79Location of side-marker lights

79 Location of side-marker lights

(1)  The centre of a side-marker light must not be more than 150 millimetres from the nearer side of the light vehicle.

(2)  A front side-marker light fitted to a light 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 light 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 side of the trailer.

(4)  The centre of a rear side-marker light fitted to a light 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 side of the vehicle.

(5)  Side-marker lights fitted to a light vehicle must, as far as practicable, be evenly spaced along the side of the vehicle.

(6)  Subregulations (2) , (3) , (4) and (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 to be fitted, if complying with subregulations (3) and (4) would result in the front and rear side-marker lights being less than 2.5 metres apart.

(8)  A side-marker light fitted to a light vehicle must be fitted so that –

(a) its centre is not more than –

(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