# The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989, Schedule 6: requirements relating to optional front fog lamps

Extent: E+W+S

1 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
2 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
3 Angles of visibility:
No requirement
4 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
5 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
6 Size of illuminated area:
No requirement
7 Colour:
White or yellow
8 Wattage:
No requirement
9 Intensity:
No requirement
10 Electrical connections:
No individual requirement
11 Tell-tale:
No requirement

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-lighting-regulations-1989/schedule-6
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