Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
61Pairs of lights
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61 Pairs of lights
(1) If lights are required under the Vehicle Standards to be fitted to a light vehicle in pairs –
(a) a light must be fitted on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
(b) the centre of each light in a pair must be the same distance from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
(c) the centre of each light in a pair must be at the same height above ground level; and
(d) each light in a pair must project approximately the same amount of light of the same colour.
(2) Subregulation (1) applies to a motor bike with an attached sidecar as if the sidecar were not attached.