This
inspection applies to:
all vehicles, except those which either have no front or rear position lamps or
have such lamps permanently disconnected, painted over or masked that are
a. only used during daylight hours, and
b. not used at times of seriously reduced visibility
If this situation occurs, the vehicle presenter should be issued with a VT32 (advisory
notice) recording the above.
Obligatory front and rear position lamps are lamps required by Regulations to
be fitted to a vehicle to indicate its presence and width when viewed from the
front or rear.
Front position lamps must show a steady white light and be visible from
a reasonable distance.Lamps may alternatively emit yellow light, but only if incorporated
in a headlamp which emits yellow light.
Rear position lamps must show a steady red light to the rear visible from
a reasonable distance.
Dim-dip headlamp systems require the front position lamps to be checked for operation
with the ignition switched off. This may involve the operation of a separate switch.
Additional or optional lamps are not included in the inspection.
Tricycle and quadricycle requirements are detailed at Section 9.1 |
A. Front and Rear
Position Lamps
1. Check the presence, security and operation of the switch.
2. Turn on the position lamps and check that:
a. two front and two rear position lamps are securely fitted to the vehicle, one
of each on each side
Note: The precise position of obligatory lamps is not part of the inspection,
but check visually that the lamps are at about the same height and the same distance
from each side of the vehicle.
b. they are in good working order
Note: At least 50% of light sources in a lamp must illuminate and at least 50%
of each lamp must be visible from the front or rear as appropriate.
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1. A switch missing,
insecure, faulty, or not able to be operated from the normal driving position.
2. An obligatory lamp:
a. missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the
front or rear as appropriate
Note: A bus first used before 1 April 1955 requires only one rear position lamp
on the centre-line or offside of the vehicle.
b. inoperative, excessively damaged, deteriorated or obscured so that they are
not visible from a reasonable distance
Note: An effective proprietary repair (e.g. lens repair tape etc.) must be assessed
on its merits, considering security, colour, light output and durability.
c. shows a light other than red to the rear and white to the front (or yellow
if a front position lamp is incorporated in a yellow headlamp)
d. adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, e.g. dual-function lamps
on foreign vehicles.
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