It's 10 years ago now that most Rover's across all the ranges were first fitted with airbags, and it says in the owners handbooks that all of the SRS system should be overhauled and the airbags should be replaced every 10 years. Now, with single airbags costing more than the value of the average 10 year old Rover, is anyone actually going to bother?
I personally would prefer to be able to disconnect it altogether but it seems the VOSA, the Government run Vehicle Operations Agency wants to make it part of the MOT, which could mean making airbag replacement at 10 years old mandatory. If this did happen, then it would mean almost all 10 year old cars would be heading for the breakers yard, as the economics of it would be unsustainable for most owners.
And that would be a big bonus for the Government as well as the Environmentalists, as it wouldn't be legislation that means car over 10 years old would have to be scrapped, it would be the price of the parts that causes it.
Kev.
I personally would prefer to be able to disconnect it altogether but it seems the VOSA, the Government run Vehicle Operations Agency wants to make it part of the MOT, which could mean making airbag replacement at 10 years old mandatory. If this did happen, then it would mean almost all 10 year old cars would be heading for the breakers yard, as the economics of it would be unsustainable for most owners.
And that would be a big bonus for the Government as well as the Environmentalists, as it wouldn't be legislation that means car over 10 years old would have to be scrapped, it would be the price of the parts that causes it.
Kev.