Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
97Optional front reflectors
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97 Optional front reflectors
(1) A light motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels, or a light trailer, may have one or more front-facing white or yellow reflectors fitted towards each side of its front.
(2) A light motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels may have one or more front-facing white or yellow reflectors.
(3) The centre of at least one reflector on each side of the front of the light vehicle must be –
(a) at the same height above ground level as the centre of the other reflector; and
(b) the same distance from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle as the centre of the other reflector; and
(c) at least –
(i) for a vehicle with a width less than 1.3 metres, 400 millimetres from the centre of the other reflector; and
(ii) for another vehicle, 600 millimetres from the centre of the other reflector.