54Rear clearance lights

54 Rear clearance lights

54 Rear clearance lights

(1) Rear clearance lights may only be fitted to a heavy vehicle that is at least 1.8m wide.

(2) A pair of rear clearance lights must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle that is at least 2.2m wide.

(3) The centre of a rear clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—

(a) not more than 400mm from the nearer side of the vehicle; and

(b) if practicable, at least 600mm above ground level.

(4) When on, a rear clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must—

(a) show a red light visible 200m from the rear of the vehicle; and

(b) not use more than 7W.

(5) In this section—

rear clearance light means a light fitted to the rear of a vehicle that indicates the dimension limits of the vehicle when viewed from the rear.