Seat belts: the law
When you do not need to wear a seat belt
You do not need to wear a seat belt if you바카라 사이트™re:
- a driver who is reversing, or supervising a learner driver who is reversing
- in a vehicle being used for police, fire and rescue services
- a passenger in a trade vehicle and you바카라 사이트™re investigating a fault
- driving a goods vehicle on deliveries that is travelling no more than 50 metres between stops
- a licensed taxi driver who is looking for customers either by being hailed in the street or by waiting at a taxi rank (known as 바카라 사이트˜plying for hire바카라 사이트™)
- a licensed taxi driver or a driver of a private hire vehicle who is carrying passengers
Private hire vehicles include minicabs, chauffeur services or limousines.
Medical exemptions
Your doctor may say you do not have to wear a seat belt for a medical reason. They바카라 사이트™ll give you a 바카라 사이트˜Certificate of Exemption from Compulsory Seat Belt Wearing바카라 사이트™. You must:
- keep this in your vehicle
- show it to the police if you바카라 사이트™re stopped
You바카라 사이트™ll also need to tell your car insurer.
Talk to your doctor for more information and read 바카라 사이트˜medical exemptions from compulsory seat belt wearing바카라 사이트™.
Wearing a seat belt while pregnant
You must wear a seat belt if you바카라 사이트™re pregnant, unless your doctor says you do not have to for medical reasons.
Wearing a seat belt if you바카라 사이트™re disabled
You must wear a seat belt if you바카라 사이트™re a disabled driver or passenger, unless you do not have to for medical reasons. You may need to adapt your vehicle.