Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
39Television receivers and visual display units
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39 Television receivers and visual display units
(1) A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a light vehicle so that any part of the image on the screen is visible to the driver from the normal driving position.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to –
(a) a television receiver or visual display unit that cannot be operated when the light vehicle is moving; or
(b) a driver's aid in any vehicle or destination sign in a bus.
| Examples of driver’s aids: | Closed-circuit television security cameras, dispatch systems, navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment, rearview screens, ticket-issuing machines, vehicle-monitoring devices |
(3) A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a light vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that –
(a) does not obscure the driver's view of the road; and
(b) does not impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.