The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989

(Regulation 18)

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S OBLIGATORY LAMPS, REFLECTORS, REAR MARKINGS AND DEVICES

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

TABLE I

Motor vehicle having three or more wheels not being a vehicle to which any other Table in this Schedule applies

(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– (a) there is fitted to the vehicle all the lighting and light-signalling devices listed in items 1.5.7 to 1.5.20 of Annex I of [F1 Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC or Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/663/ EEC], as amended, which are required to be fitted under that Annex; and (b) all those devices are so installed that they comply with the requirements set out in items 3 and 4 of that Annex including, in particular, item 4.2.6 (Alignment of dipped-beam headlamps).
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; [F2 A vehicle first used before 1st April 1996 in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied]– (a) there is fitted to the vehicle all the lighting and light-signalling devices listed in items 1.5.7 to 1.5.20 of Annex I of [F3 Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC or Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/663/ EEC], as amended, which are required to be fitted under that Annex; and (b) all those devices are so installed that they comply with the requirements set out in items 3 and 4 of that Annex including, in particular, item 4.2.6 (Alignment of dipped-beam headlamps).
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) first used on or after 1st April 1986, the overall length of which does not exceed 6 m; or (b) first used before 1st April 1986, the overall length of which does not exceed 8 m; 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– (a) fire fighting or fire salvage; (b) servicing or controlling aircraft; (c) heating and dispensing tar or other material for the construction or maintenance of roads; or (d) transporting two or more vehicles or vehicle bodies or two or more boats[F4 ;] [F5 A vehicle fitted with conspicuity markings to the rear where the fitting of those markings complies with the mandatory or optional ECE conspicuity requirements.]
[F6 Daytime running lamp	Schedule 24	A vehicle first registered before 1st March 2018.]
[F6 Headlamp cleaning device		A vehicle not required by the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations [F7 2020, or by Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles,] to be fitted with a headlamp cleaning device]
[F6 Reversing lamp	Schedule 14: Part 1	A vehicle not required by the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations [F7 2020, or by Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles,] to be fitted with reversing lamps.]

Textual Amendments

F1 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)

F2 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)

F3 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)

F4 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)

F5 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)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 inserted (20.5.2018) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/852), regs. 1, 8

F7 Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.9.2020) by The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/818), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 9 (with Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17)

TABLE II

Solo motor bicycle and motor bicycle combination

(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.

TABLE III

Pedal cycle

(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.

TABLE IV

Pedestrian-controlled vehicle, horse-drawn vehicle and track-laying vehicle

(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.

TABLE V

Vehicle drawn or propelled by hand

(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.

TABLE VI

Trailer drawn by a motor vehicle

(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– (a) 6 m, (b) 9.15 m in the case of a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990; 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; [F8 A trailer manufactured before 1st October 1995 in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied]– (a) there is fitted to the trailer all the lighting and light-signalling devices listed in items 1.5.7 to 1.5.20 of Annex I of [F9 Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC or Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/663/ EEC], as amended, which are required to be fitted under that Annex; and (b) all those devices are so installed and maintained that they comply with the requirements set out in items 3 and 4 of that Annex.
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– (a) fire fighting or fire salvage; (b) servicing or controlling aircraft; (c) heating and dispensing tar or other material for the construction or maintenance of roads; (d) carrying asphalt or macadam, in each case being mixing or drying plant; or (e) transporting two or more vehicles or vehicle bodies or two or more boats[F10 ;] [F11 A trailer fitted with conspicuity markings to the rear where the fitting of those markings complies with the mandatory or optional ECE conspicuity requirements.]

Textual Amendments

F8 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)

F9 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)

F10 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)

F11 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)

TABLE VII

Trailer drawn by a pedal cycle

(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.

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory front position lamps and to optional front position lamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f):	Two
(b) A pedal 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 1st April 1986:	400 mm
(2) A trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985:	150 mm
(3) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 1st October 1985:	400 mm
(4) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	510 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 sidecar or on the side of the sidecar furthest from the motor bicycle
(B) Any other vehicle:	On the centre-line or off-side of the vehicle
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B), (C) or (D):	1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:	2300 mm
(C) A motor vehicle, first used on or after 1st April 1986, having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:	2100 mm
(D) A [F12 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 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985– (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-paragraph (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 [F13 (see also regulation 3(6))]– (a) A motor vehicle (other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination) first used on or after 1st January 1972 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985:	An approval mark
(b) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 1st April 1986:	An approval mark
(c) Any other vehicle manufactured or first used on or after 1st October 1990 [F14 and before the 1st October 1995]:	An approval mark or a British Standard mark
[F15 (ca) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after the 1st October 1995:	An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in [F16 sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d)] of the definition of “British Standard mark” below.]
(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

Textual Amendments

F12 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)

F13 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)

F14 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)

F15 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)

F16 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)

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I3 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I4 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I5 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I6 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I7 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I8 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I9 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I10 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I11 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I12 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

(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) [F17 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;

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.]

Textual Amendments

F17 Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(c) inserted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 9(3)

Commencement Information

I13 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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 F18 ... vehicleF18 ..., 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;

• [F19 “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”;] [F20 or]

  (c)

  [F20 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

  (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”.]

Textual Amendments

F18 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 13 omitted (1.10.1994) by virtue of The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 11(2)(a)

F19 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 13 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 11(2)(b)

F20 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 13 inserted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 9(4)

Commencement Information

I14 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional front position lamps

1.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I15 Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

2.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I16 Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

[F21 3.   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] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F21 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 3 substituted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 10

Commencement Information

I17 Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S requirements relating to obligatory dim-dip devices and running lamps

1.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I18 Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

2.  Running lamps fitted to satisfy regulation 18 shall be in the form of a matched pair of front lamps, each of which– E+W+S

(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.

Commencement Information

I19 Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

[F22 3.   — 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— E+W+S

(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.

