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Originally Posted by jambutty
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:
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:
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.
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Jambutty i am not wrong if you had bothered to read the whole page you will see it says "Current laws require bells to be fitted to new bikes before being sold, but cyclists do not have to keep them on. Ministers want to close the loophole when harmonised European Union cycle construction standards are enforced this autumn." This is in the 5th paragragh! the paper is saying they intend to make it law for you to have to use the bell which is not current law but the law IS that the bike has to be sold with a bell this has been the law since 2004 a simple google will show you this.