1989 No. 1796
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by–
- a
section 81 of the Road Traffic Act 19881, in so far as these Regulations revoke enactments having effect as if they had been made under that section;
- b
section 41 as read with section 43 of that Act as regards all other provisions of these Regulations,
and all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195 of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:–
PART IPRELIMINARY
Commencement, citation and revocationsI191
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st November 1989.
Statement under section 43(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988I202
1
The Secretary of State is satisfied that–
a
it is requisite that the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) which vary the requirements about the construction of the vehicles to which those provisions apply, shall apply as from 1st November 1989 to such of those vehicles as are registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 19714 before the expiration of one year from the making of these Regulations; and
b
notwithstanding that these provisions will then apply to those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be caused thereby.
2
The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are those set out in the Table below–
Number of regulation or Schedule | Nature of requirements |
|---|---|
Regulation 3(6) | Interpretation of requirements in relation to British Standard marks. |
Schedule 1 Table V | Invalid carriages with a maximum speed exceeding 4 mph to be fitted with direction indicators and hazard warning signal devices. |
Schedule 4 Part I paragraph 4 | The aim of dipped-beam headlamps |
InterpretationI213
1
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations–
a
to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.
b
to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference occurs, and
c
to a numbered or lettered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in the paragraph in which the reference occurs.
2
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any expressions for which there is an entry in column 1 of the Table has the meaning given against it in column 2 or is to be construed in accordance with directions given against it in that column.
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Expression | Meaning |
“The Act” | The Road Traffic Act 1988. |
“The Construction and Use Regulations” | The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 19865 |
“The Designation of Approval Marks Regulations” | The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 19796 |
F46“Abnormal load escort vehicle” | A vehicle which is clearly identifiable to other road users as a vehicle used for the purposes of escorting abnormal loads by having on its front suitable markings and on its sides and rear retro-reflective markings. |
F156“Adaptive front lighting system” | Has the same meaning as in ECE Regulation 48. |
“Agricultural vehicle” | A vehicle constructed or adapted for agriculture, grass cutting, forestry, land levelling, dredging or similar operations and primarily used for one or more of these purposes, and includes any trailer drawn by an agricultural vehicle. |
“Angles of visibility” | A requirement for a lamp or reflector fitted to a vehicle to have specified horizontal and vertical angles of visibility is a requirement that at least 50 per cent of the apparent surface must be visible from any point within those angles when every door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, cab or other movable part of the vehicle is in the closed position. |
“Apparent surface” | For any given direction of observation, is the orthogonal projection of a light-emitting surface in a plane perpendicular to the direction of observation and touching that surface. |
“Articulated bus” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Articulated vehicle” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Breakdown vehicle” | A vehicle used to attend an accident or breakdown or to draw a broken down vehicle. |
“Bus” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Caravan” | A trailer which is constructed (and not merely adapted) for human habitation. |
“cc” | Cubic centimetre or centimetres (as the case may be). |
“Circuit-closed tell-tale” | A light showing that a device has been switched on. |
“cm” | Centimetre or centimetres (as the case may be). |
“cm2” | Square centimetre or centimetres (as the case may be). |
“Combat vehicle” | A vehicle of a type described at item 1, 2 or 3 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 19797 |
“F11Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC” | Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27.7.76 (O.J.L262, 27.9.76, p.1) as amended by Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21.11.79 (O.J.L51, 25.2.80, p.8), Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17.3.82 (O.J.L109, 22.4.82, p.31), Council Directive 83/276/EEC of 26.5.83 (O.J.L151, 9.6.83, p.47), Commission Directive 84/8/EEC of 14.12.83 (O.J.L9, 12.1.84, p.24) and Commission Directive 89/278/EEC of 23.3.89 (O.J.L109, 20.4.89, p.38). |
F12“Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 91/663/EEC” | Council Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC and further amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (O.J.L366, 31.12.91, p.17). |
F91“Conspicuity marking” | A device intended to increase the conspicuity of a vehicle, when viewed from the side or rear, by the reflection of light emanating from a light source not connected to the vehicle, the observer being situated near the source. |
“Daytime hours” | The time between half an hour before sunrise and half an hour after sunset. |
F157“Daytime running lamp” | Has the same meaning as in ECE Regulation 48. |
“Dim-dip device” | A device which is capable of causing a dipped-beam headlamp to operate at reduced intensity. |
“Dipped beam” | A beam of light emitted by a lamp which illuminates the road ahead of the vehicle without causing undue dazzle or discomfort to oncoming drivers or other road users. |
“Direction indicator” | A lamp on a vehicle used to indicate to other road users that the driver intends to change direction to the right or to the left. |
“Dual-purpose vehicle” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Emergency vehicle” | A F47vehicle of any of the following descriptions–
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“End-outline marker lamp” | A lamp fitted near the outer edge of a vehicle in addition to the front and rear position lamps to indicate the presence of a wide vehicle. |
“Engineering plant” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Extreme outer edge” | In relation to a side of a vehicle, the vertical plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and coinciding with its lateral outer edge, disregarding the projection of–
|
“Front fog lamp” | A lamp used to improve the illumination of the road in front of a motor vehicle in conditions of seriously reduced visibility. |
“Front position lamp” | A lamp used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the front. |
“First used” | References to the date of first use of a vehicle shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3 (3) of the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Hazard warning signal device” | A device which is capable of causing all the direction indicators with which a vehicle, or a combination of vehicles, is fitted to operate simultaneously. |
“Headlamp” | A lamp used to illuminate the road in front of a vehicle and which is not a front fog lamp. |
F158“Headlamp cleaning device” | A complete device with which all or part of the light emitting surface of a headlamp or an adaptive front lighting system can be cleaned. |
“Headlamp levelling device” | Either–
|
“Home forces” | The naval, military or air forces of Her Majesty raised in the United Kingdom. |
“Home forces' vehicle” | A vehicle owned by, or in the service of, the home forces and used for naval, military or air force purposes. |
“Horse-drawn” | In relation to a vehicle, means that the vehicle is drawn by a horse or other animal. |
“Hours of darkness” | The time between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise. |
“Illuminated area” | The expression, in relation to a headlamp, front fog lamp and reversing lamp, in each case fitted with a reflector, means the orthogonal projection of the full aperture of the reflector on a plane (touching the surface of the lamp) at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to which the lamp is fitted. If the light-emitting surface extends over only part of the full aperture of the reflector, then the projection of only that part shall be taken into account. In the case of a dipped-beam headlamp, the illuminated area is limited by the apparent trace of the cut-off on the lens. The expression, in relation to any other lamp, means the part of the orthogonal projection of the light-emitting surface on a plane (touching the surface of the lamp) at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to which it is fitted, the boundary of which is such that if the straight edge of an opaque screen touches it at any point 98 per cent of the total intensity of the light is shown in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Accordingly, for the purposes of determining the lower, upper and lateral edges of the lamp, only a screen placed with its straight edge horizontally or vertically needs to be considered. |
“Industrial tractor” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Installation and performance requirements” | In relation to any lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, the requirements specified in the Schedules to these Regulations relating to that lamp, reflector, rear marking or device. |
“Invalid carriage” | A mechanically propelled vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of one person, being a person suffering from some physical defect or disability. |
“Kerbside weight” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“kg” | Kilogram or kilograms (as the case may be). |
F94“km/h” | Kilometre per hour or kilometres per hour (as the case may be). |
“Light-emitting surface” | In relation to a lamp, that part of the exterior surface of the lens through which light is emitted when the lamp is lit, and in relation to a retro reflector that part of the exterior surface of the retro reflector from which light can be reflected. |
“m” | Metre or metres (as the case may be). |
“Main beam” | A beam of light emitted by a headlamp which illuminates the road over a long distance ahead of the vehicle. |
F95“ Mandatory ECE conspicuity requirements” | The requirements specified in—
|
“Matched pair” | In relation to lamps, a pair of lamps in respect of which–
|
“Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle” | The expression means–
|
“Maximum gross weight” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Maximum height above the ground” | The height above which no part of the illuminated area in the case of a lamp, or the reflecting area in the case of a retro reflector, extends when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and when each tyre with which the vehicle is fitted is inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle. |
“Maximum speed” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Minimum height above the ground” | The height below which no part of the illuminated area in the case of a lamp, or the reflecting area in the case of a retro reflector, extends when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and when each tyre with which the vehicle is fitted is inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle. |
“mm” | Millimetre or millimetres (as the case may be). |
“Motor bicycle combination” | A combination of a solo motor bicycle and a sidecar. |
“Motor tractor” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Motorway” | Has the same meaning as in Schedule 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 198410. |
“Movable platform” | A platform which is attached to, and may be moved by means of, an extendible boom. |
“mph” | Mile per hour or miles per hour (as the case may be). |
“Obligatory” | In relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, means a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device with which a vehicle, its load or equipment is required by these Regulations to be fitted. |
“Operational tell-tale” | A warning device readily visible or audible to the driver and showing whether a device that has been switched on is operating correctly or not. |
“Optional” | In relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, means a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device with which a vehicle, its load or equipment is not required by these Regulations to be fitted. F96But, when used in the expression “Optional ECE conspicuity requirements”, shall be construed in accordance with the definition of that expression. |
F97“Optional ECE conspicuity requirements” | The requirements specified in—
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“Overall length” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Overall width” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Pair” | In relation to lamps, reflectors or rear markings means a pair of lamps, reflectors or rear markings, including a matched pair, one on each side of the vehicle, in respect of which the following conditions are met–
In the case of an asymmetric vehicle, those conditions shall be deemed to be met if they are as near as practicable to being met. |
“Passenger vehicle” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Pedal cycle” | A vehicle which is not constructed or adapted to be propelled by mechanical power and which is equipped with pedals, including an electrically-assisted pedal cycle prescribed for the purposes of section 189 of the Act and section 140 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. |
“Pedal retro reflector” | A retro reflector attached to or incorporated in the pedals of a pedal cycle or motor bicycle. |
“Pedestrian-controlled vehicle” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
F13“Prescribed sign” | a sign which is of a type shown in Schedule 21A and complies with the requirements of that Schedule. |
Have the same meaning as in the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations F1762019. | |
“Rear fog lamp” | A lamp used to render a vehicle more readily visible from the rear in conditions of seriously reduced visibility. |
“Rear position lamp” | A lamp used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the rear. |
“Rear retro reflector” | A retro reflector used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the rear. |
“Rear registration plate lamp” | A lamp used to illuminate the rear registration plate. |
“Reflecting area” | In relation to a retro reflector fitted to a vehicle, the area of the orthogonal projection on a vertical plane (touching the surface of the reflector)–
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“Reversing lamp” | A lamp used to illuminate the road to the rear of a vehicle for the purpose of reversing and to warn other road users that the vehicle is reversing or about to reverse. |
“Road clearance vehicle” | A mechanically propelled vehicle used for dealing with frost, ice or snow on roads. |
“Running lamp” | A lamp (not being a front position lamp, an end-outline marker lamp, headlamp or front fog lamp) used to make the presence of a moving motor vehicle readily visible from the front. |
“Separation distance” | In relation to two lamps or two retro reflectors the expression means, except where otherwise specified, the shortest distance between the orthogonal projections in a plane perpendicular to the longitidunal axis of the vehicle of the illuminated areas of the two lamps or the reflecting areas of the two reflectors. |
“Service braking system” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Side marker lamp” | A lamp fitted to the side of a vehicle or its load and used to render the vehicle more visible to other road users. |
“Side retro reflector” | A reflector fitted to the side of a vehicle or its load and used to render the vehicle more visible from the side. |
“Solo motor bicycle” | A motor bicycle without a sidecar. |
“Special equipment” | A movable platform fitted to a vehicle, the apparatus for moving the platform and any jacks fitted to the vehicle for stabilising it while the movable platform is in use. |
F130“Special forces” | Those units of the home forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director. |
F130“Special forces purposes” | The expression means, in relation to the use of a vehicle, the use of a vehicle by the special forces in response, or for training or practice in responding, to a national security emergency. |
“Special warning lamp” | A lamp, fitted to the front or rear of a vehicle, capable of emitting a blue flashing light and not any other kind of light. |
“Stop lamp” | A lamp used to indicate to road users that the brakes of a vehicle or combination of vehicles are being applied. |
F98“Traffic officer” | Has the same meaning as in section 15 of the Traffic Management Act 2004. |
“Traffic sign” | Has the same meaning given by section 64(1) of F14the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. |
“Trailer” | A vehicle constructed or adapted to be drawn by another vehicle. |
“Unrestricted dual-carriageway road” | A dual-carriageway within the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on which a motor vehicle may lawfully be driven at a speed exceeding 50 mph. |
“Unladen weight” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Visiting vehicle” | Has the meaning given by regulation 3(1) of the F15Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Regulations 1985. |
“Warning beacon” | A lamp that is capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light throughout 360° in the horizontal plane. |
“Wheel” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations (see also paragraph (7)). |
“Wheeled” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Work lamp” | A lamp used to illuminate a working area or the scene of an accident, breakdown or roadworks in the vicinity of the vehicle to which it is fitted. |
“Works trailer” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
“Works truck” | Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. |
3
Material designed primarily to reflect light is, when reflecting light, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as showing a light, and material capable of reflecting an image is not, when reflecting the image of a light, to be so treated.
