Barbados announced a three-month tint-enforcement pause in 2025

The transport ministry also reported a rear-windscreen adjustment, followed by testing guidance and a December enforcement deadline.

By Tint News · AI-assisted, source-based reporting

Published October 14, 20261 min read

Historical briefingThis is a newly published summary of an earlier development. Original news/source date: September 1, 2025. The publication date above records when Tint News published this article.

Ministry publication of the enforcement-moratorium announcement; not an independently resolved statutory commencement date.September 1, 2025 · Barbados

ContextHistorical announcement with later implementation context. Statutory commencement is not independently resolved; the sourced enforcement dates are reported as agency announcements.

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Barbados’ Ministry of Transport and Works announced a three-month pause in enforcement of new vehicle-tint rules in a statement published September 1, 2025. The ministry also reported an adjustment to the rear-windscreen standard, reducing the required visible light transmission from 70% to 20%.

The announcement followed an August 27 stakeholder meeting and Cabinet consideration the next day. The ministry said motorists needed more time to comply because installers could not meet demand. It also said public-service vehicles, including route taxis and minibuses, would follow the same tint requirements.

A September 5 testing notice listed minimum light transmission of 70% for the front windscreen, 25% for front-side windows and 20% for rear glass. It allowed a three-percentage-point measurement margin and announced two testing locations for the moratorium period.

The Licensing Authority’s later November 14 notice identified December 1, 2025 as the approaching enforcement deadline. These dated notices document the implementation timetable; this account does not treat the ministry’s differing commencement wording as proof of a separate statutory change.

Sources & reporting notes

A Three-Month Moratorium on Enforcement of New Tint Laws Barbados Ministry of Transport and Works · Source dated September 1, 2025
Tint Testing Sites to Open from Monday, September 8, 2025 until end of Moratorium Barbados Ministry of Transport and Works · Source dated September 5, 2025
Barbados Licensing Authority Statement on Tint Regulation Barbados Ministry of Transport and Works · Source dated November 14, 2025

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