Thank you for your e.mail.
The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986 as amended actually
specify the minimum levels of light that must pass through the windscreen
and front side windows. The limits are:
Motor Vehicles first used before 1 April 1985:
The windscreen and front side windows must allow at least 70% of light to
be transmitted through them.
Motor Vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1985:
The light transmitted through the windscreen must be at least 75%.
The front side windows must allow at least 70% light to be transmitted
through them.
If the glass is tinted to a point whereby it lets through less light, then
the vehicle does not meet legal requirements.
As a very rough guide, if the tint is more than just a light colouring of
the glass, then it is possible that it is excessively tinted. This
requirement does not apply to windows that are behind the driver.
Normally, a manufacturer would only produce vehicles that comply with legal
limits and if the vehicle does not, it is more than likely the glass has
been tinted after leaving the factory.
As a rule of thumb most manufacturers tint vehicle windows down to the
legal limit when they are manufactured, therefore, any extra tint applied
means that the vehicle will not meet the legal limit. This has the knock on
effect that any alteration made may well affect your insurance as the
vehicle will not comply with the Road Vehicle (Construction & Use)
Regulations 1986 as amended.
Ian Byrne, Enquiry Unit
(See attached file: Email Customer Survey.doc)
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