4
In these Regulations a reference to one lamp, except in the case of a dipped-beam headlamp, a main-beam headlamp and a front fog lamp, includes any combination of two or more lamps, whether identical or not, having the same function and emitting light of the same colour, if it comprises devices the aggregate illuminated area of which occupies 60 per cent or more of the area of the smallest rectangle circumscribing those illuminated areas.
5
In these Regulations a reference to two lamps includes–
a
a single illuminated area which–
i
is placed symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle,
ii
extends on both sides to within 400 mm of the extreme outer edge of the vehicle,
iii
is not less than 800 mm long, and
iv
is illuminated by not less than two sources of light, and
b
any number of illuminated areas which–
i
are juxtaposed,
ii
if on the same transverse plane have illuminated areas which occupy not less than 60 per cent of the area of the smallest rectangle circumscribing their illuminated areas,
iii
are placed symmetrically in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle,
iv
extend on both sides to within 400 mm of the extreme outer edge of the vehicle,
v
do not have a total length of less than 800 mm, and
vi
are illuminated by not less than two sources of light.
6
Where a part fitted to a vehicle is required by these Regulations to be marked with a British Standard mark, the requirements shall not be regarded as met unless, in addition to being marked as required, the part complied with the relevant British Standard at the time when the part was first fitted to the vehicle.
7
A reference in these Regulations to the number of wheels of a vehicle shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3 of the Construction and Use Regulations.
8
A reference in a Schedule to there being no requirement in relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device is without prejudice to any other provision in these Regulations affecting same.
F999
In these Regulations, a reference to “ECE Regulation” followed by a number is a reference to the regulation of the same number annexed to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts and reciprocal recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 2nd March 1958 as revised and re-titled the Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these Prescriptions by an agreement at Geneva on 5th October 1995.
10
In these Regulations, a reference to ECE Regulation 48 is to that Regulation as amended by the 03 series of amendments (as in force on 12th June 2007) with the following modifications—
a
footnote 6 is omitted;
b
paragraph 6.21.4.1.3. is deemed to read “In the case of a motor vehicle first used before 10th October 2011 or a trailer manufactured before 10th October 2011, where it is impossible to achieve the value referred to in paragraph 6.21.4.1.2. above, the cumulative length may be reduced to 60 per cent.”;
c
paragraph 6.21.4.2.3. is deemed to read “In the case of a motor vehicle first used before 10th October 2011 or a trailer manufactured before 10th October 2011, where it is impossible to achieve the value referred to in paragraph 6.21.4.2.2. above, the cumulative length may be reduced to 60 per cent.”;
d
footnote 10 is omitted;
e
in paragraph 6.21.7.3. the reference to a “mandatory stop lamp” is deemed to be a reference to an obligatory stop lamp;
f
in paragraph 6.21.7.4. the words “at the discretion of the manufacturer” are omitted; and
g
paragraph 6.21 is deemed to contain the following paragraph inserted after paragraph 6.21.7.5.—
6.21.7.6. No conspicuity marking may be fitted unless it bears the international approval mark referred to in paragraph 5.4. of ECE Regulation 104 (as in force on 11th July 2008).
F2Equivalent standards3A
1
Nothing in these Regulations shall render unlawful any act or omission which would have been lawful were—
a
there to be substituted for any reference to a British Standard in these Regulations a reference to a corresponding standard, and
b
regulation 3(6) to apply in relation to that corresponding standard and the markings relating to that corresponding standard as it applies to a British Standard.
2
For the purposes of this regulation, “corresponding standard”, in relation to a relevant British Standard Specification, means—
a
a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of any State within the European Economic Area;
b
any international standard recognised for use as a standard by any State within the European Economic Area;
c
a technical specification or code of practice which, whether mandatory or not, is recognised for use as a standard by a public authority of any State within the European Economic Area,
where the standard, code of practice, international standard or technical specification provides, in relation to lamps, retro reflectors and rear markings, a level of safety equivalent to that provided by that British Standard Specification and contains a requirement as respects the marking of such parts equivalent to that provided by that instrument.
Exemptions—GeneralI224
1
Where a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used on or after a specified date it does not apply to any vehicle manufactured at least six months before that date.
2
Where an exemption from, or a relaxation of, a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used before a specified date it shall also apply to a motor vehicle first used on or after that date if it was manufactured at least six months before that date.
3
Nothing in these Regulations shall require any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to–
a
a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp,
b
an incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion,
c
a pedal cycle,
d
a pedestrian-controlled vehicle,
e
a horse-drawn vehicle,
f
a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, or
g
a combat vehicle.
4
Without prejudice to regulation 16, for the purposes of these Regulations a lamp shall not be treated as being a lamp if it is–
a
so painted over or masked that it is not capable of being immediately used or readily put to use; or
b
an electric lamp which is not provided with any system of wiring by means of which that lamp is, or can readily be, connected with a source of electricity.
F77Exemptions—Vehicle Examiners4A
1
Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations do not apply where a vehicle is being used on a road by a vehicle examiner and it is so used in order—
a
to submit the vehicle for an examination under section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for the purpose of ascertaining whether the examination is carried out in accordance with Regulations made under that section; or
b
to remove the vehicle following that examination.
2
This regulation shall only apply to a vehicle examiner who—
a
has been authorised in writing by the Secretary of State to use a vehicle for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(a) and (b); and
b
when using the vehicle for such a purpose, reasonably believes that any defects in that vehicle do not give rise to a danger of injury to any person while being so used.
3
In this regulation “vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Exemptions—Temporarily imported vehicles and vehicles proceeding to a port for exportI235
Part II of these Regulations does not apply to–
a
any vehicle having a base or centre in a country outside Great Britain from which it normally starts its journeys, provided that a period of not more than 12 months has elapsed since the vehicle was last brought into Great Britain;
b
a visiting vehicle;
c
any combination of two or more vehicles, one of which is drawing the other or others, if the combination includes any vehicle of the type mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b); or
d
a vehicle proceeding to a port for export,
if in each case the vehicle or combination of vehicles complies in every respect with the requirements about lighting equipment and reflectors relating thereto contained in the Convention on Road Traffic concluded at Geneva on 19th September 194912 or the International Convention relating to Motor Traffic concluded at Paris on 24th April 192613.
Exemptions—Vehicles towing or being towedI246
1
No motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and no pedal cycle or trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any rear position lamp, stop lamp, rear direction indicator, rear fog lamp or rear reflector whilst a trailer fitted with any such lamp or reflector is attached to its rear.
2
No trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any front position lamp whilst being drawn by a passenger vehicle.
3
No trailer is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any stop lamp whilst being drawn by a vehicle which is not required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any such lamp.
4
Paragraph (3) shall apply respectively to rear fog lamps and direction indicators as it applies to stop lamps.
5
No trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990 is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any stop lamp or direction indicator whilst being drawn by a motor vehicle fitted with one or two stop lamps and two or more direction indicators if the dimensions of the trailer are such that when the longitudinal axes of the drawing vehicle and the trailer lie in the same vertical plane such stop lamps and at last one direction indicator on each side of the vehicle are visible to an observer in that vertical plane from a point 6 m behind the rear of the trailer whether it is loaded or not.
6
No rear marking is required to be fitted to any vehicle by regulation 18 if another vehicle in a combination of which it forms part would obscure any such marking.
7
Where a broken-down vehicle is being drawn by another vehicle–
a
regulations 18 and 23 shall not apply to the broken-down vehicle between sunrise and sunset, and
b
between sunset and sunrise those regulations shall apply to the broken-down vehicle only in respect of rear position lamps and reflectors.
8
The references in paragraphs (3) and (4) to a vehicle which is required to be fitted with a lamp shall be construed as if paragraph (1) did not have effect.
Exemptions—Military vehiclesI257
1
Regulation 18 does not apply to a home forces' vehicle or to a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters whilst being used–
a
in connection with training which is certified in writing for the purposes of this regulation by a person duly authorised in that behalf to be training on a special occasion and of which not less than 48 hours' notice has been given by that person to the chief officer of police of every police area in which the place selected for the training is wholly or partly situate; or
b
on manoeuvres within such limits and during such period as may from time to time be specified by Order in Council under the Manoeuvres Act 195814.
2
Where not less than 6 nor more than 12 vehicles being home forces' vehicles or vehicles of a visiting force or of a headquarters are proceeding together in a convoy on tactical or driving exercises which are authorised in writing by a person duly authorised in that behalf, and of which not less than 48 hours' notice in writing has been given by that person to the chief officer of police of every police area through which it is intended that the convoy shall pass and the interval between any two vehicles in such convoy does not exceed 20 m–
a
front position lamps shall be required only on the vehicle leading the convoy; and
b
rear position lamps shall be required only on the rearmost vehicle provided that every other vehicle in the convoy carries a bright light under the vehicle illuminating either a part of the vehicle or anything attached to the vehicle or the road surface beneath the vehicle, in such a manner that the presence of the vehicle can be detected from the rear.
3
No lamp is required to be fitted to any home forces' vehicle or any vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters if the vehicle is constructed or adapted for combat and is such that compliance with these provisions is impracticable and it is fitted with two red rear position lamps and two red rear retro reflectors when on a road between sunset and sunrise. Such lamps and reflectors need not meet any of the requirements specified in Schedules 10 and 18.
4
Part II of these Regulations does not apply to a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters if the vehicle complies in every respect with the requirements as to lighting equipment and reflectors relating thereto contained in a Convention referred to in regulation 5.
Exemptions—Invalid carriagesI268
An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph is required by these Regulations to be fitted with lamps and reflectors only when it is used on the carriageway of a road between sunset and sunrise otherwise than for the sole purpose of crossing it.
Exemptions—Vehicles drawn or propelled by handI279
A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand which has an overall width, including any load, not exceeding 800 mm is required by these Regulations to be fitted with lamps and reflectors only when it is used on the carriageway of a road between sunset and sunrise other than–
a
close to the near side or left-hand edge of the carriageway, or
b
to cross the carriageway.
F1Exemptions—Tramcars9A
Parts II to IV of these Regulations do not apply to tramcars.
F43Modifications in relation to vehicles approved under the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 19969B
1
In this regulation—
“the Approval Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996;
“coefficient of luminous intensity” has the same meaning as in F100ECE Regulation 3 as amended by the 01 series of amendments (as in force on 20th March 1982);
F101...
“passenger vehicle approval certificate” means a Minister’s approval certificate in the form prescribed by the Approval Regulations which appears to have been issued on the basis that the vehicle is a vehicle to which Part II of those Regulations applies;
“relevant vehicle” means a vehicle—
- a
in respect of which a passenger vehicle approval certificate containing the letter “P” has been issued pursuant to regulation 12(2)(b) of the Approval Regulations; or
- b
which is a “transitional provision vehicle” as defined by Schedule 6 to the Approval Regulations in respect of which a passenger vehicle approval certificate containing the letter “A” has been issued pursuant to regulation 12(2)(c) of the Approval Regulations;
- a
“standard mark” means a mark which when applied to a lamp, reflector or device indicates compliance with the requirements of a particular instrument; and a reference to the instrument to which a standard mark relates shall be construed accordingly.
2
The requirements of the Schedules to these Regulations, so far as they require any lamp, reflector or device to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks), shall not apply to a lamp, reflector or device if it is fitted to a relevant vehicle and—
a
in the case of a lamp or device, it meets the requirements as to intensity; and
b
in the case of a reflector, it meets the requirements as to coefficient of luminous intensity,
of the instrument to which the standard mark (or as the case may be one of those standard marks) relates.
3
The requirements of these Regulations so far as they require headlamps (including a filament lamp fitted to a headlamp) fitted to a vehicle to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks) shall not apply to the headlamps fitted to a relevant vehicle if they emit sufficient light to illuminate the road in front of the vehicle on both main beam and dipped beam.
4
Table 1 of Schedule 1 shall apply to a vehicle in respect of which a passenger vehicle approval certificate has been issued as if the entry that relates to dim-dip devices and running lamps were omitted.
5
Paragraph (5) (markings) of Part I of Schedule 7 shall apply to a vehicle in respect of which a passenger approval certificate has been issued as if the vehicle were of a description falling within sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph.
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PART IIREGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FITTING OF LAMPS, REFLECTORS, REAR MARKINGS AND DEVICES
Colour of light shown by lamps and reflectorsI2811
1
No vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp F16or retro reflective material which is capable of showing a red light to the front, except–
a
a red and white chequered domed lamp, or a red and white segmented mast-mounted warning beacon, fitted to a fire service control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
b
a side marker lamp or a side retro reflector;
c
retro reflective material or a retro reflector designed primarily to reflect light to one or both sides of the vehicle and attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of–
F56i
a pedal cycle;
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
iii
a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination; or
iv
an invalid carriage; or
d
a traffic sign.
