59Fitting brake lights

59 Fitting brake lights

59 Fitting brake lights

(1) A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle built after 1934.

(2) A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of—

(a) a heavy motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and

(b) a heavy trailer built after June 1973.

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

(a) at least 350mm above ground level; and

(b) not more than—

(i) 1.5m above ground level; or

(ii) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level.

(4) A heavy vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more additional brake lights.

(5) The centre of an additional brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be at least 350mm above ground level.

(6) If only 1 brake light is fitted to a heavy vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre or to the right of the centre of the rear of the vehicle.

(7) For this section, a light fitted to a heavy vehicle that functions as a brake light and a direction indicator light is taken to be a brake light if the heavy vehicle was built before 1 January 1973.