95Location of side marker lights

95 Location of side marker lights

(1) The centre of a side marker light must not be over 150 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle. (2) A front side marker light fitted to a motor vehicle must be towards the front of the side of the vehicle with no part of the lens visible to the driver. (3) The centre of a front side marker light fitted to a trailer must be: (a) within 300 millimetres of the front of the side of the trailer; or (b) if the construction of the trailer makes it impracticable to comply with paragraph (a)—as near as practicable to the front of the trailer. (4) The centre of a rear side marker light fitted to a vehicle must be: (a) within 300 millimetres of the rear of the side of the vehicle; or (b) if the construction of the vehicle makes it impracticable to comply with paragraph (a)—as near as practicable to the rear of the vehicle. (5) Side marker lights fitted to a vehicle must, as far as practicable, be evenly spaced along the side of the vehicle. (6) Subrules (2) to (5) do not apply to side marker lights fitted to a cross‑bar or bolster of a pole‑type trailer. (7) Only the side marker lights nearest to the rear need be fitted if complying with subrules (3) and (4) would result in the front and rear side marker lights being under 2.5 metres apart. (8) A side marker light fitted to a vehicle must be fitted so: (a) its centre is not over: (i) 1.5 metres above ground level; or (ii) if it is not practicable to fit it lower—2.1 metres above ground level; and (b) its centre is at least 600 millimetres above ground level; and (c) it is, as far as practicable, in a row of side marker lights along the side of the vehicle. (9) Subrule (8)(a) does not apply to a side marker light that is not required to be fitted to the vehicle by rule 94.