2
No vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp F17or retro reflective material which is capable of showing any light to the rear, other than a red light, except–
a
amber light from a direction indicator or side marker lamp;
b
white light from a reversing lamp;
c
white light from a work lamp;
d
light to illuminate the interior of a vehicle;
e
light from an illuminated rear registration plate;
f
light for the purposes of illuminating a taxi meter;
g
in the case of a bus, light for the purposes of illuminating a route indicator;
h
blue light and white light from a chequered domed lamp fitted to a police control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
i
white light from a red and white chequered domed lamp, or a red and white segmented mast-mounted warning beacon, fitted to a fire service control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
j
green light and white light from a chequered domed lamp fitted to an ambulance control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
k
blue light from a warning beacon or rear special warning lamp fitted to an emergency vehicle F131or to a vehicle used for special forces purposes, or from any device fitted to a vehicle used for police purposes;
l
amber light from a warning beacon fitted to–
i
a road clearance vehicle;
ii
a vehicle constructed or adapted for the purpose of collecting refuse;
iii
a breakdown vehicle;
iv
a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph or any trailer drawn by such a vehicle;
v
a vehicle having an overall width (including any load) exceeding 2.9 m;
vi
a vehicle used for the purposes of testing, maintaining, improving, cleansing or watering roads or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
vii
a vehicle used for the purpose of inspecting, cleansing, maintaining, adjusting, renewing or installing any apparatus which is in, on, under or over a road, or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
viii
a vehicle used for or in connection with any purpose for which it is authorised to be used on roads by an order under section 44 of the Act;
F57ix
a vehicle used for escort purposes;
x
a vehicle used by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for the purpose of testing fuels;
xi
a vehicle used for the purpose of surveying;
xii
a vehicle used for the removal or immobilisation of vehicles in exercise of a statutory power or duty;
m
green light from a warning beacon fitted to a vehicle used by a medical practitioner registered by the General Medical Council (whether with F80full or provisional registration);
n
yellow light from a warning beacon fitted to a vehicle for use at airports;
o
light of any colour from a traffic sign which is attached to a vehicle;
F58oa
amber light from a lamp attached to or incorporated in a pedal of a pedal cycle;
ob
white light or amber light from a lamp which is designed to emit light primarily to one or both sides of the vehicle, and is attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of—
i
a pedal cycle or;
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
p
reflected light from amber pedal retro reflectors;
q
reflected light of any colour from retro reflective material or a retro reflector designed primarily to reflect light to one or both sides of the vehicle and attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of–
F59i
a pedal cycle;
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
iii
a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination; or
iv
an invalid carriage;
r
reflected light from amber retro reflective material on a road clearance vehicle;
s
reflected light from yellow retro reflective registration plates;
F44sa
reflected blue, yellow and white light from a retro reflective plate displaying a distinguishing sign in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No. 2411/98;
F172sb
reflected light from a registration plate fixed to the rear of a trailer displaying a registration mark assigned to that trailer in accordance with regulations made under section 15 of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19);
t
reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a F18prescribed rear marking fitted in the appropriate manner to–
i
a motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight exceeding 7500 kg;
ii
a motor vehicle first used before 1st August 1982 having an unladen weight exceeding 3000 kg;
iii
a trailer having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg;
iv
a trailer manufactured before 1st August 1982 having an unladen weight exceeding 1000 kg;
v
a trailer which forms part of a combination of vehicles one of which is of a type mentioned in a previous item of this sub-paragraph;
vi
a load carried by any vehicle; F19...
u
reflected light from orange retro reflective material incorporated in a sign fitted to the rear of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 198116 or the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc) Regulations 198617
F20v
reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a prescribed sign and fitted to the rear of a bus; F102...
w
reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a sign fitted to the rear of a bus in accordance with paragraph (4)F103;
x
reflected light from a yellow conspicuity marking where the fitting of that marking complies with the mandatory or optional ECE conspicuity requirements; or
y
reflected light from yellow or orange retro reflective material fitted to the rear of a vehicle used for—
i
police,
ii
F138Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or, in England and Wales, fire and rescue authority,
F151iii
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iv
F141Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, or
v
traffic officer,
purposes
F152z
reflected light from yellow or orange retro reflective material fitted to the rear of a vehicle—
i
used for ambulance purposes, or
ii
used for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(t), a rear marking fitted to a vehicle is a prescribed rear marking fitted in the appropriate manner if the rear marking—
a
is a rear marking of a description specified in the entry applicable to that vehicle in the right hand column of paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 19, and
b
complies with paragraphs 2 to 7 of that Part of that Schedule.
4
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(w), a sign (“the secondary sign”) is fitted to the rear of a bus in accordance with this paragraph if—
a
a prescribed sign is also fitted to the rear of a bus;
b
the total area of the retro reflective material incorporated in the secondary sign is no greater than the area of the prescribed sign; and
c
the secondary sign satisfies the requirements specified—
i
in the case of a bus which is owned or hired by a F128local authority (within the meaning of the Education Act 1996) in connection with the exercise of its functions relating to education or any person managing an education establishment attended by children under the age of 16 years, in paragraph (5) or (6); or
ii
in any other case, in paragraph (6).
5
The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(c)(i) are that the secondary sign contains no words or other markings apart from words or markings identifying the F129local authority or the educational establishment (as the case may be).
6
The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(c)(ii) are that the secondary sign contains no words or other markings apart from words or other markings which—
a
indicate that children are on board the bus when it is in motion or likely to be on board the bus or in its vicinity when it is stationary, and
b
are calculated to reduce the risk of road accidents involving such children.
Movement of lamps and reflectorsI2912
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle to which, or to any load or equipment of which, there is fitted a lamp, reflector or marking which is capable of being moved by swivelling, deflecting or otherwise while the vehicle is in motion.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of–
a
a headlamp which can be dipped only by the movement of the headlamp or its reflector;
b
a headlamp which is capable of adjustment so as to compensate for the effect of the load carried by the vehicle;
c
a lamp or reflector which can be deflected to the side by the movement of, although not necessarily through the same angle as, the front wheel or wheels of the vehicle when turned for the purpose of steering the vehicle;
d
a headlamp or front fog lamp which can be wholly or partially retracted or concealed;
e
a direction indicator fitted to a motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986;
f
a work lamp;
g
a warning beacon;
h
an amber pedal retro reflector; F60...
i
retro reflective material or a retro reflector of any colour which is fitted so as to reflect light primarily to one or both sides of the vehicle and is attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of–
F61i
a pedal cycle;
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
iii
a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, or
iv
an invalid carriage;
F62j
a lamp which is designed to emit light primarily to one or both sides of the vehicle, and is attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of—
i
a pedal cycle;
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle; or
k
a lamp attached to or incorporated in a pedal of a pedal cycle.
Lamps to show a steady lightI3013
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp which automatically emits a flashing light.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of–
a
a direction indicator;
b
a headlamp fitted to an emergency vehicle F132or a vehicle used for special forces purposes;
c
a warning beacon or special warning lamp;
d
a lamp or illuminated sign fitted to a vehicle used for police purposes;
e
a green warning lamp used as an anti-lock brake indicator; F63...
f
lamps forming part of a traffic sign;
F64g
a front position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light (whether or not it is also capable of emitting a steady light) which is fitted to—
i
a pedal cycle; or
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
and which, if it is a lamp which is required to be fitted pursuant to regulation 18, is capable, when emitting a flashing light, of emitting light to the front of the pedal cycle, trailer or sidecar (as the case may be) of an intensity of not less than 4 candelas; or
h
a rear position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light (whether or not it is also capable of emitting a steady light) which is fitted to—
i
a pedal cycle; or
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
and which, if it is a lamp which is required to be fitted pursuant to regulation 18, is capable, when emitting a flashing light, of emitting light to the rear of the pedal cycle, trailer or sidecar (as the case may be) of an intensity of not less than 4 candelas.
Filament lampsI3114
1
Where a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 or any trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985 is equipped with any lamp of a type that is required by any Schedule to these Regulations to be marked with an approval mark, no filament lamp other than a filament lamp referred to in the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations in–
a
regulation 4 and Schedule 2, items 2 or 2A, 8, 20, 37 or 37A; or
b
regulation 5 and Schedule 4, item 18,
shall be fitted to any such lamp.
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General requirements for electrical connectionsI3215
1
Every motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 shall be so constructed that every position lamp, side marker lamp, end-outline marker lamp and rear registration plate lamp with which the vehicle is fitted is capable of being switched on and off by the operation of one switch and, save as provided in paragraph (2), not otherwise.
2
Sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) shall not prevent one or more position lamps from being capable of being switched on and off independently of any other lamp referred to in that sub-paragraph.
Restrictions on fitting blue warning beacons, special warning lamps and similar devicesI3316
No vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle F133or a vehicle used for special forces purposes, shall be fitted with–
a
a blue warning beacon or special warning lamp, or
b
a device which resembles a blue warning beacon or a special warning lamp, whether the same is in working order or not.
Obligatory warning beaconsI3417
1
Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on an unrestricted dual-carriageway road any motor vehicle with four or more wheels having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph unless it or any trailer drawn by it is fitted with at least one warning beacon which–
a
complies with Schedule 16, and
b
is showing an amber light.
2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to–
a
any motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1947; and
b
any motor vehicle, or any trailer being drawn by it, to which paragraph (1) would otherwise apply, when that vehicle or trailer is on any carriageway of an unrestricted dual-carriageway road for the purpose only of crossing that carriageway in the quickest manner practicable in the circumstances.
F42Signs on buses carrying children17A
1
Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—
a
a prescribed sign is fitted to the front of the bus and is plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus, and
b
a prescribed sign is fitted to the rear of the bus and is plainly visible to road users behind the bus.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply where a bus is on a bus service of a description specified in paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Fuel Duty Grant (Eligible Bus Services) Regulations 1985.
3
For the purposes of this regulation—
a
a reference to a bus carrying a child to or from his school is a reference to a bus carrying a child—
i
to, or to a place within the vicinity of, his school on a day during term time before he has attended the school on that day; or
ii
from, or from a place within the vicinity of, his school on a day during term time after he has finished attending the school on that day;
b
“school” has the meaning given by section 114 of the Education Act 1944; and
c
a reference to a child is a reference to a child under the age of 16 years.
Obligatory lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devicesI3518
1
Save as provided in the foregoing provisions of these Regulations F104, in regulation 20A(9) and in F65paragraphs (2), F159(2ZA), (2A) and (2B), every vehicle of a class specified in a Table in Schedule 1 shall be fitted with lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices which–
a
are of a type specified in column 1 of that Table, and
b
comply with the relevant installation, alignment and performance requirements set out in the Schedule or Part of a Schedule shown against that type in column 2 of that Table.
2
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply in respect of a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device of a type specified in column 1 of a Table in the case of a vehicle shown against it in column 3 of that Table.
F1602ZA
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply in the case of a headlamp cleaning device fitted to a lamp, other than a gas discharge headlamp or an adaptive front lighting system.
F662A
The requirements specified in paragraph 5(c) and (ca) of Schedule 2 shall not apply in the case of a front position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light which is fitted to—
i
a pedal cycle; or
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle,
unless the lamp is also capable of emitting a steady light.
2B
The requirements specified in paragraph 5(d) and (e) of Schedule 10 shall not apply in the case of a rear position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light which is fitted to—
i
a pedal cycle; or
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle,
unless the lamp is also capable of emitting a steady light.
3
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) apply without prejudice to any additional requirements specified in regulations 20 F105, 20A and 21.
4
The Schedules referred to in the Tables in Schedule 1 are Schedules 2 to 21 F161, and 24.
Restrictions on the obscuration of certain obligatory lamps and reflectorsI3619
Every vehicle shall be so constructed that at least part of the apparent surface of any–
a
front and rear position lamp,
b
front and rear direction indicator, and
c
rear retro reflector,
which is required by these Regulations to be fitted to a vehicle is visible when the vehicle is viewed from any point directly in front of or behind the lamp or reflector, as appropriate, when every door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, cab or other movable part of the vehicle is in a fixed open position.
Optional lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devicesI3720
F106Subject to regulation 20A(9), every optional lamp, reflector, rear marking or device fitted to a vehicle, being of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below, shall comply with the provisions shown in column 3 of that Table.
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Item No. | Type of lamp, reflector, rear marking or device | Provisions with which compliance is required | |
1 | Front position lamp | Schedule 2, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
2 | Dim-dip device and running lamp | Schedule 3, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
3 | Dipped-beam headlamp | Schedule 4, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
4 | Main-beam headlamp | Schedule 5, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
5 | Front fog lamp | Schedule 6 | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
7 | Direction indicator | Schedule 7, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
8 | Hazard warning signal device | Schedule 8 | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
9 | Side marker lamp | Schedule 9, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
10 | Rear position lamp | Schedule 10, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
11 | Rear fog lamp | Schedule 11, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
12 | Stop lamp | Schedule 12, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
13 | End-outline marker lamp | Schedule 13, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
14 | Reversing lamp | Schedule 14 F162, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
15 | Warning beacon | Schedule 16 | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
16 | Side retro reflector | Schedule 17, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
17 | Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
18 | Rear marking | Schedule 19, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
19 | Pedal retro reflector | Schedule 20, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
20 | Front retro reflector | Schedule 21, Part II | and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. |
F16321 | Daytime running lamps fitted on or after 20th May 2018 | Schedule 24 | |
F83Application of the ECE conspicuity requirements20A
1
Subject to paragraphs (2), (4) and (5), a goods vehicle which is—
a
a motor vehicle first used on or after 10th July 2011, or
b
a trailer manufactured on or after 10th July 2011,
shall be fitted with conspicuity markings which comply with the mandatory ECE conspicuity requirements.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of a goods vehicle which is—
a
a motor vehicle with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 7500 kg;
b
a trailer with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 3500 kg;
c
an incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; or
d
a motor car or heavy motor car intended to form part of an articulated vehicle.
