04-02-2022, 09:09 PM
(04-02-2022, 08:03 PM)dickie65 Wrote: I think modern car lighting would fail in the old UK construction and use regs. !!!!!
How can they get away with lights so high off the ground !!???
I would just ignore the regs and make your lights work so that you can drive safely.
I have my LED converted rear lights aimed slightly upwards so that they can be seen be following cars.
I also have a red retro reflective 2" strip across the back of the car, its very effective !!
It does not look too horrendous on a Cherry Red backside.
In 1926 Austin attempted to modernise the Seven by moving the headlamps from the scuttle to beside the radiator; I think it was Hampshire police that pointed out the new location was not legal, as the headlamps were now too far from the extremity of the car. So how is it that modern BMWs, amongst others, now have their lights even further from the outside edge of the bodywork? As far as I am aware the Construction & Use Regulations have never been amended in that regard, and yet manufacturers apparently can disregard the regulations.