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The amount of love for tyranny and hate for Elon is unreal. The UK definitely allows other bigger and more dangerous vehicles besides the Cybertruck, as proven

The amount of love for tyranny and hate for Elon is unreal. The UK definitely allows other bigger and more dangerous vehicles besides the Cybertruck, as proven by the fact that other countries allow thousands of Cybertrucks and electric Hummers. So it really is a matter of having adequate insurance and permits at the end of the day.

Protonnumber 2y ago
Its not a mere issue of size, it fails to comply with UK pedestrian safety laws.
- wakawaka28 2y ago
  Is huge delivery truck safer for pedestrians than a Cybertruck? This sounds like a paperwork issue and not a legitimate safety issue.
  - crustycoder 2y ago
    Is the cybertruck a commercial or a passenger vehicle? If tesla want to reclassify it as a commercial vehicle then they can do the conformity testing under those regulations, and then it will be subject to all the other rules such as class of license needed to drive it, having a tacho, having a speed limiter etc. If they want to sell it as a passenger vehicle then it needs to comply with those regulations - which, by the way, are still the same as the EU ones, so this isn't a UK-only issue.
crustycoder 2y ago
To be legal in the UK, vehicles have to have a certificate of conformity, getting one is the responsibility of the manufacturer. Tesla have done that for their other models, but not for cybertruck. I assume that's because the have decided the costs of getting cybertruck compliant with UK regulations would be too high, or not practical. That's a business decision made by Tesla, not victimisation of poor old Elon, whatever the Musk fanbois think.
- wakawaka28 2y ago
  I'm not a Tesla fan but that sounds like a boring paperwork issue and not a real safety issue, as far more dangerous things are 100% legal to roll on UK roads 24/7. And to my original point, if this vehicle isn't permitted, cheering for it to be destroyed is a tyrannical anti-Elon response. I don't have to be an Elon fan to call that attitude out as deranged.

Protonnumber 2y ago

Its not a mere issue of size, it fails to comply with UK pedestrian safety laws.

wakawaka28 2y ago
Is huge delivery truck safer for pedestrians than a Cybertruck? This sounds like a paperwork issue and not a legitimate safety issue.
- crustycoder 2y ago
  Is the cybertruck a commercial or a passenger vehicle? If tesla want to reclassify it as a commercial vehicle then they can do the conformity testing under those regulations, and then it will be subject to all the other rules such as class of license needed to drive it, having a tacho, having a speed limiter etc. If they want to sell it as a passenger vehicle then it needs to comply with those regulations - which, by the way, are still the same as the EU ones, so this isn't a UK-only issue.

crustycoder 2y ago

To be legal in the UK, vehicles have to have a certificate of conformity, getting one is the responsibility of the manufacturer. Tesla have done that for their other models, but not for cybertruck. I assume that's because the have decided the costs of getting cybertruck compliant with UK regulations would be too high, or not practical. That's a business decision made by Tesla, not victimisation of poor old Elon, whatever the Musk fanbois think.

wakawaka28 2y ago
I'm not a Tesla fan but that sounds like a boring paperwork issue and not a real safety issue, as far more dangerous things are 100% legal to roll on UK roads 24/7. And to my original point, if this vehicle isn't permitted, cheering for it to be destroyed is a tyrannical anti-Elon response. I don't have to be an Elon fan to call that attitude out as deranged.