Bull bar on your Thar: has any of you actually been stopped for it?
@host_thar · 1 week ago
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I finally read something solid on this instead of another WhatsApp forward, the club piece on what MoRTH's circular and two High Court orders say about bull bars and crash guards.
My takeaway. The ministry's advisory told states to act against bull bars, crash guards and push bars as unauthorised alteration under Section 52, calling them a risk to pedestrians and occupants, and the Tribune's report puts the driver's first offence fine at Rs 1,000. A manufacturer then went to the Delhi High Court and challans were stayed for a stretch, which is why enforcement feels like a coin toss depending on your state.
I have kept my LX on its factory nose so far, mostly because nobody has offered me the legality in writing.
Your turn. Year, variant, kilometres, whether the guard came off the dealer's accessory list, and what the advisor said when you asked if it was legal. Anyone been pulled over in Kerala or Delhi?
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yash_bose· 6 days agoSame here Bheem, my Thar is still stock up front. Never got a straight answer from any accessory shop in Mysuru either, they just shrug and sell it. Karnataka traffic police haven't pulled me over for it yet but I am not keen on testing that during monsoon when visibility and braking distance already go for a toss. Anyone from Bangalore side actually got challaned for this?