Textual Amendments

F22 Sch. 3 Pt. 1 paras. 3, 4 substituted for Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 3 (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 12

Commencement Information

I20 Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

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.] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F22 Sch. 3 Pt. 1 paras. 3, 4 substituted for Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 3 (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 12

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional dim-dip devices and running lamps

Commencement Information

I21 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.

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 4 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory dipped-beam headlamps and to optional dipped-beam headlamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e):	Two
(b) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination:	One
(c) A motor vehicle with three wheels, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used before 1st January 1972:	One
(d) A motor vehicle with three wheels, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st January 1972 and which has an unladen weight of not more than 400 kg and an overall width of not more than 1300 mm:	One
(e) A bus first used before 1st October 1969:	One
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Where two dipped-beam headlamps are required to be fitted– (A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (1) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (2) or (3):	400 mm
(2) A vehicle first used before 1st January 1972:	No requirement
(3) An agricultural vehicle, engineering plant and an industrial tractor:	No requirement
(B) Minimum separation distance between a pair of dipped-beam headlamps:	No requirement
(ii) Where one dipped-beam headlamp is required to be fitted– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	(i) On the centre-line of the motor vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination), or (ii) At any distance from the side of the motor vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of amotor bicycle combination) provided that a duplicate lamp is fitted on the other side so that together they form a matched pair. In such a case, both lamps shall be regarded as obligatory lamps.
(B) A bus first used before 1st October 1969:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	1200 mm
(B) A vehicle first used before 1st Janary 1952, an agricultural vehicle, a road clearance vehicle, an aerodrome fire tender, an aerodrome runway sweeper, an industrial tractor, engineering plant and a home forces' vehicle:	No requirement
(ii) Minimum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	500 mm
(B) A vehicle first used before 1st January 1956:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility:	No requirement
4.  Alignment– When a vehicle is at its kerbside weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat, and any manual headlamp levelling device control is set to the stop position, the alignment of every dipped-beam headlamp shall, as near as practicable, be as follows: (a) In the case of a vehicle having a maximum speed exceeding 25 mph– (i) If the dipped-beam headlamp bears an approval mark its aim shall be set so that the horizontal part of the cut-off of the beam pattern is inclined downwards as indicated by the vehicle manufacturer in a marking on the vehicle, as mentioned in sub-paragraph 12(b) or, where no such marking is provided– (A) 1.3 per cent if the height of the centre of the headlamp is not more than 850 mm above the ground, or (B) 2 per cent if the height of the centre of the headlamp is more than 850 mm above the ground; (ii) If the dipped-beam headlamp does not bear an approval mark and the headlamp can also be used as a main-beam headlamp its aim shall be set so that the centre of the main-beam pattern is horizontal or inclined slightly below the horizontal; (iii) If the dipped-beam headlamp does not bear an approval mark and the headlamp cannot also be used as a main-beam headlamp its aim shall be set so as not to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road; (b) In the case of a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph– (i) If the dipped-beam headlamp bears an approval mark or not and the headlamp can also be used as a main-beam headlamp its aim shall be set so that the centre of the mean-beam pattern is horizontal or inclined slightly below the horizontal; (ii) If the dipped-beam headlamp bears an approval mark or not and the headlamp cannot also be used as a main-beam headlamp its aim shall be set so as not to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
5.  Markings– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d):	An approval mark or a British Standard mark
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986:	No requirement
(c) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986 and having a maximum speed not exceeding 50 mph:	No requirement
(d) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination:	No requirement
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	White or yellow
8.  Wattage– (a) A motor vehicle with four or more wheels first used on or after 1st April 1986:	No requirement
(b) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986– (i) having a maximum speed not exceeding 50 mph:	15 watts minimum
(ii) having a maximum speed exceeding 50 mph:	No requirement
(c) A motor vehicle with four or more wheels first used before 1st April 1986:	30 watts minimum
(d) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used before 1st April 1986:	24 watts minimum
(e) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination– (i) having an engine not exceeding 250 cc and a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:	10 watts minimum
(ii) having an engine not exceeding 250 cc and a maximum speed exceeding 25 mph:	15 watts minimum
(iii) having an engine exceeding 250 cc:	24 watts minimum
9.  Intensity:	No requirement
10.  Electrical connections– Where a matched pair of dipped-beam headlamps is fitted they shall be capable of being switched on and off simultaneously and not otherwise.
11.  Tell-tale:	No requirement
12.  Other requirements– (a) Every dipped-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) Every vehicle which– (i) is fitted with dipped-beam headlamps bearing an approval mark, (ii) has a maximum speed exceeding 25 mph, and (iii) is first used on or after 1st April 1991 shall be marked with a clearly legible and indelible marking, as illustrated in Schedule 23, close to either the headlamps or the manufacturer’s plate showing the setting recommended by the manufacturer for the downward inclination of the horizontal part of the cut-off of the beam pattern 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. That setting shall be a single figure– (A) between 1 and 1.5 per cent if the height of the centre of the headlamp is not more than 850 mm above the ground, and (B) between 1 and 2 per cent if the height of the centre of the headlamp is more than 850 mm above the ground. (c) Every dipped-beam headlamp fitted to a vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 in accordance with this part of this Schedule shall be designed for a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the left-hand side of the road. (d) Where two dipped-beam headlamps are required to be fitted they shall form a matched pair.
13.  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 12 or 13 or 14 or 16 or, in the case of a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph, 27 or 28 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 1C or 1E or 5A or 5B or 5C or 5E or 8C or 8D or 8E or 8F or 8G or 8H or 8K or 8L or 20C or 20D or 20E or 20F or 20G or 20H or 20K or 20L or 31A or 31C or, in the case of a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph, 1H or 1I or 5H or 5I of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and “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”.

Commencement Information

I22 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I23 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I24 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I25 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I26 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I27 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I28 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I29 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I30 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I31 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I32 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I33 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I34 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional dipped-beam headlamps

1.  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– E+W+S

(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.