3
A goods vehicle to which paragraph (1) applies is referred to in this regulation as a “relevant goods vehicle”.
4
If the overall length of a relevant goods vehicle does not exceed 6 m, conspicuity markings that comply with the mandatory ECE conspicuity requirements need not be fitted to the side of that vehicle.
5
If the overall width of a relevant goods vehicle does not exceed 2.1 m, conspicuity markings that comply with the mandatory ECE conspicuity requirements need not be fitted to the rear of that vehicle.
6
To the extent that, pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5), a relevant goods vehicle is not required to be fitted with conspicuity markings to the side or rear that comply with the mandatory ECE conspicuity requirements, conspicuity markings which comply with the optional ECE conspicuity requirements may be fitted to the side or rear (as the case may be).
7
Subject to paragraph (8), a vehicle which is not a relevant goods vehicle may be fitted with conspicuity markings which comply with the optional ECE conspicuity requirements.
8
Paragraph (7) does not apply in respect of—
a
a passenger vehicle (other than a bus); or
b
a trailer with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 750 kg.
9
A requirement imposed under regulation 18 or 20 is to be disregarded to the extent it is incompatible with paragraph (1), (6) or (7).
10
In this regulation “motor car” and “heavy motor car” have the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations.
Projecting trailers and vehicles carrying overhanging or projecting loads or equipmentI3821
1
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2)–
a
any trailer which forms part of a combination of vehicles which projects laterally beyond any preceding vehicle in the combination; or
b
any vehicle F22or combination of vehicles which carries a load or equipment
in either case under the conditions specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below, unless the vehicle or combination of vehicles complies with the requirements specified in that item in column 3 of that Table.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Item No. | Conditions | Requirements |
1 | A trailer which is not fitted with front position lamps and which projects laterally on any side so that the distance from the outermost part of the projection to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front position lamp on that side fitted to any preceding vehicle in the combination exceeds 400 mm. | A lamp showing white light to the front shall be fitted to the trailer so that the outermost part of the illuminated area is not more than 400 mm from the outermost projection of the trailer. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps do not apply to any such lamp. |
2 | A trailer which is not fitted with front position lamps and which carries a load or equipment which projects laterally on any side of the trailer so that the distance from the outermost projection of the load or equipment to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front position lamp on that side fitted to any preceding vehicle in the combination exceeds 400 mm. | A lamp showing white light to the front shall be fitted to the trailer or the load or equipment so that the outermost part of the illuminated area is not more than 400 mm from the outermost projection of the load or equipment. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps do not apply to any such lamp. |
3 | A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects laterally on any side of the vehicle so that the distance from the outermost part of the load or equipment to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front or rear position lamp on that side exceeds 400 mm. | Either–
All the installation, performance and maintenance requirements relating to front or rear position lamps shall in either case be complied with except that for the purpose of determining the lateral position of such lamps and reflecting devices any reference to the vehicle shall be taken to include the load or equipment except special equipment on a vehicle fitted with a movable platform or the jib of any crane. |
4 | A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects beyond the rear of the vehicle or, in the case of a combination of vehicles, beyond the rear of the rearmost vehicle in the combination, more than–
| An additional rear lamp capable of showing red light to the rear and a red reflecting device, both of which are visible from a reasonable distance, shall be fitted to the vehicle or the load in such a position that the distance between the lamp and the reflecting device, and the rearmost projection of the load or equipment does not exceed 2m in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in column 2 of this item or 1 m in any other case. The installation and performance requirements relating to rear position F23lamps and rear retro reflectors do not apply to any such additional lamp and reflecting device. |
5 | A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects beyond the front of the vehicle more than–
| An additional front lamp capable of showing white light to the front and a white reflecting device, both visible from a reasonable distance, shall be fitted to the vehicle or the load in such a position that the distance between the lamp and the reflecting device, and the foremost projection of the load or equipment, does not exceed 2 m in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in column 2 of this item or 1 m in any other case. The intallation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps and front retro reflectors do not apply to any such additional lamp and reflecting device. |
6 | A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which obscures any obligatory lamp, reflector or rear marking. | Either–
All the installation, performance and maintenance requirements relating to obligatory lamps, reflectors or rear markings shall in either case be complied with. |
2
The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are–
a
as regards item 6 in the Table, in so far as it relates to obligatory stop lamps and direction indicators, all circumstances; and
b
as regards items 1 to 5 in the Table and item 6 in the Table, except in so far as it relates to obligatory stop lamps and direction indicators, the time between sunset and sunrise or, except in so far as it relates to obligatory reflectors, when visibility is seriously reduced between sunrise and sunset.
Additional side marker lampsI3922
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road between sunset and sunrise, or in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset, any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below unless each side of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is fitted with the side marker lamps specified in that item in column 3 and those lamps are kept lit.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Item No. | Vehicle or combination of vehicles | Side marker lamps |
1 | A vehicle or a combination of vehicles the overall length of which (including any load) exceeds 18.3 m. | There shall be fitted–
|
2 | A combination of vehicles the overall length of which (including any load) exceeds 12.2 m but does not exceed 18.3 m and carrying a load supported by any two of the vehicles but not including a load carried by an articulated vehicle. | There shall be fitted–
|
2
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply to–
a
a combination of vehicles where any vehicle being drawn in that combination has broken down; or
b
a vehicle (not being a combination of vehicles) having an appliance or apparatus or carrying a load of a kind specified in the Table to regulation 82(7) or in regulation 82(8) of the Construction and Use Regulations, if the conditions specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 (which provide for the special marking of projections from vehicles) of Schedule 12 to those Regulations are complied with in relation to the special appliance or apparatus or load as if the said conditions had been expressed in the said regulation 82 to apply in the case of every special appliance or apparatus or load of a kind specified in that regulation.
3
Every side marker lamp fitted in accordance with this regulation shall comply with Part I of Schedule 9.
PART IIIREGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MAINTENANCE AND USE OF LAMPS, REFLECTORS, REAR MARKINGS AND DEVICES
Maintenance of lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devicesI4023
1
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle unless every lamp, reflector, rear marking and device to which this paragraph applies is in good working order and, in the case of a lamp, clean.
2
Save as provided in paragraph (3), paragraph (1) applies to–
a
every–
i
front position lamp,
ii
rear position lamp,
iii
headlamp,
iv
rear registration plate lamp,
v
side marker lamp,
vi
end-outline marker lamp,
vii
rear fog lamp,
viii
retro reflector, F164...
ix
rear marking of a type specified in Part I of F24... Schedule 19,
F165x
daytime running lamp,
xi
headlamp cleaning device, and
xii
reversing lamp,
with which the vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted; and
3
Paragraph (2) does not apply to–
a
a rear fog lamp on a vehicle which is part of a combination of vehicles any part of which is not required by these Regulations to be fitted with a rear fog lamp;
b
a rear fog lamp on a motor vehicle drawing a trailer;
c
a defective lamp, reflector, dim-dip device or headlamp levelling device on a vehicle in use on a road between sunrise and sunset, if any such lamp, reflector or device became defective during the journey which is in progress or if arrangements have been made to remedy the defect with all reasonable expedition; F168...
d
a lamp, reflector, dim-dip device, headlamp levelling device or rear marking on a combat vehicle in use on a road between sunrise and sunset; F169or
e
a front fog lamp or a daytime running lamp on a vehicle which was first registered before 1st March 2018.
F153Review23A
1
The Secretary of State must from time to time—
a
carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in regulations 18 and 23, and in Schedules 1, 14 and 24, which relate to—
i
daytime running lamps,
ii
front fog lamps,
iii
headlamp cleaning devices, and
iv
reversing lamps, and
b
publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.
2
The first report must be published before 20th May 2023.
3
Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.
4
Section 30(3) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires that a review carried out under this regulation must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Article 6 of Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers is implemented in other member States.
5
Section 30(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires that a report published under this regulation must, in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(a),
b
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved,
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate, and
d
if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.
6
In this regulation, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).
Requirements about the use of front and rear position lamps, rear registration plate lamps, side marker lamps and end-outline marker lampsI4124
1
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall–
a
use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle which is in motion–
i
between sunset and sunrise, or
ii
in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset; or
b
allow to remain at rest, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain at rest, on a road any vehicle between sunset and sunrise
unless every front position lamp, rear position lamp, rear registration plate lamp, side marker lamp and end-outline marker lamp with which the vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted is kept lit and unobscured.
2
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), where a solo motor bicycle is not fitted with a front position lamp, no person shall use it, or cause or permit it to be used, on a road (other than when it is parked) between sunset and sunrise or in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset, unless a headlamp is kept lit and unobscured.
3
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall allow to remain parked, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain parked between sunset and sunrise–
a
a motor bicycle combination which is required to be fitted only with a front position lamp on the sidecar; or
b
a trailer to the front of which no other vehicle is attached and which is not required to be fitted with front position lamps,
unless a pair of front position lamps is fitted and kept lit and unobscured.
4
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall allow to remain parked, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain parked between sunset and sunrise a solo motor bicycle which is not required to be fitted with a front position lamp, unless a front position lamp is fitted and kept lit and unobscured.
5
Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) shall not apply in respect of a vehicle of a class specified in paragraph (7) which is parked on a road on which a speed limit of 30 mph or less is in force and the vehicle is parked–
a
in a parking place for which provision is made under section 6, or which is authorised under section 32 or designated under section 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or which is set apart as a parking place under some other enactment or instrument and the vehicle is parked in a manner which does not contravene the provision of any enactment or instrument relating to the parking place; or
b
in a lay-by–
i
the limits of which are indicated by a traffic sign consisting of the road marking shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 2 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 198118; or
ii
the surface of which is of a colour or texture which is different from that of the part of the carriageway of the road used primarily by through traffic; or
iii
the limits of which are indicated by a continuous strip of surface of a different colour or texture from that of the surface of the remainder of the carriageway of the road; or
c
elsewhere than in such a parking place or lay-by if–
i
the vehicle is parked in one of the circumstances described in paragraph (8); and
ii
no part of the vehicle is less than 10 m from the junction of any part of the carriageway of any road with the carriageway of the road on which it is parked whether that junction is on the same side of the road as that on which the vehicle is parked or not.
6
Sub-paragraph (5)(c)(ii) shall be construed in accordance with the diagram in Schedule 22.
7
The classes of vehicle referred to in paragraph (5) are–
a
a motor vehicle being a goods vehicle F107the gross vehicle weight of which does not exceed 2500 kg;
b
a passenger vehicle other than a bus;
c
an invalid carriage; and
d
a motor cycle or a pedal cycle in either case with or without a sidecar;
not being–
i
a vehicle to which a trailer is attached;
ii
a vehicle which is required to be fitted with lamps by regulation 21; or
iii
a vehicle carrying a load, if the load is required to be fitted with lamps by regulation 21.
8
The circumstances referred to in paragraph (5)(c) are that–
a
the vehicle is parked on a road on which the driving of vehicles otherwise than in one direction is prohibited at all times and its left or near side is as close as may be and parallel to the left-hand edge of the carriageway or its right or off side is as close as may be and parallel to the right-hand edge of the carriageway; or
b
the vehicle is parked on a road on which such a prohibition does not exist and its left or near side is as close as may be and parallel to the edge of the carriageway.
9
Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply in respect of–
a
a solo motor bicycle or a pedal cycle being pushed along the left-hand edge of a carriageway;
b
a pedal cycle waiting to proceed provided it is kept to the left-hand or near side edge of a carriageway; or
c
a vehicle which is parked in an area on part of a highway on which roadworks are being carried out and which is bounded by amber lamps and other traffic signs so as to prevent the presence of the vehicle, its load or equipment being a danger to persons using the road.
Requirements about the use of headlamps and front fog lampsI4225
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle which is fitted with obligatory dipped-beam headlamps unless every such lamp is kept lit–
a
during the hours of darkness, except on a road which is a restricted road for the purposes of section 81 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 by virtue of a system of street lighting when it is lit; and
b
in seriously reduced visibility.
2
The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply–
a
in the case of a motor vehicle fitted with one obligatory dipped-beam headlamp or a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination fitted with a pair of obligatory dipped-beam headlamps, if a main-beam headlamp or a front fog lamp is kept lit;
b
in the case of a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, fitted with a pair of obligatory dipped-beam headlamps, if–
i
a pair of main-beam headlamps is kept lit; or
ii
in seriously reduced visibility, a pair of front fog lamps which is so fitted that the outermost part of the illuminated area of each lamp in the pair is not more than 400 mm from the outer edge of the vehicle is kept lit;
c
to a vehicle being drawn by another vehicle;
d
to a vehicle while being used to propel a snow plough; or
e
to a vehicle which is parked.
3
For the purposes of this regulation a headlamp shall not be regarded as lit if its intensity is reduced by a dim-dip device.
Requirements about the use of warning beaconsI4326
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on an unrestricted dual-carriageway road a vehicle which is required to be fitted with at least one warning beacon by regulation 17 unless every such beacon is kept lit.
