# The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989, Part II: REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPTIONAL SIDE RETRO REFLECTORS


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
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or, in England and Wales, fire and rescue authority
amber, yellow, red
Ambulance
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
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/17/part/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-lighting-regulations-1989/schedule-17/part-II
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