Commencement Information

I35 Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

2.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I36 Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 5 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory main-beam headlamps and to optional main-beam headlamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d):	Two
(b) A solo motor bicycle and motor bicycle combination:	One
(c) A motor vehicle with three wheels, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used before 1st January 1972:	One
(d) A motor vehicle with three wheels, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st January 1972 and which has an unladen weight of not more than 400 kg and an overall width of not more than 1300 mm:	One
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Where two main-beam headlamps are required to be fitted– (A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle:	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.
(B) Maximum separation distance between a pair of main-beam headlamps:	No requirement
(ii) Where one main-beam headlamp is required to be fitted:	(i) On the centre-line of the motor vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination), or (ii) At any distance from the side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination) provided that a duplicate lamp is fitted on the other side so that together they form a matched pair. In such a case, both lamps shall be treated as obligatory lamps.
(c) Vertical:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility:	No requirement
4.  Alignment:	To the front
5.  Markings– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragaph (b), (c) or (d):	An approval mark or a British Standard mark
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986:	No requirement
(c) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986 and having a maximum speed not exceeding 50 mph:	No requirement
(d) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination:	No requirement
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	White or yellow
8.  Wattage– (a) A motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986:	No requirement
(b) A motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, first used before 1st April 1986:	30 watts minimum
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination– (i) having an engine not exceeding 250 cc:	15 watts minimum
(ii) having an engine exceeding 250 cc:	30 watts minimum
9.  Intensity:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I37 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I38 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I39 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I40 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I41 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I42 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I43 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I44 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I45 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

10.  Electrical connections– E+W+S

(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.

11.  Tell-tale– E+W+S (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b):	A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I46 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I47 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

(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.

Commencement Information

I48 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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

• “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”.

Commencement Information

I49 Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional main-beam headlamps

Commencement Information

I50 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.

(Regulation 20)

SCHEDULE 6 E+W+S requirements relating to optional front fog lamps

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b):	No requirement
(b) A motor vehicle, other than a motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1991:	Not more than two
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Where a pair of front fog lamps is used in conditions of seriously reduced visibility in place of the obligatory dipped beam headlamps– Maximum distance from side of vehicle:	400 mm
(ii) in all other cases:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	1200 mm
(B) An agricultural vehicle, a road clearance vehicle, an aerodrome fire tender, an aerodrome runway sweeper, an industrial tractor, engineering plant and a home forces' vehicle:	No requirement
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility:	No requirement
4.  Alignment:	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
5.  Markings– (a) A vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986:	An approval mark
(b) A vehicle first used before 1st April 1986:	No requirement
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	White or yellow
8.  Wattage:	No requirement
9.  Intensity:	No requirement
10.  Electrical connections:	No individual requirement
11.  Tell-tale:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I51 Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I52 Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I53 Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I54 Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I55 Sch. 6 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I56 Sch. 6 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I57 Sch. 6 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I58 Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I59 Sch. 6 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I60 Sch. 6 para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I61 Sch. 6 para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I62 Sch. 6 para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I63 Sch. 6 para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 7 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory direction indicators and to optional direction indicators to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number (on each side of a vehicle)– (a) A motor vehicle with three or more wheels, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986:	One front indicator (Category 1, 1a or 1b), one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a or 2b) and one side repeater indicator [F23 (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).
(b) A trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985 drawn by a motor vehicle:	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).
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, in each case first used on or after 1st April 1986:	One front indicator (Category 1, 1a, 1b or 11) and one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a, 2b or 12).
(d) A motor vehicle first used on or after [F24 1st April 1936] and before 1st April 1986, a trailer manufactured on or after [F24 1st April 1936] and before 1st October 1985, a pedal cycle with or without a sidecar or a trailer, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	Any arrangement of indicators so as to satisfy the requirements for angles of visibility in paragraph 3.
(e) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1936 and any trailer manufactured before that date:	Any arrangement of indicators so as to make the intention of the driver clear to other road users.
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal– (i) A side repeater indicator which is required to be fitted in accordance with paragraph 1(a):	Within 2600 mm of the front of the vehicle
(ii) Any other indicator:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	400 mm
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986, a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985, a solo motor bicycle, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	No requirement
(ii) Minimum separation distance between indicators on opposite sides of a vehicle– (A) A motor vehicle (other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination or an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 8 mph) first used on or after 1st April 1986, a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985, a horse-drawn vehicle, a pedstrian-controlled vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	500 mm or, if the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1400 mm, 400 mm
(B) A solo motor bicycle having an engine exceeding 50 cc and first used on or after 1st April 1986– (1) Front indicators:	300 mm
(2) Rear indicators:	240 mm
(C) A solo motor bicycle having an engine not exceeding 50 cc and first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a pedal cycle– (1) Front indicators:	240 mm
(2) Rear indicators:	180 mm
(D) A motor bicycle combination first used on or after 1st April 1986:	400 mm
(E) An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 8 mph– (1) Front indicators:	240 mm
(2) Rear indicators:	300 mm
(F) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:	No requirement
(iii) Minimum separation distance between a front indicator and any dipped-beam headlamp or front fog lamp– (A) Fitted to a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after [F25 1st April 1995]:	(a) in the case of a Category 1 indicator, 40 mm; (b) in the case of a Category 1a indicator, 20 mm; (c) in the case of a Category 1b indicator, no requirement
(B) Fitted to a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 1st April 1986:	100 mm
(C) Fitted to any other vehicle:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B) or (C):	1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2300 mm.
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:	No requirement
(C) A motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:	No requirement
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:	350 mm
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985– (i) Horizontal (see diagrams in Part III of this Schedule)– (A) A front or rear indicator fitted to a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, having a maximum speed exceeding 25 mph and every rear indicator fitted to a trailer:	80° outwards and 45° inwards
(B) A front or rear indicator fitted to a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination:	80° outwards and 20° inwards
(C) A front or rear indicator fitted to a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:	80° outwards and 3° inwards
(D) A side repeater indicator fitted to a motor vehicle or a trailer:	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°.
(ii) Vertical– (A) Except as provided by sub-paragraph [F26 (B), (C) or (D)]:	15° above and below the horizontal
(B) Where the highest part of the illuminated area of the lamp is less than 1900 mm above the ground and the vehicle is a motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:	15° above and 10° below the horizontal
(C) 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
[F27 (D) But where the indicator is a category 6 indicator:	30° above and 5° below the horizontal]
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986, a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	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.
4.  Alignment– (a) A front indicator:	To the front
(b) A rear indicator:	To the rear
(c) A side repeater indicator (Category 5 [F28 or 6]):	As shown in the first sketch in Part III of this Schedule
5.  Markings– (a) A motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer, other than a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, manufactured on or after 1st October 1985:	An approval mark and, above such mark, the following numbers– in the case of a front indicator, “1”, “1a” or “1b”; in the case of a rear indicator, “2”, “2a” or “2b”; in the case of a side repeater indicator, “5” [F29 or “6”].
(b) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 1st April 1986, a trailer, manufactured on or after 1st October 1985, drawn by such a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	An approval mark and, above such mark, the following numbers– in the case of a front indicator, “1”, “1a”, “1b” or “11”; in the case of a rear indicator, “2”, “2a”, “2b” or “12”; in the case of a side repeater indicator, “5”.
(c) 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– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b):	Amber
(b) An indicator fitted to a motor vehicle first used before 1st September 1965 and any trailer drawn thereby– (i) if it shows only the front:	White or amber
(ii) if it shows only the rear:	Red or amber
(iii) if it shows both to the front and to the rear:	Amber
8.  Wattage– (a) Any front or rear indicator which emits a flashing light and does not bear an approval mark:	15 to 36 watts
(b) Any other indicator:	No requirement
9.  Intensity– (a) An indicator bearing an approval mark:	No requirement
(b) An indicator not bearing an approval mark:	Such that the light is plainly visible from a reasonable distance

