This
inspection applies to all stop lamps fitted.
Vehicles first used before 1 January 1936 are not required to be fitted with a
stop lamp.
Stop lamps are not required to be fitted to vehicles used only during the hours
of daylight, which are fitted with neither front nor rear position lamps, etc.
(See 1.1.A)
Vehicles first used before 1 January 1971 must be fitted with one stop lamp either
on or to the offside of the vehicle centre line. If such a vehicle has two lamps
fitted, it should be treated as a vehicle first used on or after 1 January 1971.
Vehicles first used on or after 1 January 1971 must be fitted with two obligatory
stop lamps.
Additional stop lamps fitted and connected must be tested. Where extra lamps are
fitted and there is doubt as to whether they are connected, the benefit of this
doubt should be given to the presenter.
On vehicles first used before 1 September 1965 it is acceptable for a stop lamp
to be incorporated with a direction indicator lamp.
Tricycle and quadricycle requirements are detailed at Section 9.1. |
1. Apply the service
brake and check that the correct number of stop lamps:
a. are fitted Note: The precise position of obligatory stop 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. 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 rear.
c. emit a steady red light
d. are not adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp.
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1. A stop lamp:
a. missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the
rear
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 other than a steady red light when the service brake is applied, or remains
on when the brake is released
d. adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, e.g. dual-function lamps
on foreign vehicles.
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