Currently, the legal requirement in the UK for seat belt anchorage compliance in minibuses is to comply with the European M2 (Minibus Category) standards for the strength of the seat belt anchorages. This imposes loadings on the anchorages equal to a 10g deceleration from 30mph.

However, we believe this is unacceptable and that minibuses should have seat belt anchorages which will withstand the same forces as applied in testing to those in your own family car. Therefore, we test our minibuses to the more ferocious European M1 (Passenger Car Category) standards. This imposes loadings on the anchorages equal to a 20g deceleration from 30mph, which is twice that required by UK law.

So remember, in a minibus built by us, you have seat belt protection equal to that of your own family car – Why should you have anything less?

Our minibuses have been subjected to stringent strength testing of the seats, their anchorage to the bodyshell the seat belt anchorages and the seat belts themselves by MIRA (The Motor Industry Research Association). The testing was witnessed and certified as complying with European safety standards by the VCA (The Vehicle Certification Agency) who are the UK Vehicle Testing Authority.

The European standards applicable at the time of testing are:

• ECE 14:03 and EEC/76/115 for the seat belt anchorages.
• ECE 16:04 and EEC/77/541 for the seat belts.