Restrictions on the use of lamps other than those to which regulation 24 refersI4427
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle on which any lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below is used in a manner specified in that item in column 3.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Item No. | Type of lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon | Manner of use prohibited |
1 | Headlamp |
|
2 | Front fog lamp |
|
3 | Rear fog lamp |
|
4 | Reversing lamp | Used so as to be lit except for the purpose of reversing the vehicle. |
5 | Hazard warning signal device | Used other than–
|
6 | Warning beacon emitting blue light and special warning lamp | Used so as to be lit except–
|
7 | Warning beacon emitting amber light | Used so as to be lit except–
|
8 | Warning beacon emitting green light | Used so as to be lit except whilst occupied by a medical practitioner registered by the General Medical Council (whether with F81full or provisional registration) and used for the purposes of an emergency. |
9 | Warning beacon emitting yellow light | Used so as to be lit on a road. |
10 | Work lamp |
|
11 | Any other lamp | Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road. |
PART IVTESTING AND INSPECTION OF LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND REFLECTORS
Testing and inspection of lighting equipment and reflectorsI4528
The provisions of regulation 74 of the Construction and Use Regulations apply in respect of lighting equipment and reflectors with which a vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted in the same way as they apply in respect of brakes, silencers, steering gear and tyres.
I46SCHEDULE 1OBLIGATORY LAMPS, REFLECTORS, REAR MARKINGS AND DEVICES
Words in Sch. 1 Table 1 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(a)
Words in Sch. 1 Table 1 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 10(3)
Words in Sch. 1 Table 1 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(b)
Semicolon in Sch. 1 Table 1 substituted for full stop (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 10(2)(a)
Words in Sch. 1 Table 1 added (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 10(2)(b)
Words in Sch. 1 inserted (20.5.2018) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/852), regs. 1, 8
Words in Sch. 1 Table 6 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 10(4)
Words in Sch. 1 Table 6 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(b)
Semicolon in Sch. 1 Table 6 substituted for full stop (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 10(3)(a)
Words in Sch. 1 Table 6 added (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 10(3)(b)
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp, reflector, rear marking or device | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Front position lamp | Schedule 2: Part I | None. |
Dim-dip device or running lamp | Schedule 3: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 40 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1987; A home forces' vehicle; A vehicle in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied–
|
Dipped-beam headlamp | Schedule 4: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 15 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle or a works truck; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1931. |
Main-beam headlamp | Schedule 5: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle or a works truck; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1931. |
Direction indicator | Schedule 7: Part I | An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph and any other vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 15 mph; An agricultural vehicle having an unladen weight not exceeding 255 kg; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle, an industrial tractor or a works truck; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1936. |
Hazard warning signal device | Schedule 8: Part I | A vehicle not required to be fitted with direction indicators; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986. |
Side marker lamp | Schedule 9: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A passenger vehicle; An incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; A vehicle the overall length of which does not exceed 6 m; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1991; F6A vehicle first used before 1st April 1996 in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied–
|
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | None. |
Rear fog lamp | Schedule 11: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle or a works truck; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1980; A vehicle having an overall width which does not exceed 1300 mm. |
Stop lamp | Schedule 12: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle or a works truck; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1936. |
End-outline marker lamp | Schedule 13: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A motor vehicle having an overall width not exceeding 2100 mm; An incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1991. |
Rear registration plate lamp | Schedule 15. | A vehicle not required to be fitted with a rear registration plate; A works truck. |
Side retro reflector | Schedule 17: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A goods vehicle–
A passenger vehicle; An incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; A vehicle primarily constructed for moving excavated material and being used by virtue of an Order under section 44 of the Act; A mobile crane or engineering plant. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | None. |
Rear marking | Schedule 19: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st August 1982, the unladen weight of which does not exceed 3050 kg; A vehicle the maximum gross weight of which does not exceed 7500 kg; A passenger vehicle not being an articulated bus; A tractive unit for an articulated vehicle; An incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle, a works truck or engineering plant; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1940; A home forces' vehicle; A vehicle constructed or adapted for–
|
F154Daytime running lamp | Schedule 24 | A vehicle first registered before 1st March 2018. |
F154Headlamp cleaning device | A vehicle not required by the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2009 to be fitted with a headlamp cleaning device | |
F154Reversing lamp | Schedule 14: Part 1 | A vehicle not required by the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2009 to be fitted with reversing lamps. |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp or reflector | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Front position lamp | Schedule 2: Part I | A solo motor bicycle fitted with a headlamp. |
Dipped-beam headlamp | Schedule 4: Part I | A vehicle first used before 1st January 1931. |
Main-beam headlamp | Schedule 5: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1972 and having an engine with a capacity of less than 50 cc; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1931. |
Direction indicator | Schedule 7: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986; A vehicle which is constructed or adapted primarily for use off roads (whether by reason of its tyres, suspension, ground clearance or otherwise) and which can carry only one person or which, in the case of a motor bicycle combination, can carry only the rider and one passenger in the sidecar. |
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | None. |
Stop lamp | Schedule 12: Part I | A vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph; A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and having an engine with a capacity of less than 50 cc; A vehicle first used before 1st January 1936. |
Rear registration plate lamp | Schedule 15 | A vehicle not required to be fitted with a rear registration plate. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | None. |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp or reflector | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Front position lamp | Schedule 2: Part I | None. |
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | None. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | None. |
Pedal retro reflector | Schedule 20: Part I | A pedal cycle manufactured before 1st October 1985. |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp or reflector | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Front position lamp | Schedule 2: Part I | None. |
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | None. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | None. |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp or reflector | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Front position lamp | Schedule 2: Part I | None. |
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | A vehicle fitted with a rear retro reflector. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | A vehicle fitted with a rear position lamp. |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp, reflector or rear marking | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Front position lamp | Schedule 2: Part I | A trailer with an overall width not exceeding 1600 mm; A trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 the overall length of which, excluding any drawbar and any fitting for its attachment, does not exceed 2300 mm; A trailer constructed or adapted for the carriage and launching of a boat. |
Direction indicator | Schedule 7: Part I | A trailer manufactured before 1st September 1965; An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer in either case manufactured before 1st October 1990. |
Side marker lamp | Schedule 9: Part I | A trailer the overall length of which, excluding any drawbar and any fitting for its attachment, does not exceed–
An incomplete trailer proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer; A caravan; A trailer constructed or adapted for the carriage and launching of a boat; F7A trailer manufactured before 1st October 1995 in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied–
|
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | None. |
Rear fog lamp | Schedule 11: Part I | A trailer manufactured before 1st April 1980; A trailer the overall width of which does not exceed 1300 mm; An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer. |
Stop lamp | Schedule 12: Part I | An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer. |
End-outline marker lamp | Schedule 13: Part I | A trailer having an overall width not exceeding 2100 mm; An incomplete trailer proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer; A trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990. |
Rear registration plate lamp | Schedule 15 | A trailer not required to be fitted with a rear registration plate. |
Side retro reflector | Schedule 17: Part I | A trailer the overall length of which, excluding any drawbar, does not exceed 5 m; An incomplete trailer proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; Engineering plant; A trailer primarily constructed for moving excavated material and which is being used by virtue of an Order under section 44 of the Act. |
Front retro reflector | Schedule 21: Part I | A trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990; An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | None. |
Rear marking | Schedule 19: Part I | A trailer manufactured before 1st August 1982 the unladen weight of which does not exceed 1020 kg; A trailer the maximum gross weight of which does not exceed 3500 kg; An incomplete trailer proceeding to a works for completion or to a place where it is to be stored or displayed for sale; An agricultural vehicle, a works trailer or engineering plant; A trailer drawn by a bus; A home forces' vehicle; A trailer constructed or adapted for–
|
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Type of lamp, reflector or rear marking | Schedule in which relevant installation and performance requirements are specified | Exceptions |
Rear position lamp | Schedule 10: Part I | None. |
Rear retro reflector | Schedule 18: Part I | None. |
SCHEDULE 2
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory front position lamps and to optional front position lamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 2(c)(i)(D) substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 17(4)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5 added (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(a)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(c) added (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(ca) inserted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(c)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(ca) substituted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 9(2)
| Two |
| One |
| One |
| One, on the sidecar |
| One |
| One |
| No requirement |
| 400 mm |
| 150 mm |
| 400 mm |
| 510 mm |
| No requirement |
| On the centre-line of the sidecar or on the side of the sidecar furthest from the motor bicycle |
| On the centre-line or off-side of the vehicle |
| 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm |
| 2300 mm |
| 2100 mm |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| 80° to the left and to the right |
| 80° outwards and 45° inwards (5° inwards in the case of a trailer) |
| 15° above and below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| Visible to the front |
| To the front |
An approval mark | |
| An approval mark |
| An approval mark or a British Standard mark |
| An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in F69sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below. |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| White or, if incorporated in a headlamp which is capable of emitting only a yellow light, yellow |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Visible from a reasonable distance |
| No individual requirement |
| No requirement |
I112
Other requirements–
a
Except in the case of a vehicle covered by sub-paragraph (b), where two front position lamps are required to be fitted they shall form a pair.
b
In the case of a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 and a motor bicycle combination, where two front position lamps are required to be fitted they shall be fitted on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
c
F70in the case of a front position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light which is fitted to—
i
a pedal cycle; or
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;
the light shown by the lamp when flashing shall be displayed not less than 60 nor more than 240 equal times per minute and the intervals between each display of light shall be constant.
I213
Definitions–
In this Schedule–
“approval mark” means–
- a
in relation to a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 50A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations, and
- b
in relation to any other F29... vehicleF29..., either–
- i
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 5 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations, or
- ii
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations;
- i
- a
F30“British Standard mark” means—
- a
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 namely “6102/3”; or
- b
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 5821 published on the 29th April 1988, namely “6102/3”;F71or
- c
F71the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 8438 published on the 15th April 1995, namely “6102/3”; or
- d
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 14621 published on the 1st September 2003, namely “6102/3”.
- a
PART IIRequirements relating to optional front position lamps
I951
In the case of a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 1st April 1991 which is not fitted with any obligatory front position lamp, not more than two may be fitted which must comply with the requirement specified in paragraph 7 of Part I. Where two are fitted these shall be situated as close together as possible.
I962
In the case of a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 1st April 1991 which is fitted with one obligatory front position lamp, not more than one additional lamp may be fitted which must comply with the requirement specified in paragraph 7 of Part I and shall be situated as close as possible to the obligatory front position lamp.
I97F723
In the case of any other vehicle any number of front position lamps may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those in paragraph 7 and 12(c) of Part I
SCHEDULE 3
PART Irequirements relating to obligatory dim-dip devices and running lamps
I471
A dim-dip device fitted to satisfy regulation 18 shall cause light to be emitted from the dipped-beam filament of each obligatory dipped-beam headlamp, each such light having, so far as is practicable, an intensity of between 10 and 20 per cent of the intensity of the normal dipped beam.
I482
Running lamps fitted to satisfy regulation 18 shall be in the form of a matched pair of front lamps, each of which–
a
is fitted in a position in which an obligatory front position lamp may lawfully be fitted, and
b
is capable of emitting white light to the front having an intensity of not less than 200 candelas, measured from directly in front of the centre of the lamp in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and of not more than 800 candelas in any direction.
F8I493
— The electrical connections to the obligatory dim-dip device shall be such that the light output specified in paragraph 1 above is automatically emitted whenever the following four conditions are satisfied, namely—
a
the engine is running, or the key or devices which control the starting or stopping of the engine are in the normal position for when the vehicle is being driven;
b
the obligatory main beam and dipped beam headlamps are switched off;
c
any front fog lamp fitted to the vehicle is switched off; and
d
the obligatory front position lamps are switched on.
4
The electrical connections to the obligatory running lamps shall be such that the light output specified in paragraph 2 above is automatically emitted, whenever the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 3 are satisfied.
I50PART IIRequirements relating to optional dim-dip devices and running lamps
Sch. 3 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
There is no requirement relating to an optional dim-dip device or an optional running lamp.
SCHEDULE 4
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory dipped-beam headlamps and to optional dipped-beam headlamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| Two |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| No requirement |
| 400 mm |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
|
|
| No requirement |
| 1200 mm |
| No requirement |
| 500 mm |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| |
| An approval mark or a British Standard mark |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| White or yellow |
| No requirement |
| 15 watts minimum |
| No requirement |
| 30 watts minimum |
| 24 watts minimum |
| 10 watts minimum |
| 15 watts minimum |
| 24 watts minimum |
| No requirement |
| |
| No requirement |
| |
| |
PART IIRequirements relating to optional dipped-beam headlamps
I61
In the case of a vehicle with three or more wheels having a maximum speed exceeding 25 mph first used on or after 1st April 1991, two and not more than two may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are–
a
those specified in paragraphs 2(c), 4, 7, 10 and 12(a) of Part I,
b
that they are designed for a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the right-hand side of the road,
c
that they form a matched pair, and
d
that their electrical connections are such that not more than one pair of dipped-beam headlamps is capable of being illuminated at a time.
I72
In the case of any other vehicle, any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 2(c), 4, 7 and 12(a) of Part I.
