Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
55White or silver band on certain light vehicles
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55 White or silver band on certain light vehicles
(1) This regulation applies to a light vehicle that –
(a) is at least 2.2 metres wide; and
(b) has a body with a vertical measurement less than 300 millimetres at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and
(c) is not fitted with rear marking plates, or conspicuity markings, in accordance with regulation 103 .
(2) The light vehicle must have a white or silver band at least 75 millimetres high across the full width of the rearmost part of the body of the vehicle.