that requires the wearing of seat belts.

What are your views on this subject?


The exemption gives you the option, its up to each individual to choose whether or not they wear a seat belt.

Their decision, their life.

Regards

JD
Author:  grandad [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:55 am ]
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This is one reason that we have the exemption.
Author:  Sussex [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Seat Belts
cabbyman wrote:
What are your views on this subject?

My views are that around the town/village/city a seat belt can be a pain, on the motorway they are a necessity.

But as JD says, the option is ours.
Author:  Bart [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:40 pm ]
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I never wear a seat belt regardless of whether I am driving my taxi or a private car. Never have done. I detest the nanny state

Our exemption is absolutely justifiable, I just think everyone else should have it too.
Author:  no tips [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:56 pm ]
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Bart wrote:
I never wear a seat belt regardless of whether I am driving my taxi or a private car. Never have done. I detest the nanny state

Our exemption is absolutely justifiable, I just think everyone else should have it too.



Me too I Never wear seat belts, even if I am a passenger, i dont smoke but am thinking of starting just to protest.. #-o
Author:  cabby john [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:16 pm ]
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A driver that I know had his accident compensation cut, as he was deemed to be ( I think ) 50% to blame for his injuries by not wearing his seat belt.
Author:  echo15 [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:57 pm ]
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In town I don't wear one but on the motorway always
Author:  Cybro [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:10 pm ]
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I've always been aware of the exemption, but I'm forced to wear mine to shut up the seat belt warning alert in my car. ](*,)
Author:  echo15 [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:04 pm ]
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but I'm forced to wear mine to shut up the seat belt warning alert in my car.

Get an old seat belt buckle for a scrappy and put that in your seat belt holder :wink:
Author:  Sussex [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:17 pm ]
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Cybro wrote:
I've always been aware of the exemption, but I'm forced to wear mine to shut up the seat belt warning alert in my car. ](*,)

Reminds me of when I got my latest motor.

The warning noise drove me mad, so I contacted the manufacture and they said, put it in neutral, start the engine, press the clutch down 3 or 4 times, then stop the engine, then do this and do that, and guess what?

After all that the thing stopped bleeping. Could have struck me down with a feather. 8-[
Author:  Cybro [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:26 pm ]
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echo15 wrote:
Get an old seat belt buckle for a scrappy and put that in your seat belt holder :wink:


I thought about that, and someone once told me you can buy them from Halfords.
As I'm a Private Hire owner driver I'm not exempt when I don't have a passenger, so it's probably more hassle than wearing the belt.
And as JD quoted: Their decision, their life.

Echo15, a good tip for Hackney drivers who choose not to wear a belt though.
Author:  cabbyman [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:09 pm ]
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Which car have you, Cybro?
Author:  Cybro [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:12 pm ]
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A Peugeot 407, Cabbyman
Author:  cabbyman [ Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:30 pm ]
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Have you looked in the handbook? My Mondeo had a way of disabling the alarm by turning the ignition on and off three times, or something like that. Good luck.
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