82Fitting brake lights

82 Fitting brake lights

(1)  A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a light vehicle built after 1934.

(2)  A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of –

(a) a light motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and

(b) a motor trike built after 1959 that has 2 rear wheels; and

(c) a light trailer built after June 1973.

(3)  The centre of a brake light must be –

(a) at least 350 millimetres above ground level; and

(b) not more than –

(i) 1.5 metres above ground level; or

(ii) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1 metres above ground level.

(4)  A light vehicle may be fitted with one or more additional brake lights.

(5)  The centre of an additional brake light must be at least 350 millimetres above ground level.

(6)  If only one brake light is fitted to a light vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre or to the right of the centre of the rear of the vehicle.

(7)  Subregulation (6) applies to a motor bike with an attached sidecar as if the sidecar were not attached.

(8)  For this regulation, a light is taken to be a brake light if the light –

(a) is fitted to a vehicle that was built before 1 January 1973; and

(b) functions as a brake light and a direction indicator light.