Daytime running lights

[Eyersey1234]

Are coloured daytime running lights legal? I saw a van earlier with coloured ones that went between red, blue and green. They looked nice but I'm not sure as to the legality of them

[Green1man]

Well I’m pretty sure you can’t show a red light at the front so these would be illegal, whether you could have something similar whilst avoiding, red, orange etc I’m not sure.

[SantaBarbara]

Eyersey1234 said:

Are coloured daytime running lights legal? I saw a van earlier with coloured ones that went between red, blue and green. They looked nice but I'm not sure as to the legality of them

Not legal surely could be mistaken for Police vehicles lights.

[Retroman]

Strictly speaking, wouldn't they need to be E marked, or similar to comply with constructions and use regulations?

They won't be complying with them by that description

[imagineifyeswill]

You cant show red lights to the front and you certainly cant have distinct blue lights.

[Cliftonite]

imagineifyeswill said:

You cant show red lights to the front and you certainly cant have distinct blue lights.

Citation required?

[Mr2Mike]

Eyersey1234 said:

Are coloured daytime running lights legal? I saw a van earlier with coloured ones that went between red, blue and green. They looked nice but I'm not sure as to the legality of them

I seriously doubt that.

[techguyone]

Cliftonite said:

imagineifyeswill said:

You cant show red lights to the front and you certainly cant have distinct blue lights.

Citation required?

Yes I'm not sure that's true. flashing blue lights however...

[HantsRat]

You can only show white and flashing amber to the front. Anything else is illegal... Including the latest weird craze of people setting their signal lights to static amber like in the US.

[SantaBarbara]

Often tractors and road works vehicles on Motorways display white spot lights to the rear, causing dazzle and confusion to regular traffic.

[Cat]

HantsRat said:

You can only show white and flashing amber to the front. Anything else is illegal... Including the latest weird craze of people setting their signal lights to static amber like in the US.

You are confused there is no restriction on colour of lights shown to the front other than they can't be red.

Cat

[Pica-Pica]

Cat said:

HantsRat said:

You can only show white and flashing amber to the front. Anything else is illegal... Including the latest weird craze of people setting their signal lights to static amber like in the US.

You are confused there is no restriction on colour of lights shown to the front other than they can't be red.

Cat

This says they must be white (or in exception yellow)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/sched...

[Cat]

Pica-Pica said:

This says they must be white (or in exception yellow)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/sched...

It says obligatory and optional main beam headlamps must be white or yellow. It doesn't mention any other lights.

Cat

[techguyone]

1989 seems a bit old too, surely there will be some newer EU type of legislation?

Plus things that cover more than simply headlights.

[Cat]

techguyone said:

1989 seems a bit old too, surely there will be some newer EU type of legislation?

Plus things that cover more than simply headlights.

The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 are the relevant legislation. They contain no restrictions on the colour of light which can be shown to the front other than it must not be red.

Cat

Edited by Cat on Friday 20th October 14:50