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>If I'm ever (god forbid!) forced to buy a new car the first thing I will be doing is ripping out or physically destroying the built in cellular modem. Which w
by SunlitCat 2y ago
>If I'm ever (god forbid!) forced to buy a new car the first thing I will be doing is ripping out or physically destroying the built in cellular modem.
Which would be illegal in the EU if that car is made after 2018. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECall
- bombcar 2y agoIt depends on if they have a "tampering with safety equipment" style law that applies - many times safety features must be equipped when sold but there's not actually a law against disabling or removing.
- BeFlatXIII 2y agoLaws are only as good as their enforcement. Are EU mechanics a bunch of snitches?