Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.40How headlights are to be fitted
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sch.2-sec.40 How headlights are to be fitted
The centres of low-beam headlights fitted as a pair on a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be at least 600mm apart. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a heavy motor vehicle built before 1970 if the centres of its low-beam headlights— were less than 600mm apart when the vehicle was built; and are not nearer than they were when the vehicle was built. The centre of a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy motor vehicle built after June 1953 must be— at least 500mm above ground level; and not more than 1.4m above ground level. (sch.2-sec.40-ssec.1) The centres of low-beam headlights fitted as a pair on a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be at least 600mm apart. (sch.2-sec.40-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a heavy motor vehicle built before 1970 if the centres of its low-beam headlights— were less than 600mm apart when the vehicle was built; and are not nearer than they were when the vehicle was built. (sch.2-sec.40-ssec.3) The centre of a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy motor vehicle built after June 1953 must be— at least 500mm above ground level; and not more than 1.4m above ground level.
- (a) were less than 600mm apart when the vehicle was built; and
- (b) are not nearer than they were when the vehicle was built.
- (a) at least 500mm above ground level; and
- (b) not more than 1.4m above ground level.