Includes failures of controls specifically dedicated to restraining vehicle occupants, including provision and design of operator or passenger restraints, secure anchorage, restraint requirements and alarms or equivalent controls that detect disengagement, across road, agricultural, public-transport and comparable vehicles.
What is not included
Excludes generic vehicle approval, maintenance, driving, seating-comfort or collision-risk concerns where no vehicle occupant-restraint deficiency is identified.
Excludes restraints used in police custody, patient transport or other non-vehicle restraint contexts unless the assertion concerns restraint of an occupant during vehicle travel.
Excludes child-seat, wheelchair-securing or specialist restraint systems when the report supports a separately named and narrower safety concern.
Excludes vehicle design, barriers, handholds or general collision-impact mitigation where no occupant-restraint control is deficient.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Department for Transport6
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency2
Backhouse Jones Limited1
British Army1
British Healthcare Trades Association1
Fentons1
General Optical Council1
Health and Safety Executive1
Ministry of Defence1
Next of kin1
Office of the Chief Coroner1
Optare PLC1
Patient Transport (UK) Limited1
R.J. Bateman (Engineering) Limited1
Rose Builders Ltd1
Ministerial department7
Private limited company4
Road and vehicle agency2
Type not available2
Community interest company1
Coronial office1
Health and care professional regulator1
Public limited company1
Registered charity1
Sub-organisation1
Trade association1
Transport research body1
Transport sector body1
Workplace safety regulator1
Reports and published responses 13 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
Manchester South
Concerns raised1
Failure to assess and maintain adequate vehicle occupant-restraint fit for the wheelchair and wheelchair user
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
York and North Yorkshire
Concerns raised1
Lack of legal requirements for restraint of passengers travelling in the rear areas of motorhomes
Linked response
Department for Transport
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Department for Transport
Require seat belts for all travelling seats in newly registered motor caravans and identify unsuitable unbelted seats with signage.
Department for Transport
Publish guidance advising motor-caravan passengers to use forward- or rearward-facing seats equipped with three-point seat belts.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Department for Transport
The existing regulatory framework is considered proportionate and sufficient for the range and age of motor caravans operating on the roads.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
York and North Yorkshire
Concerns raised1
Lack of required rear-area seat-belt restraint in motorhomes
Linked response
Department for Transport
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Department for Transport
The existing regulatory framework is considered proportionate and sufficient for the range and age of motor caravans operating on roads.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Concerns raised1
Lack of required passenger seatbelts on buses undertaking predominantly rural, high-speed journeys
Linked response
Department for Transport
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Department for Transport
Write to the Confederation of Passenger Transport highlighting appropriate vehicle selection, including consideration of seat-belt-fitted vehicles.
Department for Transport
Write to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner to raise awareness of appropriate vehicle selection and seat-belt provision.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.3
Department for Transport
The existing regulatory framework provides appropriate and proportionate safeguards, so no broader regulatory change is considered necessary.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
Department for Transport
Standard-service operators are responsible for choosing vehicles appropriate to the intended operation; local authorities may specify vehicle requirements for contracted services.
Redirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
Department for Transport
Traffic commissioners must determine whether their powers can restrict particular buses from particular roads through Traffic Regulation Conditions.
Redirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
East London
Concerns raised1
Failure to secure patients safely in the transport vehicle
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Essex
Concerns raised1
Failure of employees to wear vehicle seat belts
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
South Wales Central
Concerns raised1
Lack of a legal requirement for riders of this class of vehicle to wear seatbelts
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
Department for Transport
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Department for Transport
Seat belts are expected to offer few benefits for motor tricycles and may exacerbate injuries by closely coupling riders to vehicles in collisions.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Surrey
Concerns raised2
HSE guidance suggesting that operator seat restraints may not be needed or are inappropriate for self-propelled sprayers
Lack of appropriate operator seat restraints on self-propelled sprayers
Linked responses
Health and Safety Executive
R.J. Bateman (Engineering) Limited
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
Health and Safety Executive
Consider revising HSE guidance wording to better inform vehicle choice when working on slopes.
R.J. Bateman (Engineering) Limited
Redesign sprayer cabs to include seat restraints and fit one to every vehicle before it leaves the workshop.
Health and Safety Executive
Raise seat-restraint concerns at the next appropriate agricultural machinery safety standards meeting for consideration in future revisions.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.3
Health and Safety Executive
Guidance cannot recommend seat restraints for non-ROPS vehicles because restraints may increase injury risk during overturns.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
R.J. Bateman (Engineering) Limited
The secure cab enclosure was considered sufficient to protect drivers without requiring operator seat restraints.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
Health and Safety Executive
Universal seat restraints cannot be advocated because restraints may increase overturn injury risk where sprayers lack suitable ROPS.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Cumbria
Concerns raised1
Failure of senior officers to enforce safety harness standing orders
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
Ministry of Defence
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
Ministry of Defence
Issue safety directions to commanding officers of units equipped with wheeled armoured vehicles.
South Lincolnshire
Concerns raised2
Failure to prohibit use of seat-belt clips producing loose and ineffective seat belts
Continued sale of seat-belt clips that produce loose and ineffective seat belts
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.