There's a discussion on a newsgroup I read about the law regarding in-car TVs and whether they are specifically illegal in the UK.

Does anyone know whether they are or whether they would be covered under another law?

I suspect the empeg visualisations are related to the issue - were they disabled for product liability reasons? The Pioneer units have similar, but crappier, fixed animations running all the time. (Though the OEL displays are sweet!)

Gareth