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Is a fire extinguisher required?

I seem to remember yes, but I don't have one in the car.
Well, I do; but it's an old ilegal halon one.

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Originally Posted by liveaboard (Post 13329371)

Is a fire extinguisher required?

I seem to remember yes, but I don't have one in the car.
Well, I do; but it's an old ilegal halon one.

No, it's not unless it's a collective transport vehicle or one that runs on gas.

Diesel / petrol / electric engined private vehicles aren't required to have one on board.

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Thanks; someone just told me that you can be fined by the GNR if you carry a fire extinguisher that is out of date; so better not to have one!

I'll keep one in my car anyway.

I have put out a few fires.

Yes, I was also the one who started them...

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I'm on lpg ,no fire extinguisher

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Originally Posted by dingg (Post 13329426)

I'm on lpg ,no fire extinguisher

This is from ACP :

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Extintor

Este Ã© outro elemento de seguranÃ§a obrigatÃ³rio nos veÃculos de transporte coletivo. No caso dos veÃculos de passageiros, os extintores deverÃ£o ter capacidade nÃ£o inferior a 2 kg e pertencer Ã s classes A, B, e C. SÃ³ devem ser colocados na bagageira caso constituam risco para a conduÃ§Ã£o ou seguranÃ§a dos passageiros se forem colocados, de modo acessÃvel, no habitÃ¡culo. TÃªm de estar carregados e em condiÃ§Ãµes de imediata utilizaÃ§Ã£o, alÃ©m de apresentarem bem legÃvel a validade e entidade responsÃ¡vel pela manutenÃ§Ã£o, operaÃ§Ã£o esta que deve ser feita anualmente.

Se o seu carro for movido a gÃ¡s, Ã© obrigatÃ³rio que tenha extintor em todas as ocasiÃµes, parado ou em circulaÃ§Ã£o. O extintor deve ser sempre acondicionado com um suporte de montagem, de preferÃªncia por baixo do banco do condutor.

Equipamentos de seguranÃ§a a ter no carro

Seems pretty specific, however I grant they don't quote a source and I haven't tracked down any accurate reference to a specific article of law in which that 2nd para is stated.

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Brought it across from the uk ,matriculation carried out no question about fire extinguisher, no question on the subsequent 6 ipos ,maybe I've been lucky ðŸ™‚

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In my opinion, everyone should carry a fire extinguisher anyway.
A small fire is really easy to put out, but it can become a big fire within a few minutes, that is NOT easy to put out.
But if you have a burning gas line; that would be a tough one.

Oh yeah; my car failed IPO anyway.

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Originally Posted by dingg (Post 13329474)

Brought it across from the uk ,matriculation carried out no question about fire extinguisher, no question on the subsequent 6 ipos ,maybe I've been lucky ðŸ™‚

If it were a legal obligation, I'd be more worried about a roadside stop than the annual inspection.

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I reckon it's NOT a legal requirement but a recommendation and that's the reason it's never been checked.

Well that's what my limited research shows (only legal requirement on commercial vehicles)

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I got my 25 year old car passed today; so it lives for another year.

I had to replace the front struts and the rear brakes.