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Schedule 6 requirements relating to optional front fog lamps

England, Wales and Scotland

I11

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
I22

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
I33

Angles of visibility:

No requirement
I44

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
I55

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
I66

Size of illuminated area:

No requirement
I77

Colour:

White or yellow
I88

Wattage:

No requirement
I99

Intensity:

No requirement
I1010

Electrical connections:

No individual requirement
I1111

Tell-tale:

No requirement
  1. 12Paragraph 12
  2. 13Paragraph 13

Annotations

Commencement

I1

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

I2

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

I3

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

I4

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

I5

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

I6

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

I7

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

I8

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

I9

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

I10

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

I11

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