SCHEDULE 5
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory main-beam headlamps and to optional main-beam headlamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| Two |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| No requirement |
| The outer edges of the illuminated areas must in no case be closer to the side of the vehicle than the outer edges of the illuminated areas of the obligatory dipped-beam headlamps. |
| No requirement |
|
|
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| To the front |
| An approval mark or a British Standard mark |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| White or yellow |
| No requirement |
| 30 watts minimum |
| 15 watts minimum |
| 30 watts minimum |
| No requirement |
I5310
Electrical connections–
a
Every main-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the light emitted therefrom–
i
can be deflected at the will of the driver to become a dipped beam, or
ii
can be extinguished by the operation of a device which at the same time either–
A
causes the lamp to emit a dipped beam, or
B
causes another lamp to emit a dipped beam.
b
Where a matched pair of main-beam headlamps is fitted they shall be capable of being switched on and off simultaneously and not otherwise.
A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted | |
| No requirement |
I5412
Other requirements–
a
Every main-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the direction of the beam of light emitted therefrom can be adjusted whilst the vehicle is stationary.
b
Except in the case of a bus first used before 1st October 1969, where two main-beam headlamps are required to be fitted they shall form a matched pair.
I5513
Definitions–
In this Schedule–
“approval mark” means–
- a
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 12 or 13 or 17 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- b
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 1A or 1B or 1F or 5A or 5B or 5F or 8C or 8D or 8E or 8F or 8M or 8N or 20C or 20D or 20E or 20F or 20M or 20N or 31A or 31D of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
- a
“British Standard mark” means the specification for sealed beam headlamps published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS AU 40: Part 4a: 1966 as amended by Amendment AMD 2188 published in December 1976, namely “B.S. AU40”.
I56PART IIRequirements relating to optional main-beam headlamps
Sch. 5 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 7, 10 and 12(a) of Part I and, in the case of a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991, paragraph 5 of Part I.
SCHEDULE 6requirements relating to optional front fog lamps
| No requirement |
| Not more than two |
| No requirement |
| 400 mm |
| No requirement |
| 1200 mm |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| To the front and so aimed that the upper edge of the beam is, as near as practicable, 3 per cent below the horizontal when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| White or yellow |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No individual requirement |
| No requirement |
I5712
Other requirements–
Every front fog lamp shall be so constructed that the direction of the beam of light emitted therefrom can be adjusted whilst the vehicle is stationary.
I5813
Definitions–
In this Schedule “appproval mark” means either–
- a
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 19 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- b
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 19 or 19A of Schedule 2 of those Regulations.
- a
SCHEDULE 7
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory direction indicators and to optional direction indicators to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 1(a) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 11(2)(a)
Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 1(d) substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 17(5)
Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 2(b)(iii)(A) substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 13
Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 3(a)(ii)(A) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 11(2)(b)
Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 3(a)(ii)(D) inserted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 11(2)(c)
Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 4(c) inserted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 11(2)(d)
Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 5(a) inserted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 11(2)(e)
| One front indicator (Category 1, 1a or 1b), one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a or 2b) and one side repeater indicator F108(Category 5 or 6) or, in the case of a motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph, one front indicator (Category 1, 1a or 1b) and one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a or 2b). |
| One rear indicator (Category 2, 2a or 2b) or, in the case of a trailer towed by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, one rear indicator (Category 12). |
| One front indicator (Category 1, 1a, 1b or 11) and one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a, 2b or 12). |
Any arrangement of indicators so as to satisfy the requirements for angles of visibility in paragraph 3. | |
| Any arrangement of indicators so as to make the intention of the driver clear to other road users. |
| Within 2600 mm of the front of the vehicle |
| No requirement |
| 400 mm |
| No requirement |
| 500 mm or, if the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1400 mm, 400 mm |
| 300 mm |
| 240 mm |
| 240 mm |
| 180 mm |
| 400 mm |
| 240 mm |
| 300 mm |
| No requirement |
|
|
| 100 mm |
| No requirement |
| 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2300 mm. |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| 350 mm |
| 80° outwards and 45° inwards |
| 80° outwards and 20° inwards |
| 80° outwards and 3° inwards |
| Between rearward angles of 5° outboard and 60° outboard or, in the case of a motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph where it is impracticable to comply with the 5° angle, this may be replaced by 10°. |
| 15° above and below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 10° below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| 30° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| Such that at least one (but not necessarily the same) indicator on each side is plainly visible to the rear in the case of a trailer and both to the front and rear in the case of any other vehicle. |
| To the front |
| To the rear |
| As shown in the first sketch in Part III of this Schedule |
| An approval mark and, above such mark, the following numbers–
|
| An approval mark and, above such mark, the following numbers–
|
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Amber |
| White or amber |
| Red or amber |
| Amber |
| 15 to 36 watts |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Such that the light is plainly visible from a reasonable distance |
I810
Electrical connections–
a
All indicators on one side of a vehicle together with all indicators on that side of any trailer drawn by the vehicle, while so drawn, shall be operated by one switch.
b
All indicators on one side of a vehicle or combination of vehicles showing a flashing light shall flash in phase, except that in the case of a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination and a pedal cycle, the front and rear direction indicators on one side of the vehicle may flash alternately.
I911
Tell-tale–
a
One or more indicators on each side of a vehicle to which indicators are fitted shall be so designed and fitted that the driver when in his seat can readily be aware when it is in operation; or
b
The vehicle shall be equipped with an operational tell-tale for front and rear indicators (including any rear indicator on the rearmost of any trailers drawn by the vehicle).
I1012
Other requirements–
a
Every indicator (other than a semaphore arm, that is an indicator in the form of an illuminated sign which when in operation temporarily alters the outline of the vehicle to the extent of at least 150 mm measured horizontally and is visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle) shall when in operation show a light which flashes constantly at the rate of not less than 60 nor more than 120 flashes per minute. However, in the event of a failure, other than a short-circuit of an indicator, any other indicator on the same side of the vehicle or combination of vehicles may continue to flash, but the rate may be less than 60 or more than 120 flashes per minute. Every indicator shall when in operation perform efficiently regardless of the speed of the vehicle.
b
Where two front or rear direction indicators are fitted to a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986, and two rear direction indicators are fitted to a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985, in each case they shall be fitted so as to form a pair.
F33c
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I1113
Definitions–
In this Schedule “approval mark” means either–
- a
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 9 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- b
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 6 or, in the case of a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle or a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, at item 50 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
- a
PART IIRequirements relating to optional direction indicators
I1361
No vehicle shall be fitted with a total of more than one front indicator nor more than two rear indicators, on each side.
I1372
Any number of side indicators may be fitted to the side (excluding the front and rear) of a vehicle.
I1383
The only other requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12(a) and 12(b) of Part I.
F88I59PART III
Sch. 7 Pt. III in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 7 Pt. 3: words “or 6” inserted in first diagram after “Category 5” (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 11(3)
I60SCHEDULE 8requirements relating to obligatory and optional hazard warning signal devices
I60Every hazard warning signal device shall–
a
be operated by one switch;
b
cause all the direction indicators with which a vehicle or a combination of vehicles is equipped to flash in phase;
c
be provided with a circuit-closed tell-tale in the form of a flashing light which may operate in conjunction with any direction indicator tell-tale; and
d
be able to function even if the device which controls the starting and stopping of the engine is in a position which makes it impossible to start the engine.
SCHEDULE 9
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory side marker lamps and to optional side marker lamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| On each side: two and as many more as are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 2(a) |
| One on each side |
| The numbers required by regulation 22 |
| 4 m |
| 1 m |
| 3 m or, if this is not practicable, 4 m |
| Such that no part of the light-emitting surface is forward of, or more than 1530 mm to the rear of, the centre point of the overall length of the trailer |
| As specified in regulation 22 |
| No requirement |
| 2300 mm |
| No requirement |
| 45° to the left and to the right when viewed in a direction at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle |
| No requirement |
| To the side |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Amber or, if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red or, if the vehicle is a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990, it may be white when viewed from the front and red when viewed from the rear |
| No requirement |
| Visible from a reasonable distance |
| No individual requirement |
| No requirement |
I61PART IIRequirements relating to optional side marker lamps
Sch. 9 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Any number may be fitted and the only requirement prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted is that specified in paragraph 7 of Part I.
SCHEDULE 10
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory rear position lamps and to optional rear position lamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Words in Sch. 10 para. 5 added (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 14(1)(a)
Words in Sch. 10 para. 5(a) substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 14(1)(b)
Words in Sch. 10 para. 5(d) added (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 14(1)(c)
Sch. 10 para. 5(e) added (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 14(1)(d)
Words in Sch. 10 Pt. 1 para. 5(e) substituted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 11(2)
| Two |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| One |
| Four |
| At or near the rear |
| 400 mm |
| 800 mm |
| 500 mm. If the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1400 mm, 400 mm or if less than 800 mm, 300 mm |
| No requirement |
| On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(A) |
| No requirement |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(B) |
| No requirement |
| 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm |
| No requirement |
| 2100 mm |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 2(c)(i) |
| No requirement |
| 350 mm |
| No requirement |
| 45° inwards and 80° outwards |
| 80° to the left and to the right |
| 0° inwards and 80° outwards |
| 45° inwards and 80° outwards |
| 15° above and below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 10° below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 3(a)(ii)(A) |
| Visible to the rear |
| Visible to the rear |
| Visible to the rear |
| To the rear |
An approval mark | |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| An approval mark or a British Standard mark |
| An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in F73sub-paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of “British Standard mark”. |
| No requirement |
| Red |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Visible from a reasonable distance |
| No individual requirement |
| No requirement |
I6212
Other requirements–
a
Except in the case of a motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986, any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985 and a motor bicycle combination, where two rear position lamps are required to be fitted they shall form a matched pair and where four rear position lamps are required to be fitted they shall form two matched pairs.
F74b
In the case of a rear position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light which is fitted to—
i
a pedal cycle; or
ii
a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle
the light shown by the lamp when flashing shall be displayed not less than 60 nor more than 240 equal times per minute and the intervals between each display of light shall be constant.
I6313
Definitions–
In this Schedule–
“approval mark” means–
- a
in relation to a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination and a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 50A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations, and
- b
in relation to any other motor vehicle or any other trailer, either–
- i
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 6 or, if combined with a stop lamp, at item 8 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations, or
- ii
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7A or, if combined with a stop lamp, at item 7C of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
- i
- a
“British Standard mark” means–
- a
the mark indicated in the specification for cycle rear lamps published by the British Standards Institution under the reference 3648:1963 as amended by Amendment PD 6137 published in May 1967 and by AMD 4753 published in July 1985, or
- b
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986, namely “BS 6102/3”, F39or
- c
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 5821 published on the 29th April 1988, namely “6102/3”,F75or
- d
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 8438 published on the 15th April 1995, namely 6102/3; or
- e
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the references BS 6102: part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 14621 published on the 1st September 2003, namely 6102/3.
- a
I64PART IIRequirements relating to optional rear position lamps
Sch. 10 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Words in Sch. 10 Pt. 2 substituted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 12
Any number may be fitted and F45the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 7 and 12(b) of Part I.
SCHEDULE 11
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory rear fog lamps and to optional rear fog lamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| One |
| At or near the rear of the vehicle |
| On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination) |
| No requirement |
| 1000 mm |
| 2100 mm |
| 250 mm |
| A distance of 100 mm between the light-emitting surfaces of the lamps when viewed in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle |
| 100 mm |
| 25° inwards and outwards. However, where two rear fog lamps are fitted it shall suffice if throughout the sector so defined at least one lamp (but not necessarily the same lamp) is visible |
| 5° above and below the horizontal |
| To the rear |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| Red |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No rear fog lamp shall be fitted to any vehicle so that it can be illuminated by the application of any braking system on the vehicle |
| A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted |
I1512
Other requirements–
Where two rear fog lamps are fitted to a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 or to a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985 they shall form a matched pair.
I1613
Definitions–
In this Schedule “approval mark” means either–
- a
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 20 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- b
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 38 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
- a
PART IIRequirements relating to optional rear fog lamps
I1701
In the case of a motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1980 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1979, any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 2(d), 7 and 10 of Part I.
I1712
In the case of a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1980 and any other vehicle manufactured on or after 1st October 1979, not more than two may be fitted and the requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are all those specified in this Schedule.
SCHEDULE 12
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory stop lamps and to optional stop lamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| Two |
| One |
| One |
| No requirement |
| One on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle |
| On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination) |
| 400 mm |
| 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm |
| No requirement |
| 350 mm |
| No requirement |
| 45° to the left and to the right |
| 15° above and below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 10° below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| Visible to the rear |
| To the rear |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Red |
| No requirement |
| 15 to 36 watts |
| No requirement |
I6510
Electrical connections–
a
Every stop lamp fitted to–
i
a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination first used on or after 1st April 1986 shall be operated by the application of every service brake control provided for the use of the rider;
ii
any other motor vehicle, shall be operated by the application of the service braking system.
b
Every stop lamp fitted to a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle shall be operated by the application of the service braking system of that motor vehicle.
| No requirement |
I6612
Other requirements–
Where two stop lamps are required to be fitted, they shall form a pair.
