Thread: Removing rear seats 110 Roadworthy issue

Where did you get this information from?
Do you have a link to the relevant legislation on a Queensland government website?

Your cost of registration will also go up, as you have changed from a passenger vehicle to a commercial vehicle.

Aaron

I always wonder about vehicles such as the Ford Territory. When I fold the rear seats down, do I have to remove the seat belts, block up the holes and get an engineering report because it is now a two seater? What happens at the end of the day when I convert it back to a five seater? Do I need another engineers report even though the first one has not yet been recieved by the registration authorities?
I think a little common sense is needed. Something that seems to be unpopular in recent times.

As far as I know, you can temporarily remove the third row car seats, without updating the official seating capacity, provided that this is a temporary measure.

https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/transpo...and-seat-belts

Aaron

I've never been able to fathom the reasons behind this. Just removing the bolts that hold the seat and seat belts requires engineering? What is the actual reason behind this?

I had no seat in the back of the RRC for years without issue - there's only 2 x 13mm bolts holds it in.

The engineering would be to prove that you have removed the seats properly, and to provide the relevant government department with the evidence needed to update the vehicle registration records.

Aaron

The requirements as set out are only necessary if this is a permanent removal. Temporally removing of the rear seats can be undertaken without any notification provided the seats can be removed via bolts or clamps, with no tools or limited tools and replaced the same way.

Do not remove the seat belts, if you wish this to be temporary, as this then indicates that the removal is more permanent. Temporary removal has no time limit specified but rather the fact that it is a simple process to remove and refit.

As stated earlier, permanent removal, that is, with all the seat belt fixings removed, has to have an engineers certificate as well as, in some cases a change to the status of the vehicle from passenger to commercial, which would also require notification to your insurer.

Why you would go to all this trouble just to remove the seat belt fixings would seem to be more work than necessary. However, I am sure you have a reason for going down this path.

Regards

XDrive

Originally Posted by Aaron IIA

As far as I know, you can temporarily remove the third row car seats, without updating the official seating capacity, provided that this is a temporary measure.

https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/transpo...and-seat-belts

Aaron

The OP is talking Qld rules,and second row seats,not third.