Regulation 30 Restrictions on the use of lamps other than those to which regulation 27 refersI1

• Used other than—

  1. (i)

     to warn persons using the road of a temporary obstruction when the vehicle is at rest; or

  2. (ii)

     on a motorway or unrestricted dual-carriageway, to warn following drivers of a need to slow down due to a temporary obstruction ahead; or

  3. (iii)

     in the case of a bus, to summon assistance for the driver or any person acting as a conductor or inspector on the vehicle F1.

  4. (iv)

     F2...

• Used so as to be lit except— or

  1. (i)

     at the scene of an emergency;

  2. (ii)

     when it is necessary or desirable either to indicate to persons using the road the urgency of the purpose for which the vehicle is being used, or to warn persons of the presence of the vehicle or a hazard on the road.

• Used so as to be lit except—

  1. (i)

     at the scene of an emergency;

  2. (ii)

     when it is necessary or desirable to warn persons of the presence of the vehicle; F3...

  3. (iii)

     in the case of a breakdown vehicle, while it is being used in connection with, and in the immediate vicinity of, an accident or breakdown, or while it is being used to draw a broken-down vehicle.

  4. (iv)

     F4in the case of an abnormal load escort vehicle, while it is being used in connection with the escort of another vehicle which has—

     1. (A)

        an overall width (including any load) exceeding 2.9 metres,

     2. (B)

        an overall length (including any load) exceeding 18.65 metres, or

     3. (C)

        been authorised by the Department under Article 60 of the 1995 Order; and

  5. (v)

     in the case of a vehicle, used for escort purposes other than an abnormal load escort vehicle, while it is being used in connection with the escort of any vehicle and travelling at a speed not exceeding 25 mph.

Used other than—

1. (a)

   in the case of a bus to which warning lights are fitted as described in paragraph (1) of regulation 17B, when the bus is stationary and children under the age of 16 years are entering or leaving, or are about to enter or leave, or have just left the bus.

2. (b)

   in the case of a small bus to which a roof bar is fitted as described regulation 17C, when the bus is stationary and children under the age of 16 years are entering or leaving, or are about to enter or leave, or have just left the bus.