Driver stopped in Tesla Cybertruck banned in UK! WHY?
Posted by DisastrousDare7264@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Posted by DisastrousDare7264@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 12 comments
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Any_Cauliflower_6337@reddit
“The Tesla Cybertruck is not road legal in the UK and does not hold a certificate of conformity.”
“Whilst this may seem trivial to some, legitimate concerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with a Cybertruck”
In addition, in this specific case:
Forever_a_Kumquat@reddit
And it wasnt insured to be driven in the UK.
D0wnb0at@reddit
Doesn’t meet road safety standards such as no fog light. No side indicators. Rear indicators have to be orange and they are red and part of the break light. Tons of stuff. Here watch this https://youtu.be/Bzh2GM1Uq-Q?si=Ll6CAhDVZiks1z1w
BoulderBrexitRefugee@reddit
They suck.
Source: I live where there are many.
CertainCombination57@reddit
Go back to X, Elon
PurahsHero@reddit
Because it’s not road legal in the UK?
ledow@reddit
Not a legally allowed car = insurance is null and void = if he kills, maims or cripples a kid, that kid will never see a penny because he'll just declare himself bankrupt.
At least insured, the kid would get potentially millions of pounds to make the rest of his life as easy as possible.
Boul_D_Rer@reddit
The thing is built like Skynets dream murder machine.
0ttoChriek@reddit
Because it's not considered a safe and roadworthy vehicle in the UK. I can't imagine why....
AerodynamicHandshake@reddit
Because it doesn't get anywhere near being a roadworthy vehicle in this country.
As I'm sure the article states.
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