Ive just spoken to Rich at Nubodi as my MOT is due the end of May 2017. He says the DVLA states if the vehicle was originally fitted with an airbag or airbags then they have to be present and working correctly for the vehicle to pass the MOT test. Removing them along with the controllers and wiring or fitting emulators will not be accepted. This is regardless of a name change on the log book. This has been confirmed by DVLA and several MOT testers.
He also says he does not believe the airbags work on Z3's as he was a passenger in one with a massive frontal impact and they never deployed, also they have had several CAT C write-offs through their workshops with airbags intact. This does not affect the law though.
So you have two choices, put everything back in once a year or find a tester with common sense. If anyone has one of these perhaps we should start a database but obviously not print it anywhere.
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