[jambutty]

Originally Posted by MUMMIBOO

Jambutty im am not wrong it must be a long time since you were looking for a bike at Halfords! here have a look at this http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...10/nbike10.xml.

I admit that it was well over a year since I found myself in Halfords but at that time none of the bikes on display had bells. However the salesperson was offering to put a bell on if the customer wanted him to. For a fee of course.

Do you know the difference between present and future tense?

Your original quote:

Dont you think its strange how its illegal for a bike to be sold without a BELL!

That is wrong. It is not illegal to sell a bike without a bell. Not yet!

Quote from the Telegraph, the link for which you so thoughtfully supplied:

Labour plans to bring in new laws requiring every bicycle to have a bell …..

That makes you wrong.

Having said all that it used to be a legal requirement for all bikes to have a bell or horn, if ridden on the public highway.