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[quote][i]Originally posted by Kurt[/i] google search for foglight law came up with: What makes front fog lights illegal? Q What a page, a traffic cop who seems to know the law. I have been hassled left, right and centre by the Police down this way for anything and everything, yet NONE of them can give me clear answers, being specific. My question is, what makes front fog's illgeal? I appreciate they 'may' blind over road users etc, but what specifically makes them illegal? Is it the light pattern? The brightness of the bulb? I'm trying to find out so I can make my front fogs legal, in the Road Lighting Regulation 1989, or somewhere, I have read there is nothing stating how many headlights you can have, so its not that. Where can I find out what makes a light, a fog light? Dave O’Leary, Lowestoft R Okay, let’s start off by defining the term ‘Front Fog Lamp’. The Roads Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 explains these lamps as:- ‘A lamp used to improve the illumination of the road in front of a motor vehicle in conditions of seriously reduced visibility’. These lamps are not tested for MOT purposes however, there are regulations in regard to their fitting. The lamp has to be ‘Approved Marked’ i.e British Standard approved, with a maximum off 2 lamps per vehicle. The outer edge of the lamp must be within 400 millimetres from the outer edge of the vehicle and the light itself must be either white or yellow in colour. The only other stipulation is that the light emitted must shine at an angle below 3% of the horizontal. That is to say, if you were to take a metre stick and hold it straight out from the position of the light, then the light should shine at angle slightly below that of the metre stick. The main difference between a position lamp and a front fog lamp, is that there are strict guidelines in regard to the position of headlamps and the direction in which they emit their light, both of which are tested annually through the MOT testing system. The bottom line is that, front fog lamps used in inappropriate circumstances can cause undue dazzle/momentary blindness, a situation which is highly dangerous and totally unacceptable! Sometimes, it seems as if we are between a rock and a hard place when public opinion is divided. When our department is faced with conflicting views, we attempt to deal with the situation in a manner which is fair to both parties, having due regard to the restraints of the law. found on another page that you can get upto 3 points for driving with them on, still cool? [Edited on 15-06-2007 by Kurt] [/quote]
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