Quote from: Dextrous63 on October 18, 2026, 05:37:32 PMI'd check whether they're MOT compliant since, by definition, they reduce visibility. 

Good thinking, Dex.

I have just googled that question and find the answers a bit confusing.   It seems a bit of a grey area.
It seems they are not illegal, and won't be a fail on an MOT,   BUT,  there are rules to be followed too.
e.g. not hanging too low and blocking vision,  not being able to fold away completely when not is use etc.

Here is more info:

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MOT Rules and Compliance

• Obstruction to View: According to the GOV.UK MOT Inspection Manual, a driver's sun visor is only recorded as a defect or a reason for failure if it cannot be stowed in the 'off-screen' position and drops down to obstruct the driver's view through the swept area of the windscreen. [1, 2]
• Stowage: The extension or the visor itself must fold, flip, or tuck completely out of the way when not in use. If an extension is rigid, loose, or permanently hangs down into your primary field of vision, it will fail the MOT. [1, 2]
• Missing Visors: Interestingly, missing a driver's sun visor entirely is not an automatic MOT failure; testers will typically pass the car and issue an advisory note. However, a visor/extension that falls down and blocks sightlines will fail. [1, 2]

Additional Risks (Roadside & Highway Code)

• Police Enforcement: Even if an extension passes an MOT, police can pull you over and issue penalties under Construction and Use regulations if any accessory severely restricts your forward or side visibility.

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Would sitting on a box and tying blocks of wood to your feet help?

Why do they wait until the 6th April?  Why not the start of the month?  After all, that'd be prosaically appropriate 😬😬

Great to hear you're feeling a bit more chipper today Mups and gaining some benefit.... dragging bags of compost! What were you thinking? Can't you coax a nice young hunk to do that for you? 

And to think ...if your heads already spinning ... that the New Year used to be the end of March, not December ..... the taxman is about the only institution left following the old New Year. 

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I got a pair of dark glasses that clip over my driving glasses, they do help a bit but not enough. Depends on the sun's position. They are great in the summer but not so much now. I don't know about these sun visors.

I'd check whether they're MOT compliant since, by definition, they reduce visibility.  

My head's spinning, depending on which calendar one wants to use as the datum (no pun intended) point 😉😬

The Julian calendar had got ahead of the solar date so they took 11 days off it to get it in sync and put in leap years to keep it that way when they made the Gregorian calendar.

If they'd been doing the clocks back on last Sunday in October with the Julian calendar that would be earlier than it should be by current reckoning