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Old April 27th 19, 09:02 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Commander Kinsey
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Default Why aren't mudflaps on cars a legal requirement?

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 20:50:47 +0100, pensive hamster wrote:

On Saturday, 27 April 2019 20:37:50 UTC+1, Tosspot wrote:
On 27/04/2019 19.20, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Why aren't mudflaps on cars a legal requirement? They would severely
cut down on the spray on a wet motorway.


Get some decent windscreen wipers you pikey. Honestly, welcome to the
21st century.


It seems a reasonable question. There are some Spray Suppression
requirements for lorries:

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...t-a-pass#spray


They make up all sorts of stupid rules for cars but neglect the obvious. You only need to drive once on a motorway in the pouring rain to see the mess made by cars without flaps.
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