Textual Amendments

F23 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)

F24 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)

F25 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

F26 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)

F27 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)

F28 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)

F29 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)

Commencement Information

I64 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I65 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I66 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I67 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I68 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I69 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I70 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I71 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I72 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

10.  Electrical connections– E+W+S

(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.

Commencement Information

I73 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

11.  Tell-tale– E+W+S

(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).

Commencement Information

I74 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

(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.

F30 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F30 Sch. 7 Pt. 1 para. 12(c) omitted (1.10.1994) by virtue of The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 16(1)

Commencement Information

I75 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  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 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.

Commencement Information

I76 Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional direction indicators

1.  No vehicle shall be fitted with a total of more than one front indicator nor more than two rear indicators, on each side. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I77 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

2.  Any number of side indicators may be fitted to the side (excluding the front and rear) of a vehicle. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I78 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

3.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I79 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

F31 PART III E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F31 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)

Commencement Information

I80 Sch. 7 Pt. III in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 8 E+W+S requirements relating to obligatory and optional hazard warning signal devices

Commencement Information

I81 Sch. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

Every 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.

(Regulations 18, 20 and 22)

SCHEDULE 9 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory side marker lamps and to optional side marker lamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) A vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b) which is– (i) a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 or a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1990:	On each side: two and as many more as are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 2(a)
(ii) a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990:	One on each side
(b) Long vehicles and vehicle combinations to which regulation 22 applies:	The numbers required by regulation 22
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal– (i) A vehicle of a type mentioned in sub-paragraph 1(a)(i)– (A) Maximum distance from the front of the vehicle, including any drawbar, in respect of the foremost side marker lamp on each side:	4 m
(B) Maximum distance from the rear of the vehicle in respect of the rearmost side marker lamp on each side:	1 m
(C) Maximum separation distance between the light-emitting surfaces of adjacent side marker lamps on the same side of the vehicle:	3 m or, if this is not practicable, 4 m
(ii) A vehicle of a type mentioned in sub-paragraph 1(a)(ii):	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
(iii) Long vehicles and vehicle combinations, including any loads, to which regulation 22 applies:	As specified in regulation 22
(b) Lateral:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground:	2300 mm
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) Horizontal:	45° to the left and to the right when viewed in a direction at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
(b) Vertical:	No requirement
4.  Alignment:	To the side
5.  Markings:	No requirement
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	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
8.  Wattage:	No requirement
9.  Intensity:	Visible from a reasonable distance
10.  Electrical connections:	No individual requirement
11.  Tell-tale:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I82 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I83 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I84 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I85 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I86 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I87 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I88 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I89 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I90 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I91 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I92 Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional side marker lamps

Commencement Information

I93 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.

