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ROAD TRAFFIC (LIGHT VEHICLE STANDARDS) RULES 2018 (NO 5 OF 2018) - REG 80

80—Parking lights

        (1)         A motor vehicle built after June 1953 must be fitted with—

            (a)         a pair of parking lights if it is a motor trike with 2 front wheels (except a moped) or a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels; or

            (b)         at least 1 parking light if it is a motor bike with an attached sidecar, or a motor trike with 1 front wheel, (except a moped).

        (2)         A pair of parking lights fitted to a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with the centre of each light—

            (a)         at least 600 millimetres from the centre of the other light; and

            (b)         not over 510 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle.

        (3)         However, a pair of parking lights fitted to a motor vehicle under 1300 millimetres wide may be fitted with the centre of each light not under 400 millimetres from the centre of the other light.

        (4)         A parking light fitted to a motor trike with 2 front wheels must not be over 400 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle.

        (5)         A parking light fitted to a motor bike with a sidecar must be fitted not over 150 millimetres from the side of the sidecar furthest from the motor bike.

        (6)         When on, a parking light must—

            (a)         show a white or yellow light visible 200 metres from the front of the vehicle; and

            (b)         not use over 7 watts of power.

        (7)         A parking light fitted to a motor vehicle built after 1969 must be wired so the parking light is on when a headlight on the vehicle is on.

        (8)         A parking light fitted to a sidecar attached to a motor bike must be wired to operate when a headlight, tail light or parking light on the motor bike is on.

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Division 5—Daytime running lights



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