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Is driving without a wing mirror illegal?
The driver's side wing mirror on my daughter's Honda Jazz has been broken (she caught it on a post while reversing). She has it taped up and cannot see to the rear of the car in it. A replacement is £300+ from a Honda dealer and not much less elsewhere. Is this illegal and an MoT failure?
Asked on 3 April 2018 by Michael Potter
Answered by
Honest John
Yes, it's illegal. It's not illegal to drive without the passenger side wing mirror, provided the other two mirrors (offside wing mirror and interior mirror) are intact. However, you legally need two working mirrors and one must be on the driver's side. It's also a definite MoT failure and actually quite dangerous these days. You might be able to get a used replacement on eBay or from a used parts consolidator.
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