Driving a car with no bumpers

dunworth1

can you legally drive a car with no bumpers
front and back just the plastic removed as i'm getting them resprayed

Mint Sauce

dunworth1 wrote: »

can you legally drive a car with no bumpers
front and back just the plastic removed as i'm getting them resprayed

Alot of sharp edges behind some bumpers so doubt it.

MarkR

Missing safety equipment. I don't think it would be legal. I presume your reg would be in the window?

dunworth1

Sitec wrote: »

If you hit a pedestrian or another car you won't have a leg to stand on. The Gardai will be all over you if they caught a glimpse of a car in that condition on the road.

figured it wouldn't be but anyways

why though? its just the plastic covers that's being removed the crash bars
will be still in place

if i was to hit something with/without the bumpers i doubt there would be much if any difference.

ah well guess itd be safer to just get the bus to work for a day or two

colm_mcm

You'd fail an nct for a crack on the bumper.

hi5

Tape any sharp edges over and you should be alright, and your rear number plate should be illuminated.

djimi

dunworth1 wrote: »

figured it wouldn't be but anyways

why though? its just the plastic covers that's being removed the crash bars
will be still in place

if i was to hit something with/without the bumpers i doubt there would be much if any difference.

ah well guess itd be safer to just get the bus to work for a day or two

Id say the difference between hitting a pedestrian with bumpers and hitting them with with exposed metal is probably quite significant.

dgt

I had to drive round for a while with a missing bumper (I hit a hare and it obliterated half of it). Plate on the dash, grand job

It's fairly frowned upon, sharp edges and all that, I wouldn't recommend it

irishmays

Sitec wrote: »

If you hit a pedestrian or another car you won't have a leg to stand on. The Gardai will be all over you if they caught a glimpse of a car in that condition on the road.

Nor will the pedestrian because you'll have taken his legs clean off even at low speed a bit of common sense needed here I think

irishmays

Sitec wrote: »

So every pedestrian hit by a car looses their legs? Any form of protection is a good thing, it's the reason why new cars have massive bumpers and swept bonnets.

No only cars with no bumpers read the post carefully before you jump down my throat good lad

gctest50

bit of expanding foam - be grand

http://englishrussia.com/2008/05/29/lithuanians-and-pu-foam

Gumbo

dunworth1 wrote: »

can you legally drive a car with no bumpers
front and back just the plastic removed as i'm getting them resprayed

You car will not be road legal, so no.

pablo128

I drove a car past a Garda speed check with no bonnet. The 3 lads had a good gawk at me alright, but didn't try to pull me over or anything.

Hal1

Front bumper deffo, but rear could be covered up.