Those coloured lights underneath cars and the law
Those coloured lights underneath cars and the law
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318ti

Original Poster:

208 posts

267 months

Monday 15th September 2003
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Not being a traffic bobby myself,
Anyone know the policy/law regards those coloured lights that people have under their cra**y supped up vauxhall novas'?
Are they legal when driving and if not what is the offence?

cheers

zetec

4,929 posts

271 months

Monday 15th September 2003
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I would imagine if they were blue then there would be problems.

madcop

6,649 posts

283 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Anything other than red shown to the rear or falshing amber (indicator) is an offence.
If the light can be seen from the rear underneath the car, then there is a technical offence.

You cannot show red to the front.
Static blue lights in Novaboy windscreen washers are not illegal and neither are the UV lights that are put in the front grills of some

pies

13,116 posts

276 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Thought HRH was only person who could have a permanent forward facing blue light

robp

5,803 posts

284 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Madcop - do the Police stop and fine Max Muppets for displaying incorrect lights or is just one of those offences that generally passes by?

>> Edited by robp on Tuesday 16th September 00:34

madcop

6,649 posts

283 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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pies said:
Thought HRH was only person who could have a permanent forward facing blue light


Used to be the case. The lighting regs have changed and there is now nothing we can do to stop other becoming queens

pies

13,116 posts

276 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Ta

madcop

6,649 posts

283 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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robp said:
Madcop - do the Police stop and fine Max Muppets for displaying incorrect lights or is just one of those offences that generally passes by?

>> Edited by robp on Tuesday 16th September 00:34


It depends on how irritating they are when stopped. Most are usually polite and therefore get a warning or VDRS.
The occasional one acts like a bit of a 'Kevin' and gets a £30 reminder about the fact

robp

5,803 posts

284 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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madcop said:

robp said:
Madcop - do the Police stop and fine Max Muppets for displaying incorrect lights or is just one of those offences that generally passes by?

>> Edited by robp on Tuesday 16th September 00:34



It depends on how irritating they are when stopped. Most are usually polite and therefore get a warning or VDRS.
The occasional one acts like a bit of a 'Kevin' and gets a £30 reminder about the fact


Good to hear!

streaky

19,311 posts

269 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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madcop said:
Anything other than red shown to the rear or falshing amber (indicator) is an offence.[snip]
Er, and white when reversing, n'est pas?

Gh0st

4,693 posts

278 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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madcop said:

00:34



The occasional one acts like a bit of a 'Kevin' and gets a £30 reminder about the fact [/quote]

I know a guy called Kevin who drives a modified car!!!! He is the original Kev!

r55mur

177 posts

270 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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318ti said:

Anyone know the policy/law regards those coloured lights that people have under their cra**y supped up vauxhall novas'?
cheers


If you are talking about these neon tubes, I was informed (not that I wanted them) by a car accessory shop that they were deemed illegal if you could see the tubes themselves but not if you could only see the light they omit.
I have also seen cars with blue LED's surrounding the exhaust tail pipe.....

Podie

46,646 posts

295 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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It's the little LED's on the tyre valves that make me laugh...

silverback mike

11,292 posts

273 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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led's on the wiper jets really makes me chuckle

Especially when the 'leaning over the steering wheel, arm draped over it gormless look' 'racing' seating position is adopted.

silverback mike

11,292 posts

273 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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318ti, hello.
Avsom pol for me, where are you then?
Mike

wanty1974

3,704 posts

268 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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I've only ever seen neon coming from under the nova/astra/205 - isn't this really dangerous? Don't neon lights have some kind of high voltage transformer which can cause massive probs is there's an oil or fuel leak?

I can just see all those plastic flare wings and wheel arches melting on Southend seafront.

madant69

847 posts

267 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Podie said:
It's the little LED's on the tyre valves that make me laugh...


If say they look cool does it make me a numpty?

Julian64

14,325 posts

274 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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madcop said:
Anything other than red shown to the rear or falshing amber (indicator) is an offence.
If the light can be seen from the rear underneath the car, then there is a technical offence.

You cannot show red to the front.
Static blue lights in Novaboy windscreen washers are not illegal and neither are the UV lights that are put in the front grills of some


What about my number plate lights, they're white arn't they?

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

275 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Julian64 said:

madcop said:
Anything other than red shown to the rear or falshing amber (indicator) is an offence.
If the light can be seen from the rear underneath the car, then there is a technical offence.

You cannot show red to the front.
Static blue lights in Novaboy windscreen washers are not illegal and neither are the UV lights that are put in the front grills of some



What about my number plate lights, they're white arn't they?


But they aren't showing to the rear, they are illuminating the number plate. If theye were in someway damaged so that they were actually showing white light from the rear than that would be an offence.

318ti

Original Poster:

208 posts

267 months

Tuesday 16th September 2003
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Silverback Mike, Dorset for me. Don't laugh.