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Part I Requirements relating to obligatory stop lamps and to optional stop lamps to the extent specified in part ii

England, Wales and Scotland

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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
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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
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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
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Alignment:

To the rear
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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
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Size of illuminated area:

No requirement
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Colour:

Red
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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
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Intensity:

No requirement
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  2. 12Paragraph 12
  3. 13Paragraph 13

Annotations

Commencement

I1

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

I2

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

I3

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

I4

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

I5

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

I6

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

I7

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

I8

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

I9

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