Is it against the law to drive with no doors on your car?

badabinbadaboom

Well? It can't be can it?
If my mirrors are still atached surely I should be allowed!!
Thanks

fionnmar

teee hee:D

seriously but...what about nct...is there something about roadworthiness blah

galwaytt

.........show us the car.........

homer90

:D

colm_mcm

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=yEp-1MUb7uE

This guy is going fine.

badabinbadaboom

I dont have a pic at the mo but its a 93 Mazda 323 saloon.

colm_mcm

a 93 323 WITH doors can't be that expensive?

badabinbadaboom

The legality of this troubling me, if it has no doors but still has mirrors and everything else is working properly and I got stopped by the gaurds and Im wearing seatbelt is it actually illegal.

Fishtits

This has to be a pisstake...

Driving a car with no doors?

Only a smokie...

Meself

If it has no doors i cant imagine it would pass the NCT for a start ! it would be classed as unroadworthy.. mind you motorbikes dont have doors....hmmm

badabinbadaboom

I'm not taking the piss, im honestly not sure if this is against the law.

TouchingVirus

I'm guessing the structural integrity might be compromised by the lack of doors, thus it would fail a test of road worthiness/safety.

Regardless of the legality of it, driving it on a public road would be incredibly retarded

fionnmar

Driving legally

When you have your provisional licence, you are ready to start learning to drive.

Before taking any vehicle on to the road you must be able to answer 'yes' to the following questions:
.....
If you are learning to drive a category B vehicle that is over four years old but not a taxi, is the vehicle roadworthy and does it have an up-to-date National Car Test (NCT) Certificate on the windscreen?
....

Surely it is not roadworthy if it has no doors?:D

ronnie3585

A mate of mine has an old Toyota Carina without doors, a boot or a bonnet that he uses as his 'field car' for rallying around a field. Savage craic, completely different sense of speed looking at the ground wizz by without doors. Never goes on the road so no issues about the legality.

colm_mcm

doors are handy though.

BendiBus

Also, it's ****ing freezing outside. You need doors!

Johnny Utah

badabinbadaboom wrote: »

The legality of this troubling me, if it has no doors but still has mirrors and everything else is working properly and I got stopped by the gaurds and Im wearing seatbelt is it actually illegal.

The car would probably be deemed to be defective as per section 20 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961.

Link:
http://acts2.oireachtas.ie/zza24y1961.3.html


Therefore, it would be an offence to use this vehicle in a public place.

Buffman

Are you trying to up your power to weight ratio by shedding weight or what?

How are ya gonna get in and out without doors?:D

Esel

This is an open and shut case, imo.

qz

esel wrote: »

This is an open and shut case, imo.

Not unhinged in the slightest, are ya.

seanybiker

wouldnt be handy. If its to hot you couldnt roll down the window

lisa_celtic

My key got stuck in the barrel one Saturday Night as no where was open we took apart the lock to get the barrel out I had to drive 30k on the Monday with my door closed with cable ties.. gaurds passed no questions

R.O.R

I've done it



Mine was black though.

Doors can be put on, horrible plastic things with warped plastic windows so visibility without them was much better. Even in the height of summer it was damn cold without the doors, and you don't want to pull up next to a truck with a side exhaust :eek:

robbie99

Johnny Utah wrote: »

The car would probably be deemed to be defective as per section 20 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961.

Link:
http://acts2.oireachtas.ie/zza24y1961.3.html


Therefore, it would be an offence to use this vehicle in a public place.

I don't think section 20 applies here because it relates to

"... defect affecting the vehicle or combination which is such that it is, when in use, a danger to the public ..."

I don't think that deliberately taking a door off a car causes it to become a danger to the public although I wouldn't argue it with a garda at the side of the road because the garda may form the opinion that the car is in unsafe condition and impound it for a safety reasons or other.

biko

I think it's a case of that all components that belongs to the car should be in working order. Missing doors or missing bulbs same difference.

A missing door is fail in NCT www.ncts.ie/nctmanual.pdf

Feelgood

Think about it though, there maybe a point to it..

I estimate that it takes about 5 seconds to open and close a car door.

Say on average you do this about 4 times a day thats 20 seconds of life you get back. Thats 121 minutes a year!!.

2 hours a year opening car doors, fook that I am taking mine off too.
2 hours a year is a lot in terms of masterbation...

pyramuid man

You mean like these guys?



Like this car?