Can you drive with side lights on?
Although legally you can just use your sidelights at night so long as you’re driving under 30mph in a well-lit area, most people opt for dipped headlights instead – they do a much better job at lighting up the road ahead. Do use your dipped headlights if you’re driving at night.
Are sidelights the same as parking lights?
Although they’re called sidelights in the UK, in the US and Canada they’re referred to as parking lights. Sidelights (or parking lights) aren’t as bright as headlights. Sidelights typically use a 5W bulb, comapred to standard headlights which work on a much higher wattage.
What Colour do side lights have to be?
Colour of Lights Side marker lamps must show amber light or, if within 1m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red. If the vehicle is a trailer manufactured before 1 October 1990 the light may be white when seen from the front and red when seen from the rear. They must be visible from a reasonable distance.
Is having a side light out illegal?
Yes, it’s an offence. Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations, s. 23. There’s a minor get-out, IIRC , involving journeys from sunrise to sunset, where bulbs have blown during the journey.
Are LED side lights illegal?
LED bulbs are also great as fog lights or interior lights. They’re just as bright has halogens but use less power and last longer. However, please note that any LED bulbs used in your brake, sidelights or fog lights are not road legal, either.
Are different Colour side lights illegal?
Registered. simcor said: Any colour other than those allowed by law in the lighting regulations on the front or rear of a car is illegal simple as, no they kind of are or it’s ok if I don’t get stopped. If there against the law then you risk being fined and points on your licence it really is as simple as that.
Is it illegal to have blue side lights on cars?
The only vehicles allowed to display blue lights in any way, shape or form are emergency vehicles. Yeah. That’s vehicle lighting act 1988. The only way the emergency vehicles can display them are to the front if you are interested.