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 10 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory rear position lamps and to optional rear position lamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e), (f ), (g) or (h):	Two
(b) A bus first used before 1st April 1955:	One
(c) A solo motor bicycle:	One
(d) A pedal cycle with less than four wheels and without a sidecar:	One
(e) A trailer drawn by a pedal cycle and a trailer, the overall width of which does not exceed 800 mm, drawn by a solo motor bicycle or by a motor bicycle combination:	One
(f) An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph:	One
(g) A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	One
(h) A motor vehicle having three or more wheels and a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph and a trailer drawn by any such vehicle if, in either case, the structure of the vehicle makes it impracticable to meet all of the relevant requirements of paragraphs 2 and 3 below with two lamps:	Four
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	At or near the rear
(b) Lateral– (i) Where two lamps are required to be fitted– (A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (1) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (2):	400 mm
(2) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	800 mm
(B) Minimum separation distance between a pair of rear position lamps– (1) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (2):	500 mm. If the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1400 mm, 400 mm or if less than 800 mm, 300 mm
(2) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	No requirement
(ii) Where one lamp is required to be fitted:	On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle
(iii) Where four lamps are required to be fitted– (A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (1) One pair of lamps:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(A)
(2) The other pair of lamps:	No requirement
(B) Minimum separation distance between rear position lamps– (1) One pair of lamps:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(B)
(2) The other pair of lamps:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground where one or two rear position lamps are required to be fitted– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B) or (C):	1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm
(B) A bus first used before 1st April 1986:	No requirement
(C) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 not being a bus, a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985, an agricultural vehicle, a horse-drawn vehicle, an industrial tractor and engineering plant:	2100 mm
(ii) Maximum height above the ground where four rear position lamps are required to be fitted– (A) One pair of lamps:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 2(c)(i)
(B) The other pair of lamps:	No requirement
(iii) Minimum height above the ground– (A) A vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	350 mm
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985– (i) Horizontal– (A) Where two lamp are required to be fitted:	45° inwards and 80° outwards
(B) Where one lamp is required to be fitted:	80° to the left and to the right
(C) Where four lamps are required to be fitted– (1) The outer pair of lamps:	0° inwards and 80° outwards
(2) The inner pair of lamps:	45° inwards and 80° outwards
(ii) Vertical– (A) Where one or two rear position lamps are required to be fitted– (1) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (2) or (3):	15° above and below the horizontal
(2) Where the highest part of the illuminated area of the lamp is less than 1500 mm above the ground:	15° above and 10° below the horizontal
(3) 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) Where four rear position lamps are required to be fitted– (1) One pair of lamps:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 3(a)(ii)(A)
(2) The other pair of lamps:	Visible to the rear
(b) A motor vehicle, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	Visible to the rear
(c) A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a motor bicycle combination:	Visible to the rear
4.  Alignment:	To the rear
5.  Markings [F32 (see also regulation 3(6))]– (a) A motor vehicle or a trailer not covered by sub-[F33 paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e)]:	An approval mark
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1974 and a trailer, other than a trailer drawn by a pedal cycle, manufactured before that date:	No requirement
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, in each case first used before 1st April 1986, and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 and drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination:	No requirement
(d) A pedal cycle, a trailer drawn by a pedal cycle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand [F34 in each case manufactured before 1st October 1995]:	An approval mark or a British Standard mark
[F35 (e) A pedal cycle, a trailer drawn by a pedal cycle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand in each case manufactured on or after 1st October 1995.	An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in [F36 sub-paragraph (c), (d) or (e)] of the definition of “British Standard mark”.]
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	Red
8.  Wattage:	No requirement
9.  Intensity– (a) A rear position lamp bearing any of the markings mentioned in paragraph 4:	No requirement
(b) Any other rear position lamp:	Visible from a reasonable distance
10.  Electrical connections:	No individual requirement
11.  Tell-tale:	No requirement

Textual Amendments

F32 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)

F33 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)

F34 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)

F35 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)

F36 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)

Commencement Information

I94 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I95 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I96 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I97 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I98 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I99 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I100 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I101 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I102 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I103 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I104 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

(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.

[F37 (b) 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.]

Textual Amendments

F37 Sch. 10 Pt. 1 para. 12(b) inserted (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 11(3)

Commencement Information

I105 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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

• “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”, [F38 or

  (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”,][F39 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 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.]

Textual Amendments

F38 Words in Sch. 10 para. 13 added (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 14(2)

F39 Words in Sch. 10 Pt. 1 para. 13 added (21.10.2005) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2559), regs. 1, 11(4)

Commencement Information

I106 Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional rear position lamps

Commencement Information

I107 Sch. 10 Pt. II in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

Any number may be fitted and [F40 the 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].

Textual Amendments

F40 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

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 11 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory rear fog lamps and to optional rear fog lamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number:	One
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	At or near the rear of the vehicle
(b) Lateral– (i) Where one rear fog lamp is fitted:	On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination)
(ii) Where two lamps are fitted:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	1000 mm
(B) An agricultural vehicle, engineering plant and a motor tractor:	2100 mm
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:	250 mm
(d) Minimum separation distance between a rear fog lamp and a stop lamp– (i) In the case of a rear fog lamp which does not share a common lamp body with a stop lamp:	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
(ii) In the case of a rear fog lamp which shares a common lamp body with a stop lamp:	100 mm
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) Horizontal:	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
(b) Vertical:	5° above and below the horizontal
4.  Alignment:	To the rear
5.  Markings:	An approval mark
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	Red
8.  Wattage:	No requirement
9.  Intensity:	No requirement
10.  Electrical connections:	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
11.  Tell-tale:	A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted

Commencement Information

I108 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I109 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I110 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I111 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I112 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I113 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I114 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I115 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I116 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I117 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I118 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I119 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  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 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.

Commencement Information

I120 Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional rear fog lamps

1.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I121 Sch. 11 Pt. II para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

2.  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. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I122 Sch. 11 Pt. II para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 12 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory stop lamps and to optional stop lamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b) or (c):	Two
(b) A solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination, an invalid carriage and a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination:	One
(c) Any other motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1971 and any other trailer manufactured before that date:	One
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (A) Where two stop lamps are fitted:	One on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
(B) Where only one stop lamp is fitted:	On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination)
(ii) Minimum separation distance between two obligatory stop lamps:	400 mm
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1971, a trailer manufactured before that date and a motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:	No requirement
(ii) Minimum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	350 mm
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1971 and a trailer manufactured before that date:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st January 1971 and a trailer manufactured on or after that date– (i) Horizontal:	45° to the left and to the right
(ii) Vertical– (A) Except in a case specified in sub-paragraph (B) or (C):	15° above and below the horizontal
(B) Where the highest part of the illuminated area of the lamp is less than 1500 mm above the ground:	15° above and 10° below the horizontal
(C) 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) A motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1971 and a trailer manufactured before that date:	Visible to the rear
4.  Alignment:	To the rear
5.  Markings– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b) or (c):	An approval mark
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st February 1974 and a trailer manufactured before that date:	No requirement
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, in each case first used before 1st April 1986, and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination:	No requirement
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	Red
8.  Wattage– (a) A stop lamp fitted to a motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1971 or a trailer manufactured before that date and a stop lamp bearing an approval mark:	No requirement
(b) Any other stop lamp:	15 to 36 watts
9.  Intensity:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I123 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I124 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I125 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I126 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I127 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I128 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I129 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I130 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I131 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

10.  Electrical connections– E+W+S

(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.