I6713
Definitions–
In this Schedule “approval mark” means–
- a
in relation to a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination or a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 50A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
- b
in relation to any other vehicle, either–
- i
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7 or, if combined with a rear position lamp, at item 8 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- ii
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7B or, if combined with a rear position lamp, at item 7C of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
- i
- a
I68PART IIRrequirements relating to optional stop lamps
Sch. 12 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Any number may be fitted, and the requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are all those specified in Part I except–
a
those specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3; and
b
in the case of a stop lamp fitted to a pedal cycle, those specified in paragraphs 5 and 8; and
c
in the case of a stop lamp fitted to a motor vehicle not being a motor bicycle, first used on or after 1st April 1991 either centrally or in such a manner as to project light through the rear window the intensity of the light emitted to the rear of the vehicle shall be not less than 20 candelas and not more than 60 candelas when measured from directly behind the centre of the lamp in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
SCHEDULE 13
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory end-outline marker lamps and to optional end-outline marker lamps to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| Two visible from the front and two visible from the rear |
| No requirement |
| 400 mm |
| No requirement |
| The horizontal plane tangential to the upper edge of the illuminated area of the lamp shall not be lower than the horizontal plane tangential to the upper edge of the transparent zone of the windscreen |
| At the maximum height compatible with:
|
| 0° inwards and 80° outwards |
| 5° above and 20° below the horizontal |
| Such that white light is shown towards the front and red light is shown towards the rear |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| White towards the front and red towards the rear |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No individual requirement |
| No requirement |
I6912
Other requirements–
The two lamps which emit white light towards the front, and the two lamps which emit red light towards the rear, shall in each case form a matched pair.
The white front lamp and red rear lamp on one side of a vehicle may be combined into a single lamp with a single light source.
I7013
Definitions–
In this Schedule, “approval mark” means the aproval mark for a front or rear position lamp, as the case may be.
I71PART IIRequirements relating to optional end-outline marker lamps
Sch. 13 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Any number may be fitted, and the only requirement prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted is that specified in paragraph 7 of Part I.
SCHEDULE 14
F155PART IRequirements relating to Obligatory Reversing Lamps
Sch. 14 Pt. 1 inserted (20.5.2018) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/852), regs. 1, 9
Obligatory reversing lamps must comply with the requirements of paragraph 6.4 of ECE Regulation 48.
PART IIrequirements relating to optional reversing lamps
Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 14 para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Words in Sch. 14 para. 1 substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 12(2)
Words in Sch. 14 para. 4 substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 12(3)
Words in Sch. 14 para. 10 substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 12(4)
Words in Sch. 14 para. 11(a) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 12(5)(a)
Words in Sch. 14 para. 11(a) inserted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 12(5)(b)
| F113Not more than two but if the vehicle has an overall length which exceeds 6 m and is—
four may be fitted |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| F114To the rear but if, in accordance with paragraph 1, four are fitted the configuration shall be—
|
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| White |
| No requirement |
| The total wattage of any one reversing lamp shall not exceed 24 watts |
| No requirement |
| F115No requirement except that if, in accordance with paragraph 4, reversing lamps have been fitted to the side, the following requirements shall apply in relation to those lamps—
|
No requirement | |
| A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
I7212
Definitions–
In this Schedule “approval mark” means either–
- a
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 21 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- b
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 23 or 23A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
- a
SCHEDULE 15requirements relating to obligatory rear registration plate lamps
| Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate |
| Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate |
| Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate |
| Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| White |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| No individual requirement |
| No requirement |
I7312
Definitions–
In this Schedule “approval mark” means–
- a
in relation to a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination and a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 50A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
- b
in relation to any other motor vehicle and any other trailer, either–
- i
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 10 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
- ii
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 4 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
- i
- a
F17113
In this Schedule, references to a rear registration plate do not include a registration plate fixed to the rear of a trailer displaying a registration mark assigned to that trailer in accordance with regulations made under section 15 of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19).
SCHEDULE 16requirement relating to obligatory and optional warning beacons
| Sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 3 |
I742
Position–
Every warning beacon shall be so mounted on the vehicle that the centre of the lamp is at a height not less than 1200 mm above the ground.
I753
Angles of visibility–
The light shown from at least one beacon (but not necessarily the same beacon) shall be visible from any point at a reasonable distance from the vehicle or any trailer being drawn by it.
I7611
Other requirements–
The light shown by any one warning beacon shall be displayed not less than 60 nor more than 240 equal times per minute and the intervals between each display of light shall be constant.
SCHEDULE 17
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory side retro reflectors and optional side retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| On each side: two and as many more as are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 2(a) |
| On each side: Two |
| 4 m |
| 1 m |
| 3 m or, if this is not practicable, 4 m |
| 1 m |
| Towards the centre of the vehicle |
| No requirement |
| 1500 mm |
| 350 mm |
| 45° to the left and to the right when viewed in a direction at right angles to the longutidinal axis of the vehicle |
| 15° above and below the horizontal |
| 15° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| Plainly visible to the side |
| To the side |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| Amber or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red |
| No requirement |
| No side retro reflector shall be triangular |
I779
Definitions–
a
In this Schedule “approval mark” means either–
i
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 3 or 3B of Schedule 2 to those Regulations and which includes the marking I or IA; or
ii
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 4 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations and which includes the marking I; and
b
In this Schedule references to “maximum distance from the front of the vehicle” and “maximum distance from the rear of the vehicle” are references to the maximum distance from that end of the vehicle (as determined by reference to the overall length of the vehicle exclusive of any special equipment) beyond which no part of the reflecting area of the side retro reflector extends.
F89PART IIREQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPTIONAL SIDE RETRO REFLECTORS
Sch. 17 Pt. 2 substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 13
Words in Sch. 17 Pt. 2 substituted (S.) (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/119), art. 1, sch. 2 para. 7(4)
Words in Sch. 17 Pt. 2 inserted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 13
Words in Sch. 17 Pt. 2 substituted (1.4.2014) by The Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Merger) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/480), regs. 1, 5(3)
Any number may be fitted and the only requirements in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 7 and 8 of Part I. But, in respect of a vehicle to which paragraph 7(a) applies which is used for the purposes listed in column (1) of the Table, the permitted colours are those listed in column (2).
Police | amber, yellow, blue, white or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red |
F134Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or, in England and Wales, fire and rescue authority | amber, yellow, red |
Ambulance F142The provision of a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service but only in respect of a vehicle which is owned by the service or held by it under a lease or hire agreement | amber, yellow, green, white or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red |
F139Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | amber, yellow, silver, white or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red |
Traffic officer | amber, yellow, white or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red. |
SCHEDULE 18
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory rear retro reflectors and optional rear retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Words in Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 2(c)(i)(A) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 14(2)(a)
Words in Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 2(c)(iii)(A) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 14(2)(b)
Word in Sch. 18 Pt. 1 paras. 3(a)(i)(B)(1), (2), substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 14(2)(c)
| Two |
| One |
| Four |
| At or near the rear |
| 400 mm |
| No requirement |
| 765 mm |
| 610 mm |
| 600 mm. If the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1300 mm, 400 mm or if less than 800 mm, 300 mm |
| No requirement |
| On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(A) |
| No requirement |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(B) |
| No requirement |
| 900 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, F1181500 mm |
| 1525 mm |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 2(c)(i) |
| 2100 mm |
| F119250 mm |
| No requirement |
| 30° inwards and outwards |
| 30° to the left and to the right |
| F12010° above and below the horizontal |
| F12010° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 3(a)(i) |
| Plainly visible to the rear |
| Plainly visible to the rear |
| Plainly visible to the rear |
| To the rear |
| An approval mark incorporating “I” or “IA” |
|
|
| No requirement |
| An approval mark incorporating “III” or “IIIA” |
|
|
| No requirement |
|
|
|
|
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Red |
I788
Other requirements–
a
Except in the case of a motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986, any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985 and a motor bicycle combination, where two rear reflectors are required to be fitted they shall form a pair. Where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted they shall form two pairs.
b
No vehicle, other than a trailer or a broken-down motor vehicle being towed, may be fitted with triangular-shaped rear reflectors.
F40c
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I799
Definitions–
In this Schedule–
- a
“approval mark” means either–
- i
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 3 or 3A or 3B of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; or
- ii
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulation and shown at item 4 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations;
- i
- b
“British Standard mark” means either–
- i
the mark indicated in the specification for retro reflectors for vehicles, including cycles, published by the British Standards Institution under the reference B.S. AU 40: Part 2: 1965, namely “AU 40”; or
- ii
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements of reflective devices published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 2: 1982, namely “BS 6102/2”; and
- i
- c
“Italian approved marking” means–
a mark approved by the Italian Ministry of Transport, namely, one including two separate groups of symbols consisting of “IGM” or “DGM” and “C.1.” or “C.2.”.
- a
F90PART IIREQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPTIONAL REAR RETRO REFLECTORS
Sch. 18 Pt. 2 substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 14(3)
F1431
Any number may be fitted and the only requirements in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 7 and 8(b) of Part I F144, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3.
F1452
F146...The colour of rear retro reflectors fitted to a vehicle used for—
a
police,
b
F135Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or, in England and Wales, fire and rescue authority,
F147c
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d
F140Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, or
e
traffic officer,
purposes may be red, yellow or orange (or any combination).
F1483.
The colour of rear retro reflectors fitted to—
a
a vehicle used for ambulance purposes, or
b
a vehicle used for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service,
may be red, yellow or orange (or any combination), provided that, in the case mentioned in paragraph (b), the vehicle is owned by the NHS ambulance service or held by it under a lease or hire agreement.
SCHEDULE 19
F9PART IREQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OBLIGATORY REAR MARKINGS AND OPTIONAL REAR MARKINGS TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED IN PART II
Sch. 19 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 15, Sch. 2
Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 5(a) inserted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 15(a)
Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 5(b) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 15(b)
Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 5(c) inserted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 15(c)
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2 or 3 in Part III of this Schedule or a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 4 or 5 in Part III of this Schedule or a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2 or 3 in Part III of this Schedule or a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in Part III or Part IV of this Schedule |
| A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 4 or 5 in Part III of this Schedule or a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule |
| At or near the rear of the vehicle |
| Each part shall be fitted as near as practicable to the outermost edge of the vehicle on the side thereof on which it is fitted so that no part of the marking projects beyond the outermost part of the vehicle on either side |
| The marking shall be fitted so that the vertical centre-line of the marking lies on the vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and no part of the marking projects beyond the outermost part of the vehicle on either side |
| The lower edge of every rear marking shall be at a height of not more than 1700mm nor less than 400mm above the ground whether the vehicle is laden or unladen |
| Plainly visible to the rear |
| The lower edge of every rear marking shall be fitted horizontally. Every part of a rear marking shall lie within 20° of a transverse vertical plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and shall face to the rear |
| In respect of any rear marking of a type shown in Part III of this Schedule a British Standard mark or in respect of any rear marking of a type shown in Part IV of this Schedule an approval mark |
| An approval mark |
| A 70.01 mark |
| Red fluorescent material in the stippled areas shown in any of the diagrams in Part III or IV of this Schedule and yellow retro reflective material in any of the areas so shown, being areas not stippled and not constituting a letter. All letters shall be coloured black |
7
Other requirements—
A rear marking of a type shown in a diagram in Part III of this Schedule shall comply with the requirements of that Part.
The two parts of every rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 2, 3 and 5 in Part III and diagrams 2, 3, 6 and 7 in Part IV of this Schedule shall form a pair and the four parts of every rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 4 and 8 in Part IV of this Schedule shall form two pairs.
8
Definitions—
In this Schedule—
a
“approval mark” means a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 3 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 70 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; F124...
b
“British Standard mark” means the specification for rear markings for vehicles published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS AU 152: 1970, namely “BS AU 152”F125; and
c
“70.01 mark” means the international approval mark referred to in paragraph 5.4.1 of ECE Regulation 70 as amended by the 01 series of amendments (as in force on 15th October 2008).
PART IIREQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPTIONAL REAR MARKINGS
Subject to regulation 11(2), any number of rear markings shown in Parts III and IV may be fitted to the rear of a vehicle.
PART IIIREAR MARKINGS PRESCRIBED FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FIRST USED BEFORE 1 APRIL 1996 AND TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 1995
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ABOVE DIAGRAMS
1
A rear marking of a type shown in one of the above diagrams shall have the dimensions shown in relation to that diagram.
2
Any variation in a dimension (other than as to the height of a letter) specified in any of the above diagrams shall be treated as permitted for the purposes of this Schedule if the variation—
a
in the case of a dimension so specified as 250mm or as over 250mm does not exceed 2.5 per cent of that dimension;
b
in the case of a dimension so specified as 40mm or as over 40mm but as under 250mm does not exceed 5 per cent of that dimension; or
c
in the case of a dimension so specified as under 40mm does not exceed 10 per cent of that dimension.
3
Any variation in a dimension as to the height of a letter specified in any of those diagrams shall be treated as permitted for the purposes of this Schedule if the variation—
a
in the case of a dimension so specified as 105mm does not exceed 2.5 per cent of that dimension; or
b
in the case of a dimension so specified as 70mm does not exceed 5 per cent of that dimension.
4
Any variation in a dimension as to the angle of hatching specified in any of those diagrams shall be treated as permitted for the purposes of this Schedule if the variation does not exceed 5 degrees.
5
A rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 1 or 4 above shall be constructed in the form of a single plate, and every rear marking shown in diagrams 2, 3 or 5 above shall be constructed in the form of two plates of equal size and shape.
