Is there a law ...

in your country that dictates how old a car can be before being pulled of from running on the road? Lately, here in my country, some official has been considering to limit cars older than 10 years from driving on the road which I think is a load of crap.

 

I think that's a pretty dumb law, a car can be old and well looked after and still as roadworthy as any other car that uses the road. I'm a fan of old cars I think they rock! Some old cars look and style is more appealing to me than a lot of new cars that have come out. Plus I think one's chances of surviving an accident in old is better 'cuz they were still made of hard and heavy steel and not all these soft and light materials that cars are made with these days.

 

Ah ok heavy, I did not know about the crumple zones, the talk amung people in my country is that old cars are better because they're 'built to last' and use thicker metal etc. I'll be sure to mention the crumple zones next time I get into a conversation about cars!

 

Unfortunately, environmental issue was the least of their concern. Their reason for such a ruling was because old cars are the main cause of road accidents. They claimed that the high statistics was due to too many old cars driving on the road. The law isn't finalized or passed yet, I hope that it won't because this is just ridiculous.

 

Yeah I hope they don't either, no law like that where I live but I still think it's a dumb law, what is the local government going to do? give everyone who owns an old car a new one? lol

 

Currently there is no law regarding how old a car should be to stay on the road. However , there is a recent law that states that if a car is older than fourteen years then a mechanical report must be presented before the owner can take it for licensing and insuring. The funny thing is there may be more cars here over fourteen years than under.

 

It's always easy to set a law or a rule but enforcing the rule is another question. The problem with laws like this is that there are too many vehicles on the road and too little manpower to make sure every old car is examined. Law enforcers ain't going to stop every car they think is old and check whether it has been inspected for road use.

 

We don't have a law like that in the US and while I can see why there might be some consideration for laws such as this one (emissions, safety equipment, etc.) I don't think it's practical to outlaw all cars that are older than 10 years old. My car is 13 years old and is well maintained. I have plenty of safety features on my car and it doesn't leak oil or have issues with emmissions. But not everyone takes care of their vehicles, so nweer cars can exhibit some of the same problems as older cars, so it doens't make sense to arbitrarily put a age restriction on cars.

 

Just to update on the latest news regarding this law. It's good news to me, the law got rejected when it got tabled. Both sides of the political divide thought that it was a ridiculous suggestion. Phew, now I don't have to worry about my car reaching over 10 years now.

 

Yes, there are such rules. In fact, it is brought in to keep the environment clean, as the fuel burning efficiency of cars drop as years pass. So, then it becomes more polluting. That is the reason for such laws.

 

Yeah I totally agree with that, there's nothing wrong with an old car if it's well serviced and maintained, there is no reason to take it off the road.

 

As far as I know, there are no States here that have an arbitrary cut off date for a vehicle. However, some do have some really anal retentive laws regarding emissions that might cause an older rig to be an issue. Even in those states, there are ways to have classic cars though.

 

I think that law exists in most country, but to be honest I don't know how many years it's on my country. I suppose at least 20 years cars should be allowed to drive.

 

I may have to agree that cars older than 30 years can be dangerous and should only be allowed in certain situations, though a 10 or even a 15 years old car can be pretty safe. Here you can see a lot of cars from 1998+ driving around on daily basis. Our Renault Clio is 14 years old and has a lot of safety features such as 4 airbags, ABS, etc.

 

That is a load of crap! In the US, I do not believe there is a limit. You just can not drive a car if it does not pass emission, but this exclude older cars; not sure what year it has to be. Now emissions are a bunch of crap! Your car drives fine, but because the stupid code says something in your car is not functioning right you have to pay to get it fix, before your birthday so you can pass emission and drive your car. And if you never get it fix, then you have no car. Stupid!!

 

Not that I know of. I have seen some really old cars over here still circulating, so I'm not sure they actually have a law to pul those cars, I don't think the owners of those cars wouldn't be too happy about it. I know I wouldn't, because some people can't afford a better car!

 

I am not sure either, but I recall a few years ago there were tax benefits for those buying a new car and returning the very old ones, but I think there's no law forbidding an old car to be on the roads, what about the classics in that case?