11.  Tell-tale: E+W+S

No requirement

Commencement Information

I132 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I133 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

• Where two stop lamps are required to be fitted, they shall form a pair.

Commencement Information

I134 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I135 Sch. 12 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Rrequirements relating to optional stop lamps

Commencement Information

I136 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.

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 13 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory end-outline marker lamps and to optional end-outline marker lamps to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number:	Two visible from the front and two visible from the rear
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle:	400 mm
(ii) Minimum separation distance between a pair of end-outline marker lamps:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) At the front of a motor vehicle:	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
(ii) At the front of a trailer and at the rear of any vehicle:	At the maximum height compatible with: the requirements relating to the lateral position and to being a pair, and the use for which the vehicle is constructed
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) Horizontal:	0° inwards and 80° outwards
(b) Vertical:	5° above and 20° below the horizontal
4.  Alignment:	Such that white light is shown towards the front and red light is shown towards the rear
5.  Markings:	An approval mark
6.  Size of illuminated area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	White towards the front and red towards the rear
8.  Wattage:	No requirement
9.  Intensity:	No requirement
10.  Electrical connections:	No individual requirement
11.  Tell-tale:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I137 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I138 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I139 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I140 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I141 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I142 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I143 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I144 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I145 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I146 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I147 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Other requirements– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I148 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Definitions– E+W+S

• In this Schedule, “approval mark” means the aproval mark for a front or rear position lamp, as the case may be.

Commencement Information

I149 Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 13 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional end-outline marker lamps

Commencement Information

I150 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 E+W+S

Regulations 18, 20

[F41 PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to Obligatory Reversing Lamps

Textual Amendments

F41 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.

(Regulation 20)

PART II] E+W+S requirements relating to optional reversing lamps

1.  Number:	[F42 Not 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:	[F43 To 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:	[F44 No 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 [F45 are such that any] reversing lamp or lamps [F46 fitted 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

F42 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)

F43 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)

F44 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)

F45 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)

F46 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)

Commencement Information

I151 Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I152 Sch. 14 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I153 Sch. 14 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I154 Sch. 14 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I155 Sch. 14 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I156 Sch. 14 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I157 Sch. 14 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I158 Sch. 14 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I159 Sch. 14 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I160 Sch. 14 para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I161 Sch. 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

I162 Sch. 14 para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulation 18)

SCHEDULE 15 E+W+S requirements relating to obligatory rear registration plate lamps

1.  Number:	Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate
2.  Position:	Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate
3.  Angles of visibility:	Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate
4.  Alignment:	Such that the lamp or lamps are capable of adequately illuminating the rear registration plate
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:	No requirement
9.  Intensity:	No requirement
10.  Electrical connections:	No individual requirement
11.  Tell-tale:	No requirement

Commencement Information

I163 Sch. 15 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I164 Sch. 15 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I165 Sch. 15 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I166 Sch. 15 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I167 Sch. 15 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I168 Sch. 15 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I169 Sch. 15 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I170 Sch. 15 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I171 Sch. 15 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I172 Sch. 15 para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I173 Sch. 15 para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I174 Sch. 15 para. 12 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

[F47 13.   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).] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F47 Sch. 15 para. 13 inserted (21.11.2018) by The Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1203), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 1(3)

(Regulations 17 and 20)

SCHEDULE 16 E+W+S requirement relating to obligatory and optional warning beacons

1.  Number:

Sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 3

Commencement Information

I175 Sch. 16 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

2.  Position– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I176 Sch. 16 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

3.  Angles of visibility– E+W+S

• 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.

  4.  Markings: E+W+S	No requirement
  5.  Size of illuminated area: E+W+S	No requirement
  6.  Colour: E+W+S	Blue, amber, green or yellow in accordance with Regulation 11
  7.  Wattage: E+W+S	No requirement
  8.  Intensity: E+W+S	No requirement
  9.  Electrical connections: E+W+S	No requirement
  10.  Tell-tale: E+W+S	No requirement

Commencement Information

I177 Sch. 16 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I178 Sch. 16 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I179 Sch. 16 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I180 Sch. 16 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I181 Sch. 16 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I182 Sch. 16 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I183 Sch. 16 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I184 Sch. 16 para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

11.  Other requirements– E+W+S

• 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.

Commencement Information

I185 Sch. 16 para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 17 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory side retro reflectors and optional side retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985:	On each side: two and as many more as are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 2(a)
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:	On each side: Two
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal– (i) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985– (A) Maximum distance from the front of the vehicle, including any drawbar, in respect of the foremost reflector on each side:	4 m
(B) Maximum distance from the rear of the vehicle in respect of the rearmost reflector on each side:	1 m
(C) Maximum separation distance between the reflecting areas of adjacent reflectors on the same side of the vehicle:	3 m or, if this is not practicable, 4 m
(ii) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985– (A) Maximum distance from the rear of the vehicle in respect of the rearmost reflector on each side:	1 m
(B) The other reflector on each side of the vehicle:	Towards the centre of the vehicle
(b) Lateral:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground:	1500 mm
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:	350 mm
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985– (i) Horizontal:	45° to the left and to the right when viewed in a direction at right angles to the longutidinal axis of the vehicle
(ii) Vertical– (A) Except in a case specified in sub-paragraph (B):	15° above and below the horizontal
(B) Where the highest part of the reflecting area is less than 750 mm above the ground:	15° above and 5° below the horizontal
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:	Plainly visible to the side
4.  Alignment:	To the side
5.  Markings:	An approval mark
6.  Size of reflecting area:	No requirement
7.  Colour– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b):	Amber or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red
(b) A solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination, a pedal cycle with or without a sidecar or an invalid carriage:	No requirement
8.  Other requirements:	No side retro reflector shall be triangular

Commencement Information

I186 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I187 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I188 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I189 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I190 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I191 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I192 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I193 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

9.  Definitions– E+W+S

(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.