6
The height of each half of the marking shown in diagram 3 above may be reduced to a minimum of 140mm provided the width is increased so that each half of the marking has a minimum area of 980cm2.
7
All letters incorporated in a rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 4 or 5 above shall have the proportions and form of letters as shown in Part II of Schedule 13 of the Traffic Signs Regulations 1994.
PART IVREAR MARKINGS PRESCRIBED FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WHENEVER FIRST USED AND TRAILERS WHENEVER MANUFACTURED
SCHEDULE 20
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory pedal retro reflectors and optional pedal retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
| Two reflectors on each pedal |
| On the leading edge and the trailing edge of each pedal |
| No requirement |
| No requirement |
| Such that the reflector on the leading edge of each pedal is plainly visible to the front and the reflector on the trailing edge of each pedal is plainly visible to the rear |
| A British Standard mark |
| No requirement |
| Amber |
I807
Definitions–
In this Schedule “British Standard mark” means the specification for photometric and physical requirements of reflective devices published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 2: 1982, namely “BS 6102/2”.
I81PART IIRequirements relating to optional pedal retro reflectors
Sch. 20 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Any number may be fitted and the only requirement prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted is that specified in paragraph 6 of Part I.
SCHEDULE 21
PART IRequirements relating to obligatory front retroreflectors and to optional front retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Words in Sch. 21 Pt. 1 para. 2(c)(ii) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 16(a)
Word in Sch. 21 Pt. 1 paras. 3(b)(i), (ii) substituted (4.1.2010) by The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 16(b)
| Two |
| No requirement |
| 150 mm |
| 600 mm or, if the overall width of the trailer is less than 1400 mm, 400 mm |
| 900 mm or, if the structure of the trailer makes this impracticable, 1500 mm |
| F126250 mm |
| 30° outwards and 5° inwards |
| F12710° above and below the horizontal |
| F12710° above and 5° below the horizontal |
| To the front |
| An approval mark |
| No requirement |
| White |
I828
Other requirements–
a
Where two front reflectors are required to be fitted they shall form a pair.
b
Triangular shaped retro reflectors shall not be fitted to the front of any trailer.
I839
Definitions–
In this Schedule– “approval mark” means either–
- a
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 3 or 3A or 3B of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; or
- b
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulation and shown at item 4 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations
- a
I84PART IIRequirements relating to optional front retro reflectors
Sch. 21 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
Any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are that specified in paragraph 8(b) of Part I and that the colour shall not be red.
F10SCHEDULE 21A
Sch. 21A inserted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch. 1
I85SCHEDULE 22Diagram showing where unlit parking is not permitted near a junction
I86SCHEDULE 23
I86Example of marking showing the vertical downwards inclination of the dipped-beam headlamps when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat
F170SCHEDULE 24Requirements relating to daytime running lamps
Sch. 24 inserted (20.5.2018) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/852), regs. 1, 10
Daytime running lamps must comply with paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ECE Regulation 87.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1
These Regulations re-enact the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1984 with modifications. In addition to minor and drafting amendments, they make the following changes of substance.
2
Previously there were a number of provisions to the effect that no person was to use or cause or permit to be used a vehicle unless it complied with certain construction requirements. Contravention of such a provision would have been an offence under section 42(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The equivalent provisions in these Regulations are expressed as construction requirements. A person who was to cause or permit a vehicle to be used in breach of these provisions would be guilty of an offence under section 42(1)(b).
3
Previously the day was divided into two periods, “daytime hours” and “hours of darkness”. The divisions between the two were half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise. A number of provisions were based on these periods. In these Regulations they are replaced by the periods between “sunrise and sunset” and between “sunset and sunrise”, with the exception of the provisions relating to use of headlamps or front fog lamps, which remain unaltered.
4
The other principal changes of substance are as follows–
Regulation | Change |
|---|---|
6(4) | The exemption from the need for a small trailer to be fitted with any stop lamp or direction indicator when those on the towing vehicle are visible to an observer 6 m behind the trailer will not apply to a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1990. |
11(2) | Amber warning beacons may be fitted to vehicles used for:–
|
11(2) | Reflected orange light is permitted from a sign fitted to the rear of a vehicle carrying dangerous substances. |
11(3) | A green and white chequered domed lamp is permitted on an ambulance control vehicle. |
11(2) and Sch 9 | A side marker lamp is permitted to be amber or, if fitted within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle, red. |
11(2) and Sch 17 | A side retro reflector is permitted to be red if fitted within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle. |
14(2) | A requirement is introduced for lamps on new pedal cycles in future to be fitted with filament lamps that comply with the British Standard specification for Filament Lamps for Cycles, published by the British Standards Institution under the reference 6873 : 1988. |
15 | A new general requirement is introduced concerning the electrical connections for lamps. |
16 | The provision is amended so as to permit the fitting of special warning lamps at the front of emergency vehicles and the prohibition in the corresponding previous regulation on the fitting of a warning beacon other than a blue warning beacon, or a device resembling such a beacon, is removed. Nevertheless, regulation 11 prohibits the fitting of warning beacons except as specified in that regulation. |
19 | A new requirement is introduced to clarify the position regarding the obscuration of lamps and reflectors by movable parts of a vehicle. |
20(1), Table, items 3 and 4 | A new requirement is introduced for loads projecting either laterally or beyond the rear of a vehicle to be fitted with reflectors in addition to lamps. |
20(1), Table, item 5 | A new requirement is introduced for loads projecting beyond the front of a vehicle to carry lamps and reflectors. |
23(2) | A new requirement is introduced for a headlamp levelling device, a dim-dip device or running lamp and a hazard warning signal device to be maintained in good working order. |
27, Table, item 5 | The provision is amended so to permit the use of a hazard warning signal device whilst travelling on a motorway or unrestricted dual-carriageway to warn following drivers of a need to slow down due to a temporary obstruction ahead. |
Schedules | |
1, Table I | A new provision exempts from the requirement for a dim-dip device to be fitted a vehicle that meets fully the provisions of Council Directive 76/756/EEC, as amended, including, in particular, the provisions for alignment of dipped-beam headlamps. |
1, Tables I and VI and Sch 9 | A requirement is introduced for new goods vehicles and trailers over 6 m long to be fitted with amber side marker lamps every 3 m along their sides. Exemptions are provided for:–
|
1, Tables I and VI and Sch 13 | A requirement is introduced for new motor vehicles and trailers over 2.1 m wide to be fitted with end-outline marker lamps. Exemptions are provided for:–
|
1, Table I | The requirement for a works truck to be fitted with a rear registration plate lamp is revoked. |
1, Table I | A requirement is introduced for an invalid carriage which can exceed 4 mph to be fitted with direction indicators and a hazard warning signal device. |
1, Table VI | Trailers constructed or adapted for the carriage and launching of a boat are exempt from the requirement for front position lamps. |
1, Table VI | The exemption for an agricultural trailer and a works trailer from the requirement to be fitted with direction indicators will not apply to trailers manufactured after 1st October 1990. |
1, Table VI and Sch 21 | A new requirement is introduced for trailers manufactured on or after 1st October 1990 to be fitted with white front reflectors. Agricultural and works trailers are exempt. |
2, Part I, para. 3 | The inward angle of visibility for a front position lamp fitted to a trailer is reduced to 5°. |
2, Part I, para. 5(c) | A front position lamp fitted to “any other vehicle” (a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand), in each case manufactured or first used on or after 1st October 1990, will be required to bear an approval mark in accordance with Council Directive 76/758/EEC (27.7.76, OJL 262, 27.9.76, p. 54) or ECE Regulation 7 of 27.5.67, or the British Standard mark “BS 6102/3”. |
2, Part II | The maximum number of front position lamps fitted to a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 1st April 1991 is restricted to two. |
3 | The title of this Schedule is amended to refer to Dim-Dip and Running Lamps, the specifications for which are included in the Schedule. |
4, Part I, para. 4 | The requirements for the alignment of dipped-beam headlamps are specified. |
4, Part I, para. 12(b) and Sch 23 | A requirement is introduced for an indication of the downward inclination (vertical aim) of the dipped-beam headlamps to be shown on a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991. |
4, Part II, para. 1 | A requirement is introduced to prevent a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 from being capable of showing more than 2 dipped-beam headlamps at one time. Two pairs may be fitted only if one pair is for use in countries where driving is on the right-hand side of the road. |
5, Part II | A requirement is introduced for optional main-beam headlamps fitted to motor vehicles first used on or after 1st April 1991 to bear an approval mark. |
6 | The maximum number of front fog lamps fitted to a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 is restricted to 2. There was no previous restriction. |
6, para. 4 | A requirement for the alignment of front fog lamps is specified. |
7 | Consistent with the Schedules for other lamps, this Schedule has been sub-divided into Part I, covering obligatory direction indicators and Part II, covering optional direction indicators. Part III contains the diagrams showing horizontal angles of visibility. |
7, Part I, paras. 1, 2 and 5 | Provision is made for Categories 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b direction indicators. The effect is that front direction indicators fitted close to headlamps are required to be brighter than those fitted beyond a specified distance. |
7, Part I, para. 2 | The requirement regarding the relative positioning of rear direction indicators and rear position lamps has not been reenacted. The minimum separation distances between direction indicators fitted to invalid carriages are specified. |
10, Part I, para. 5 | Rear position lamps fitted to pedal cycles etc are permitted to comply with BS 6102: Part 3 1986 or to be approved to a European standard, as an alternative to the previous requirement. |
12, Part II, para. (b) | The requirement for a stop lamp fitted to a pedal cycle to bear an approval mark has not been re-enacted. |
12, Part II, para. (c) | An optional stop lamp fitted in the rear window of a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 is required to emit light having an intensity of between 20 and 60 candelas when measured directly in front of the lamp. |
22 | A diagram illustrates where unlit parking is not permitted near a junction. |
5
The definition of “Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as amended” in regulation 3 sets out details of this Directive and the amendments. Copies of the Directives can be obtained from HM Stationery Office.
6
Copies of the British Standards specifications referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from any of the outlets operated by the British Standards Institution, or by post from the British Standards Institution at Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, MK14 6LE (Telephone number: Milton Keynes (STD 0908) 221166).
7
The following explanation of European approval marks is added for convenience–
EXPLANATION OF EUROPEAN APPROVAL MARKS
EXAMPLES OF MARKINGS
Notes–
1
An E within a circle indicates a device which has been approved to a UN:ECE Regulation. (United Nations:Economic Commission for Europe, based in Geneva.)
2
An e within a rectangle indicates a device which has been approved to an EEC Directive. (European Economic Community, based in Brussels.)
3
The number within the circle or rectangle beside the E or e is the distinguishing number of the country that issued the approval. 11 stands for the United Kingdom.
4
An arrow below the circle or rectangle means, in the case of a headlamp, that it dips to the left. A double-headed arrow means that the headlamp bulb holder can be adjusted so as to dip either to the left or to the right.
5
In the case of a motor vehicle registered for use in the United Kingdom which is fitted with European-approved headlamps, an arrow (single or double headed) is required to be present below the approval mark on the lenses of the headlamps.
6
An arrow below the circle or rectangle means, in the case of any other type of lamp, that the lamp is “handed” and must be fitted to the side of the vehicle to which the arrow points except in the case of a direction indicator of category 3, 4 or 5, in which case the lamp is fitted on the side of the vehicle and the arrow points towards the front of the vehicle.
7
The symbols above the circle or rectangle identify the function, category or class of device as follows–
A | Front position lamp (or end-outline marker lamp) |
C | Dipped-beam headlamp |
R | Main-beam headlamp |
S | Sealed-beam headlamp |
H | Halogen headlamp |
B | Front fog lamp (white or yellow) |
1 | Category 1 front direction indicator (suitable for fitting at least 40 mm from a headlamp or front fog lamp) |
1a | Category 1a front direction indicator (suitable for fitting at least 20 mm from a headlamp or front fog lamp) |
1b | Category 1b front direction indicator (suitable for fitting less than 20 mm from a headlamp or front fog lamp) |
2a | Category 2a rear direction indicator (with single level of intensity) |
2b | Category 2b rear direction indicator (with dual level of intensity) |
3 | Category 3 front-side direction indicator |
4 | Category 4 front-side direction indicator |
5 | Category 5 side-repeater direction indicator |
11 | Category 11 front direction indicators for motor cycles only |
12 | Category 12 rear direction indicators for motor cycles only |
13 | Category 13 side repeater direction indicators for motor cycles only |
SM | Side marker lamp |
R | Rear position lamp |
B or F | Rear fog lamp (red) |
S1 | Stop lamp with single level of intensity |
S2 | Stop lamp with two levels of intensity |
AR | Reversing lamp |
I | Class I retro reflector |
IA | Class IA retro reflector |
III | Class III retro reflector (triangular – for trailers only) |
IIIA | Class IIIA retro reflector (triangular – for trailers only) |
No symbol | No A, R, S1 or S2 is required on a position lamp or a stop lamp approved for use only on motor cycles |
Common combinations of symbols– | |
R–S1 | Rear position lamp which is also a stop lamp |
HCR | Halogen headlamp emitting both main and dipped-beam |
Other combinations of symbols are possible. |
Sch. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)