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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

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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
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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
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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
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Alignment:

To the front
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Markings F2(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 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
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Size of illuminated area:

No requirement
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Colour:

White or, if incorporated in a headlamp which is capable of emitting only a yellow light, yellow
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Wattage:

No requirement
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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
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Electrical connections:

No individual requirement
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Tell-tale:

No requirement
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  2. 13Paragraph 13

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)

I6

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)