Commencement Information

I194 Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

[F48 PART II E+W+S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPTIONAL SIDE RETRO REFLECTORS

Textual Amendments

F48 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

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).

Table

Police	amber, yellow, blue, white or if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red
[F49 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service] or, in England and Wales, fire and rescue authority	amber, yellow, red
Ambulance [F50 The 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
[F51 Driver 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.]

Textual Amendments

F49 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)

F50 Words in Sch. 17 Pt. 2 inserted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 13

F51 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)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 18 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory rear retro reflectors and optional rear retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number– (a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b) or (c):	Two
(b) A solo motor bicycle, a pedal cycle with less than four wheels and with or without a sidecar, a trailer drawn by a pedal cycle, a trailer the overall width of which does not exceed 800 mm drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	One
(c) A motor vehicle having three or more wheels and a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph and a trailer drawn by any such vehicle if, in either case, the structure of the vehicle makes it impracticable to meet all of the requirements of paragraphs 2 and 3 below with two reflectors:	Four
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	At or near the rear
(b) Lateral– (i) Where two rear reflectors are required to be fitted– (A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (1) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (2), (3) or (4):	400 mm
(2) A bus first used before 1st October 1954 and a horse-drawn vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	No requirement
(3) A vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of round timber:	765 mm
(4) Any other motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	610 mm
(B) Minimum separation distance between a pair of rear reflectors– (1) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (2):	600 mm. If the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1300 mm, 400 mm or if less than 800 mm, 300 mm
(2) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	No requirement
(ii) Where one rear reflector is required to be fitted:	On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle
(iii) Where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted– (A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle– (1) One pair of reflectors:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(A)
(2) The other pair of reflectors:	No requirement
(B) Minimum separation distance between rear reflectors– (1) One pair of reflectors:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-paragraph 2(b)(i)(B)
(2) The other pair of reflectors:	No requirement
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground where one or two rear reflectors are required to be fitted– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	900 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, [F52 1500 mm]
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	1525 mm
(ii) Maximum height above the ground where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted– (A) One pair of reflectors:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 2(c)(i)
(B) The other pair of reflectors:	2100 mm
(iii) Minimum height above the ground– (A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (B):	[F53 250 mm]
(B) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st October 1985:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination) first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985– (i) Where one or two rear reflectors are required to be fitted– (A) Horizontal– (1) Where two rear reflectors are required to be fitted:	30° inwards and outwards
(2) Where one rear reflector is required to be fitted:	30° to the left and to the right
(B) Vertical– (1) Except in a case specified in sub-paragraph (2):	[F54 10°] above and below the horizontal
(2) Where the highest part of the reflecting area is less than 750 mm above the ground:	[F54 10°] above and 5° below the horizontal
(ii) Where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted– (A) One pair of reflectors:	Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in paragraph 3(a)(i)
(B) The other pair of reflectors:	Plainly visible to the rear
(b) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination) first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985:	Plainly visible to the rear
(c) A motor bicycle combination, a pedal cycle, a sidecar attached to a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:	Plainly visible to the rear
4.  Alignment:	To the rear
5.  Markings– (a) A motor vehicle first used– (i) On or after 1st April 1991:	An approval mark incorporating “I” or “IA”
(ii) On or after 1st July 1970 and before 1st April 1991:	(A) An approval mark incorporating “I” or “IA”, or (B) A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below followed by “LI” or “LIA”; or (C) In the case of a vehicle manufactured in Italy, an Italian approved marking
(iii) Before 1st July 1970:	No requirement
(b) A trailer (other than a broken-down motor vehicle) manufactured– (i) On or after 1st October 1989:	An approval mark incorporating “III” or “IIIA”
(ii) On or after 1st July 1970 and before 1st October 1989:	(A) An approval mark incorporating “III” or “IIIA”; or (B) A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below followed by “LIII” or “LIIIA”, or (C) In the case of a trailer manufactured in Italy, an Italian approved marking
(iii) Before 1st July 1970:	No requirement
(c) A pedal cycle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, in each case manufactured– (i) On or after 1st October 1989:	(A) An approval mark incorporating “I” or “IA”; or (B) A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (ii) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below
(ii) On or after 1st July 1970 and before 1st October 1989:	(A) Any of the markings mentioned in sub-paragraph (c)(i) above; or (B) A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below followed by “LI” or “LIA”
(iii) Before 1st July 1970:	No requirement
6.  Size of reflecting area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	Red

Textual Amendments

F52 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)

F53 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)

F54 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)

Commencement Information

I195 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I196 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I197 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I198 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I199 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I200 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I201 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

8.  Other requirements– E+W+S

(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.

F55 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F55 Sch. 18 para. 8(c) omitted (1.10.1994) by virtue of The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 16(3)

Commencement Information

I202 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

9.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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;

  (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

  (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.”.

Commencement Information

I203 Sch. 18 Pt. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

[F56 PART II E+W+S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPTIONAL REAR RETRO REFLECTORS

Textual Amendments

F56 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)

[F57 1.]   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 [F58 , subject to paragraphs 2 and 3.] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F57 Words in Sch. 18 Pt. 2 renumbered as Sch. 18 Pt. 2 para. 1 (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 14(2)

F58 Words in Sch. 18 Pt. 2 para. 1 inserted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 14(3)

[F59 2.]   F60 ...The colour of rear retro reflectors fitted to a vehicle used for— E+W+S

(a) police,

(b) [F61 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service] or, in England and Wales, fire and rescue authority,

F62 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) [F63 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency], or

(e) traffic officer,

purposes may be red, yellow or orange (or any combination).]

Textual Amendments

F59 Words in Sch. 18 Pt. 2 renumbered as Sch. 18 Pt. 2 para. 2 (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 14(4)

F60 Word in Sch. 18 Pt. 2 para. 2 omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 14(5)(a)

F61 Words in Sch. 18 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(5)

F62 Sch. 18 Pt. 2 para. 2(c) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 14(5)(b)

F63 Words in Sch. 18 Pt. 2(d) 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(4)

[F64 3.   The colour of rear retro reflectors fitted to— E+W+S

(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.]

