SIR - As a fellow motor home owner, I was also confused regarding the seat belt regulations (T&A, June 27) and found valuable information on Motorhome Facts' web page www.motorhomefacts.com.

We asked the Department for Transport for their interpretation on the law as it applies to seatbelts fitted in motor homes and this is the essence of their reply.

There is currently no legal requirement to have seat belts fitted to side-facing seats or seats that make up the accommodation area.

Regulation 46 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 states motor caravans first used on or after April 1, 1982, but before October 1, 1988, shall be equipped with anchorage points for the driver's seat and specified passenger seat (if any).

Motor caravans first used on or after October 1, 1988, shall be equipped with anchorage points for the driver's seat and any forward-facing front seat.

However, this does not preclude manufacturers fitting seat belts to forward facing or rearward facing seats within the accommodation area if they wish to do so. Where seat belts are fitted they must be worn.

Seats in the rear of a campervan/motor home do not, at present, require seatbelts (whether forward, rearward or sideways facing) and it is not illegal to carry unrestrained passengers in them while travelling, providing the vehicle is not overloaded.

Hope this helps.

Stuart Williams, Crook Farm. Baildon