Rear clearance lights
54 Rear clearance lights
Rear clearance lights may only be fitted to a heavy vehicle that is at least 1.8m wide.
A pair of rear clearance lights must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle that is at least 2.2m wide.
The centre of a rear clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—
not more than 400mm from the nearer side of the vehicle; and
if practicable, at least 600mm above ground level.
When on, a rear clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must—
show a red light visible 200m from the rear of the vehicle; and
not use more than 7W.
In this section—rear clearance light means a light fitted to the rear of a vehicle that indicates the dimension limits of the vehicle when viewed from the rear.
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