He's right. I've been driving around with a broken right side mirror and cops haven't stopped me for it, even if they do notice it.

That's some bullshit right there

should've mentioned i live in the uk

Would've been a GREAT idea mate...

Yeah you do. Otherwise they'd be optional when you bought your car!

there must be a wing mirror on the drivers side and either of the other two, that's how it is

i don't know where you got this optional idea

What you're saying is that you only need 2 out of 3 mirrors every car has. If that were the case, why do all cars come with 3 mirrors -legally- as standard? If it was not a legal obligation, it would be an option discussed with customers when they buy a car as to which mirrors they would like.

Unless you can find the legislation, all of which can be found on the governments website, i'm calling bullshit.

UK MOT regs...

www.motuk.co.uk/manual_810.htm

Notice the 'or' between point b and c.

I still thinking only a moron drives around with a mirror folded in.

hell if i know

i can't find it, but google searches bring up plenty of results saying you only need the two

that seems like a sensible idea

in the uk it must also be 2, my sister hasn't had a right wing mirror for months and she hasn't been stopped once

I'm in the UK as well and i've always been told you need 3 mirrors. If you didn't, why do they make such a big deal about you checking your mirrors during lessons and on your test? I failed my first test for not checking my wing mirrors. It just doesn't make sense, to me.