Obligatory
mirror options are:
a. an exterior mirror fitted to the offside (right-hand side when seated in the
driver’s seat), or
b. an exterior mirror fitted to the nearside (left hand side when seated in the
driver’s seat), or
c. an interior mirror.
All goods vehicles must have two mirrors, one of which must be option
‘a’. Passenger vehicles with no more than 7 passenger seats first used before
1 August 1978 must have any one of the above options.
Passenger vehicles with more than 7 passenger seats of any age, and any passenger
vehicle first used on or after 1 August 1978 (not being a bus or minibus), must
have two mirrors, one of which must be option
‘a’. Buses (including minibuses) first used before 1 August 1983 must have two
mirrors, one of which must be option
‘a’. Buses (including minibuses) first used on or after 1 August 1983 must have
an exterior mirror fitted on both the offside and the nearside (‘a’ and
‘b’). Additional mirrors Any mirrors additional to the obligatory mirrors are
not subject to this inspection
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1. Check the obligatory
mirrors for presence, security, condition and usability
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1. An obligatory
mirror:
a. missing or insecure
b. so damaged or deteriorated that the view to the rear is seriously impaired
c. does not provide a view to the rear of the vehicle
d. not clearly visible from the driver’s seat, or incapable of being adjusted
to be clearly visible from the driver’s seat.
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