Hello, ive bought my self a set of curtains for my unit, ive put them up and i had to take them down because ive been told that they are ILLEGAL !!! The bloke in the garage went ape when he saw them. I said to him what about the other trucks around the UK are they all illegal he said i dont give a ■■■ because theyre illegal. So im confused now. Are you allowed to have them or not? Thank you in advance 
mmtm that net curtains are ok cos you can see out of them but the normal drape curtains you are not allowed to have drawn across the windscreen whilst driving
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If you mean the normal type of cab curtains, which can be drawn at night and fully opened when the vehicle is being driven, then no, they are not illegal.
I suspect you had them pulled half a cross your side windows so everybody could see your frilly bits!
Do you mean a set of pelmet curtains with dangly bits that go across the top of the windscreen?
Don’t know if they are legal or not but they do make you look like ■■■■■■ stupid.
3ducks:
Do you mean a set of pelmet curtains with dangly bits that go across the top of the windscreen?
Don’t know if they are legal or not but they do make you look like [zb] stupid.
+1
I got in a motor the other day and the fool who’s lorry it was had a chest of drawers in it. Every time I went round a corner, I got smashed in the arm by the drawers
A few ratchet straps later though 
i have non standard curtains in my truck (and no they don’t come half way cross my side windows) but do have a pelmet across the front only ever take it out for m.o.t. 
when i have been pull for a roadside check nothing has ever been said about it so can’t see it would be illegal or i would have been told to take the pelmet out and that has never happened. there again never been told to take my dash table out either, so i must be very lucky and been pulled by the sensible side of vosa. 
but then i am always polite and have a laugh with them and don’t give them any attitude so thats why i possibly get away with it 
The view must not be obstructed by any changes to the original design, such as the addition of stickers, pennants, cab decorations, stone guards or other items which encroach more than 40mm into the swept area. Only official stickers are allowed into the 40mm area if necessary to comply with other regulations. Three zones to windscreen, A = 350mm in the swept area centered on the centre of the wheel (or 175mm either side of wheel centre). B = swept area. C = remainder of screen not covered by A or B. You would need to measure to see if your curtains encroach the swept area but why the hell you want something flapping about infront of your face beats me!
Franky.
I thought the windscreen was for looking out of? 99p shop selling frilly curtain tiebacks- no I didn’t.
NathanB:
I thought the windscreen was for looking out of? 99p shop selling frilly curtain tiebacks- no I didn’t.
His words exactlly. Windows are to look out of not to look at. 
but it looks so nice to me i need to say something to him so he could let me put them back on again. Thing is that its like having the sunvisor down at all times so if thats legal why the curtains arent then
Trucker8oy:
NathanB:
I thought the windscreen was for looking out of? 99p shop selling frilly curtain tiebacks- no I didn’t.His words exactlly. Windows are to look out of not to look at.
I have got a full set of curtains In my truck and neveronce been told it’s illegal, tell him to shove it and put them back up
NathanB:
I thought the windscreen was for looking out of? .
Not if you stop around near Newport theyre not. They all seem to think theyre for looking in 
ruddy mudd shovelers.
Trucker8oy:
Thing is that its like having the sunvisor down at all times so if thats legal why the curtains arent then
Probably falls into the “construction and use” regs,
Sun-visors are part of the original construction, frilly curtains are not
Curtains? Pelmets? WTF?? Next thing you’ll be wanting a set of venetian blinds and a really nice floral display to set the whole thing off. Hell, why not go the whole distance and fit some window boxes while you’re at it.
Trucker8oy:
Are you allowed to have them or not?
Even “IF” they are legal, it could well be against your “company policy” to fit them.
Trucker8oy:
Thing is that its like having the sunvisor down at all times so if thats legal why the curtains arent then
Because the sun visor doesn’t make the truck look like a Moroccan baghouse. 
Dart Tag, Severn Tag, Go Box, Easy Pass, Italy Tag, Maut Box, Hungarian, Czech and Poland Vignettes, how the hell do you find room for frilly pelmets?
wildfire:
i have non standard curtains in my truck (and no they don’t come half way cross my side windows) but do have a pelmet across the front only ever take it out for m.o.t.when i have been pull for a roadside check nothing has ever been said about it so can’t see it would be illegal or i would have been told to take the pelmet out and that has never happened. there again never been told to take my dash table out either, so i must be very lucky and been pulled by the sensible side of vosa.
but then i am always polite and have a laugh with them and don’t give them any attitude so thats why i possibly get away with it
Are you having a laugh,pelmet??
A TNUK member and workmate of mine fitted frilly curtains, chrome mirror guards, chrome wheeltrims, spotlights etc to his wagon and md went ape and said the lights had to come off. Said driver then fitted blue leds to his grille. Guess what? Was told to take them off. Driver puts a hell of a lot of effort into his Foden, cleans it at weekends (he told me today 4hours polishing his diesel tank!) but at the end of the day it’s not his name on the doors…
Wheel Nut:
Dart Tag, Severn Tag, Go Box, Easy Pass, Italy Tag, Maut Box, Hungarian, Czech and Poland Vignettes, how the hell do you find room for frilly pelmets?
There are Polish vignetess no more, they now use Maut style Via Toll boxes