Schedule 6 Requirements relating to optional front fog lamps
Northern Ireland
1 Number— | |
(a) Any vehicle not covered by sub- paragraph (b): | No requirement |
(b) A motor bicycle, other than a motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996: | 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 head (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 kerb- side weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat |
5 Markings— | |
(a) A vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996: | An approval mark |
(b) Any other vehicle: | 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 |