Regulations 21 and 23
1. Number— | |
(a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f): | Two |
(b) A cycle with less than four wheels and without a sidecar: | One |
(c) A solo motor bicycle: | One |
(d) A motor bicycle combination with a headlamp on the motor bicycle: | One, on the sidecar |
(e) An invalid carriage: | One |
(f) A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand: | One |
2. Position— | |
(a) Longitudinal: | No requirement |
(b) Lateral— | |
(i)Where two front position lamps are required to be fitted— | |
(A)Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle— | |
(1)A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996: | 400 mm |
(2)A trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996: | 150 mm |
(3)Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 24th January 1996: | 400 mm |
(4)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996: | 300 mm |
(B)Minimum separation distance between front position lamps: | No requirement |
(ii)Where one front position lamp is required to be fitted— | |
(A)A sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination: | On the centre-line of the side- car or on the side of the side- car furthest from the motor bicycle |
(B)Any other vehicle: | On the centre-line or offside of the vehicle |
(c) Vertical— | |
(i)Maximum height above the ground— | |
(A)Any vehicle not covered by sub-head (B) or (C): | 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impractical, 2100 mm |
(B)A motor vehicle, first used on or after 24th January 1996, having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph: | 2100 mm |
(C)A bus and a road clearance vehicle: | No requirement |
(ii)Minimum height above the ground: | No requirement |
3. Angles of visibility— | |
(a) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination or an agricultural vehicle) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 — | |
(i)Horizontal— | |
(A)Where one lamp is required to be fitted: | 80° to the left and to the right |
(B)Where two lamps are required to be fitted: | 80° outwards and 45° inwards (5° inwards in the case of a trailer) |
(ii)Vertical— | |
(A)Any case not covered by sub-head (B): | 15° above and below the horizontal |
(B)Where the highest part of the illuminated area of the lamp is less than 750 mm above the ground: | 15° above and 5° below the horizontal |
(b) Any other vehicle: | Visible to the front |
4. Alignment: | To the front |
5. Markings (see also regulation 2(5))— | |
(a) A motor vehicle (other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996: | An approval mark |
(b) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 24th January 1996: | An approval mark |
(c) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 24th January 1996: | An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “British Standard Mark” in paragraph 13. |
(d) Any other vehicle: | No requirement |
6. Size of illuminated area: | No requirement |
7. Colour: | White or, if incorporated in a headlamp which is capable of emitting only a yellow light, yellow. |
8. Wattage: | No requirement |
9. Intensity— | |
(a) A front position lamp bearing any of the markings mentioned in paragraph 5: | No requirement |
(b) Any other front position lamp: | Visible from a reasonable distance |
10. Electrical connections: | No individual requirement |
11. Tell-tale: | No requirement |
12. 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, and
(b)in the case of a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 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.
13. Definitions—
In this Schedule-—
“approval mark” means—
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
in relation to any other vehicle, either—
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
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;
“British Standard mark” means—
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
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”.
1. In the case of a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 24th January 1996 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.
2. In the case of a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 24th January 1996 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.
3. In the case of any other vehicle the only requirement prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted is that in paragraph 7 of Part I.