REGULATIONS FOR CAR WINDOW TINTING
Regulations For Car Window Tinting - We love window tints, car window tinting Cumbria
You can legally tint the rear windows (rear doors and rear windscreen) as dark as you like. There are laws for the front windscreen which must let at least 75% of light through and the front side windows must let at least 70% of light through.
Film percentages stand for light transmission, or the amount of light that is allowed through the film. The lower the percentage, the darker the film.
Our window tinting film comes in 5 different levels of darkness to suit every requirement. The higher the number the more light is let through. 5% is a very dark tint and 70% is a very light tint. So a 100% tinted window would have no tint, completely free from car window tinting. 5% shade which is also called "Limo Tint", allows in 5% of the available light.
This is because the percentage is actually referring to visible light transmission, or VLT, it becomes a little easier to understand. The VLT is the percentage of visible light the tint allows to pass from the exterior of the window to the interior of the vehicle, which means that a 5% VLT means that only 5% of exterior light is allowed to pass through the glaze, which is why it’s so dark. In contrast, a 60% VLT means that the tint blocks 40% of visible light transmission (and allows 60% through).
We can also supply a range of Safety and Security Films which hold car glass in such a way that the film prevents the car window from smashing and even if the window does smash the film holds the glass in place and stops flying glass from entering the car.
Additional information on the legislation of window tints.
We have an obligation under The Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 to ensure that the vehicle modifications being offered and carried out are lawful and do not contravene the aforementioned regulations.
Under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (Section 32) and the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Section 76), it is an offence to alter a vehicle that the use of the vehicle on a road would, by reason of that part being window tints being fitted to the vehicle, involve a danger of injury to any person or, constitute a contravention of or failure to comply with any of the construction and use requirements making the use of vehicle on the road unlawful.
Under The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, we will not mislead customers by leaving out important information or by including false or deceptive messages. There is a general obligation for traders to give consumers sufficient information about goods and services at the point of sale. We will advise the consumer to make the correct decision when deciding on their window tints, noting that it is an offence to alter a vehicle
We have listed the light transmittance values for motor vehicles, making it clear that where factory fitted windows are already tinted, by adding additional tinting, this may result in vehicles no longer being compliant for road use.
The rules for tinted front windscreens and front side windows depend on when the vehicle was first used. There are no rules for tinting the rear windscreen or rear passenger windows.
Vehicles first used on 1 April 1985 or later
The front windscreen must let at least 75% of light through and the front side windows must let at least 70% of light through.
Vehicles first used before 1 April 1985
The front windscreen and front side windows must both let at least 70% of light through.
Should you require further information to help you make your decision please do not hesitate to contact us and we can advise or direct you further.