The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989

SCHEDULE 14E+W+S

Regulations 18, 20

[F1PART IE+W+SRequirements relating to Obligatory Reversing Lamps

Textual Amendments

Obligatory reversing lamps must comply with the requirements of paragraph 6.4 of ECE Regulation 48.

(Regulation 20)

PART II]E+W+Srequirements relating to optional reversing lamps

1.  Number:

[F2Not more than two but if the vehicle has an overall length which exceeds 6 m and is—

(a)

a bus; or

(b)

a vehicle which is not a passenger vehicle,

four may be fitted]

2.  Position:

No requirement

3.  Angles of visibility:

No requirement

4.  Alignment:

[F3To the rear but if, in accordance with paragraph 1, four are fitted the configuration shall be—

(a)

four to the rear; or

(b)

two to the rear and one on each side]

5.  Markings–

(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985:

An approval mark

(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:

No requirement

6.  Size of illuminated area:

No requirement

7.  Colour:

White

8.  Wattage–

(a) A reversing lamp bearing an approval mark:

No requirement

(b) A reversing lamp not bearing an approval mark:

The total wattage of any one reversing lamp shall not exceed 24 watts

9.  Intensity:

No requirement

10.  Electrical connections:

[F4No 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—

(a)

it shall not be possible for the reversing lamps to be illuminated unless the front and rear position lamps of the vehicle are illuminated at the same time; and

(b)

the reversing lamps shall be switched on and off by the manual operation of one switch which shall have no other function; but

(c)

the reversing lamps shall switch off automatically if the vehicle is moving forward at a speed of 10km/h or more]

11.  Tell-tale–

(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st July 1954, provided that the electrical connections [F5are such that any] reversing lamp or lamps [F6fitted to the rear] cannot be illuminated other than automatically by the selection of the reverse gear of the vehicle:

No requirement

(b) Any other motor vehicle first used on or after 1st July 1954:

A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted

(c) A motor vehicle first used before 1st July 1954:

No requirement

(d) Any vehicle which is not a motor vehicle:

No requirement

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I2Sch. 14 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I3Sch. 14 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I4Sch. 14 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I5Sch. 14 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I6Sch. 14 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I7Sch. 14 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I8Sch. 14 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I9Sch. 14 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I10Sch. 14 para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I11Sch. 14 para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Definitions–E+W+S

  • 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.

Commencement Information

I12Sch. 14 para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)