Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.59Fitting brake lights
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sch.2-sec.59 Fitting brake lights
A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle built after 1934. A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of— a heavy motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and a heavy trailer built after June 1973. The centre of a brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be— at least 350mm above ground level; and not more than— 1.5m above ground level; or if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level. A heavy vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more additional brake lights. The centre of an additional brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be at least 350mm above ground level. 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. 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. sch 2 s 59 amd 2017 SL No. 113 s 27 (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.1) A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle built after 1934. (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.2) A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of— a heavy motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and a heavy trailer built after June 1973. (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.3) The centre of a brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be— at least 350mm above ground level; and not more than— 1.5m above ground level; or if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level. (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.4) A heavy vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more additional brake lights. (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.5) The centre of an additional brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be at least 350mm above ground level. (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.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. (sch.2-sec.59-ssec.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.
- (a) a heavy motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and
- (b) a heavy trailer built after June 1973.
- (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.
- (i) 1.5m above ground level; or
- (ii) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level.
- (i) 1.5m above ground level; or
- (ii) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level.