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The stick really is a "fuck you", that Tesla fan boys will think is funny; I think it's funny someone spending so much money would accept that, maybe they've ne

The stick really is a "fuck you", that Tesla fan boys will think is funny; I think it's funny someone spending so much money would accept that, maybe they've never driven a wrong-handed car in the UK before and just don't realise how much of a hazard it is. That said, I'm more interested in why it's not illegal to intentionally sell brand new cars with the wrong handedness, in any country. There are several manoeuvres that become dangerous when you can't see properly due to being on the wrong side of the car.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
Tesla is basically not selling the S and X in the UK anymore. But they are still allowed to buy a LHD version for some reason, that must have more to do with UK’s own laws on fancier cars that they already import from Italy and Germany?
- alibarber 3y ago
  It's not illegal to sell or register a 'wrong-handed' car in the UK and most (all?) of Europe.
  - detaro 3y ago
    Definitively legal in all EU member countries (registration potentially with some adjustments, e.g. to correct the beam pattern of the lights).
- alias_neo 3y ago
  I'm not sure. Even Italian super cars in the UK are right hand drive, but with an import I can understand it being ok; the person buying it knows what's what, but I feel like Tesla (or anyone else) shouldn't be allowed to sell LHD direct to the public in the UK when we don't drive on the right.
- masklinn 3y ago
  Legally speaking there’s no issue with driving LHD in the UK, or RHD on the mainland, as long as you keep to the correct side of the road (which is a legal imposition).
  - okeuro49 3y ago
    > as long as you keep to the correct side of the road (which is a legal imposition). And a physical one.
    - masklinn 3y ago
      Other drivers are usually quite accommodating, to the extent that they can be. The number of wrong-way drivers who don’t immediately die is impressive.
sph 3y ago
> I'm more interested in why it's not illegal to intentionally sell brand new cars with the wrong handedness I reckon because cars are a very popular hobby, especially if you're rich and you really want to have a car which is made for another market. I don't think there's anything wrong with that: it's more dangerous, but they make up such a small percentage of cars on the road that it's not worth spending legislative and political capital on.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago

Tesla is basically not selling the S and X in the UK anymore. But they are still allowed to buy a LHD version for some reason, that must have more to do with UK’s own laws on fancier cars that they already import from Italy and Germany?

alibarber 3y ago
It's not illegal to sell or register a 'wrong-handed' car in the UK and most (all?) of Europe.
- detaro 3y ago
  Definitively legal in all EU member countries (registration potentially with some adjustments, e.g. to correct the beam pattern of the lights).
alias_neo 3y ago
I'm not sure. Even Italian super cars in the UK are right hand drive, but with an import I can understand it being ok; the person buying it knows what's what, but I feel like Tesla (or anyone else) shouldn't be allowed to sell LHD direct to the public in the UK when we don't drive on the right.
masklinn 3y ago
Legally speaking there’s no issue with driving LHD in the UK, or RHD on the mainland, as long as you keep to the correct side of the road (which is a legal imposition).
- okeuro49 3y ago
  > as long as you keep to the correct side of the road (which is a legal imposition). And a physical one.
  - masklinn 3y ago
    Other drivers are usually quite accommodating, to the extent that they can be. The number of wrong-way drivers who don’t immediately die is impressive.

sph 3y ago

> I'm more interested in why it's not illegal to intentionally sell brand new cars with the wrong handedness I reckon because cars are a very popular hobby, especially if you're rich and you really want to have a car which is made for another market. I don't think there's anything wrong with that: it's more dangerous, but they make up such a small percentage of cars on the road that it's not worth spending legislative and political capital on.