Land Transport Authority reminds motorists that window tinting on the front window should not be less than 70% and rear and side windows should not be less than 60% visible light transmittance. This means that your front window cannot be more than 30% dark and your side and rear windows cannot be more than 40% dark. A full explanation is provided below for your information.
If you present, your vehicle for test at either an LTA facility or an Authorised Test Facility or your vehicle is subject to a roadside check and your window tint is found to exceed the legal limits you will be required to remove the window tinting immediately.
The LTA have sophisticated digital window tint meters properly calibrated which Officers are trained to use to measure the tint intensity.
Unauthorised Vehicle Lighting
The fitting or modification of vehicle lighting which deviates from the manufacturer’s standard specification is prohibited. Specifically, the display of coloured lighting fitted on the front sides, roof and rear of any vehicle is not allowed.
Neither is the fitting of any flashing, strobe, or rotating beacons permitted other than on approved vehicles.
All lamps apart from the vehicle manufacturers must be approved by LTA prior to fitment.
Headlamp beam alignment must be checked annually on dip and high beam to prevent causing temporary blindness to the drivers on on-coming vehicles. Necessary adjustments must be made by a skilled motor technician to ensure compliance.
Non-functioning brake lights constitute an offence. If you have a brake light which is non-operational get it repaired as soon as possible.
Rear number plate lights – these must be fully functioning at all times.
Vehicle Lighting is important to see and be seen in the hours of darkness or when there is poor visibility especially during rain.
Explanation of how window tinting is calculated:
Car window tinting films are measured in visible light transmission (VLT) levels, which is measured as percentage. So when you see a window tint being referred to as a percentage, this is the VLT.
So what does the percentage actually mean?
In simple terms, the VLT is the percentage of light that the film allows to pass through. So a 5% VLT film is very dark as it only lets though 5% of visible light and a 70% film is very light as it lets through 70%.
However, this doesn’t mean that when you apply a 5% tint to your car window it will only allow 5% of light through. The glass in car windows already has a slight tint to it of around 80%.
To calculate the actual VLT of the glass with film applied to it, you need to multiply the VLT of the window tint applied by the VLT of the glass. e.g applying a 5% film to glass with an 80% tint to it, you would multiply 5% x 80% = (0.05×0.80) x100 = 4%. So the glass and window tint would have a combined VLT of 4%.
Is there a way to test my windows for their current VLT %?
As a matter of fact, there is!
Most installers will be able to tell you with one look and be correct within about 5%, that is because they do this all day, every day, and they get to know the product pretty quickly. The LTA enforcement officials and many professionals use a device to get a VLT reading that is extremely precise.
Samuel Simpson
Chief Executive Officer
Contact us on Tel: 339 2166 or Toll Free: 0800 334 2886
Email: help@lta.com.fj or Visit our website: www.lta.com.fj