Part I Requirements relating to obligatory front position lamps and to optional front position lamps to the extent specified in part ii
England, Wales and Scotland
I11 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 |
I22 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 F1bus and a road clearance vehicle: | No requirement |
(ii) Minimum height above the ground | No requirement |
I33 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 |
I44 Alignment: | To the front |
| 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 F3and before the 1st October 1995: | An approval mark or a British Standard mark |
F4(ca) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after the 1st October 1995: | An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in F5sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below. |
(d) Any other vehicle: | No requirement |
I66 Size of illuminated area: | No requirement |
I77 Colour: | White or, if incorporated in a headlamp which is capable of emitting only a yellow light, yellow |
I88 Wattage: | No requirement |
I99 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 |
I1010 Electrical connections: | No individual requirement |
I1111 Tell-tale: | No requirement |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
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)
- F2
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)
- F3
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)
- F4
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)
- F5
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
- I1
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I2
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I3
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I4
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 4 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I5
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 5 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
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Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I7
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 7 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I8
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 8 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I9
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 9 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I10
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 10 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)
- I11
Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 11 in force at 1.11.1989, see reg. 1(1)