Textual Amendments

F64 Sch. 18 Pt. 2 para. 3 inserted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(d), Sch. 9 para. 14(6)

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 19 E+W+S

[F65 PART I E+W+S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OBLIGATORY REAR MARKINGS AND OPTIONAL REAR MARKINGS TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED IN PART II

Textual Amendments

F65 Sch. 19 substituted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 15, Sch. 2

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.   Description— (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1 April 1996, the overall length of which— (i) does not exceed 13m:	A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule
(ii) exceeds 13m:	A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1 April 1996, the overall length of which— (i) does not exceed 13m:	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
(ii) exceeds 13m:	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
(c) A trailer manufactured on or after 1 October 1995 if it forms part of a combination of vehicles the overall length of which— (i) does not exceed 11m:	A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule
(ii) exceeds 11m but does not exceed 13m:	A rear marking of a type shown in Part IV of this Schedule
(iii) exceeds 13m:	A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule
(d) A trailer manufactured before 1October 1995 if it forms part of a combination of vehicles the overall length of which— (i) does not exceed 11m:	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
(ii) exceeds 11m but does not exceed 13m:	A rear marking of a type shown in Part III or Part IV of this Schedule
(iii) exceeds 13m:	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
2.   Position— (a) Longitudinal:	At or near the rear of the vehicle
(b) Lateral— (i) A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 2, 3 or 5 in Part III of this Schedule and a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule:	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
(ii) A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1 or 4 in Part III of this Schedule and a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1 or 5 in Part IV of this Schedule:	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
(c) Vertical:	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
3.   Visibility:	Plainly visible to the rear
4.   Alignment:	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
5.   Markings— (a) A motor vehicle or trailer not covered by sub-paragraph (b) [F66 or (c)]:	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
(b) [F67 Unless covered by sub-paragraph (c), a motor vehicle] first used on or after 1April 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1 October 1995:	An approval mark
[F68 (c) A motor vehicle first used on or after 10th July 2011 and a trailer manufactured on or after 10th July 2011:	A 70.01 mark]
6.   Colour:	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

Textual Amendments

F66 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)

F67 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)

F68 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)

7.   Other requirements— E+W+S

• 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— E+W+S

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; F69 ...

(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” [F70 ; 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)].

Textual Amendments

F69 Word in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 8(a) omitted (4.1.2010) by virtue of The Road Vehicles Lighting and Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3220), regs. 1, 15(d)

F70 Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 8(c) and word 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(e)

PART II E+W+S REQUIREMENTS 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 III E+W+S RE AR 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 E+W+S

1.   A rear marking of a type shown in one of the above diagrams shall have the dimensions shown in relation to that diagram. E+W+S

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— E+W+S

(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— E+W+S

(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. E+W+S

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. E+W+S

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. E+W+S

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. E+W+S

PART IV E+W+S RE AR MARKINGS PRESCRIBED FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WHENEVER FIRST USED AND TRAILERS WHENEVER MANUFACTURED]

(Regulation 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 20 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory pedal retro reflectors and optional pedal retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number:	Two reflectors on each pedal
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	On the leading edge and the trailing edge of each pedal
(b) Lateral:	No requirement
(c) Vertical:	No requirement
3.  Angles of visibility:	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
4.  Markings:	A British Standard mark
5.  Size of reflecting area:	No requirement
6.  Colour:	Amber

Commencement Information

I204 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I205 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I206 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I207 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I208 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I209 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

7.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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”.

Commencement Information

I210 Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional pedal retro reflectors

Commencement Information

I211 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.

(Regulations 18 and 20)

SCHEDULE 21 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S Requirements relating to obligatory front retroreflectors and to optional front retro reflectors to the extent specified in part ii

1.  Number:	Two
2.  Position– (a) Longitudinal:	No requirement
(b) Lateral– (i) Maximum distance from the side of the trailer:	150 mm
(ii) Minimum separation distance between a pair of front reflectors:	600 mm or, if the overall width of the trailer is less than 1400 mm, 400 mm
(c) Vertical– (i) Maximum height above the ground:	900 mm or, if the structure of the trailer makes this impracticable, 1500 mm
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:	[F71 250 mm]
3.  Angles of visibility– (a) Horizontal:	30° outwards and 5° inwards
(b) Vertical– (i) Any case not covered by sub-paragraph (ii):	[F72 10°] above and below the horizontal
(ii) Where the highest point of the reflecting area is less than 750 mm above the ground:	[F72 10°] above and 5° below the horizontal
4.  Alignment:	To the front
5.  Markings:	An approval mark
6.  Size of reflecting area:	No requirement
7.  Colour:	White

Textual Amendments

F71 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)

F72 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)

Commencement Information

I212 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I213 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I214 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I215 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I216 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I217 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

I218 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

8.  Other requirements– E+W+S

(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.

Commencement Information

I219 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

9.  Definitions– E+W+S

• 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

Commencement Information

I220 Sch. 21 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

PART II E+W+S Requirements relating to optional front retro reflectors

Commencement Information

I221 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.

(Regulation 3(2))]

[F73 SCHEDULE 21A E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F73 Sch. 21A inserted (1.10.1994) by The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2280), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch. 1

(Regulation 24(3))

SCHEDULE 22 E+W+S Diagram showing where unlit parking is not permitted near a junction

Commencement Information

I222 Sch. 22 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

(Schedule 4, Part I, Paragraphs 4 and 12)

SCHEDULE 23 E+W+S

Commencement Information

I223 Sch. 23 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)

Example 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

(Symbol for dipped-beam headlamp)(Vertical inclination of dipped beam)

Regulations 18, 20

[F74 SCHEDULE 24 E+W+S Requirements relating to daytime running lamps

Textual Amendments

F74 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.]