Kurt
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What's the law on having them on? Is it something like less than 25% visibility?
I'm getting fed up of seeing people driving round with them on in clear conditions! No it's not cool!
Where did this concensus even start?
Driving home along the motorway there were several offenders, flashing my foglights doesn't seem to convey my point.
Does anyone else get annoyed by it?
Who here drives with them on? Why?
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Ben G
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i saw a mk1 focus last night with both headlight bulbs out, 1 sidelight bulb out and just his front fogs and 1 sidelight on 
why can't people understand you look like a berk if you drive with your ''driving lamps'' on.
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3lfz
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If I had fogs I'd stick blue bulbs in for show (H). It's when visibility is less than 100 metres I believe. Loads of people keep them on though!
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IvIarkgraham
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i just usually put full beam on and flash my fogs
never works though
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ChrisBoom
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I got a fine for having mine on they way home from buying my first 306, didnt know they were on as theres no indicatior on the dash for the front fogs, still got a £30 fine though, fuckers.
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Andy Stocker
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I'm not sure, but I think they are allowed when it raining also?
The law, as presented by The Highway Code, states that front and rear fog lights must not be used unless visibility is seriously reduced - which generally means when you cannot see further than 100 metres (328 feet) - and that they must be switched off once the visibility improves.
Using rear fog lights when visibility is greater than 100 metres can mask the brake lights and dazzle those drivers following, thus increasing the risk of a rear-end collision rather than reducing it.
[Edited on 17-08-2009 by Andy Stocker]
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Daveskater
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I make a point of always flashing people with their fog lights on inappropriately if there's nobody in front of me, as I don't want them to think I'm flashing them and being a gay. They don't usually turn them off but I just hope that I have annoyed them in some way 
Always seeing people driving round with their sidelights and fog lights on  WHY?
I saw someone a couple of weeks ago at about 1pm on a very bright sunny day with their headlights and fog lights on. Wanted to give them a knuckle sandwich tbh 
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ben G
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whats worse though....
fogs on in clear conditions or incorrectly aligned headlights blinding the hell out of you?
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FAZ
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i hate car headlights and low cars, i keep thinking they have their nain beams on as they come towards me, but i think its becaiuse im so low i sit right in the light path haha, HIDs are the worst lol
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FAZ
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but back to fogs, i think they look kinda evil on cars such as vxrs for instance, but then im a chav who likes running leds etc etc etc
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AlunJ
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this is one thing I really hate grrrr - I very rarely use them, I think I've used them once since having the C
[Edited on 17-08-2009 by AlunJ]
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by FAZ
but back to fogs, i think they look kinda evil on cars such as vxrs for instance, but then im a chav who likes running leds etc etc etc
depends if they have xenons and standard fog bulbs like mine has. looks so shite with a nice purple/blue headlight and a bright yellow foglight.
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mattk
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live and let live and all that
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deano87
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Rear fogs on in really wet, rainy, spray conditions pisses me off, because it just glares like fook.
Fronts never really bother me. Probably because my car is on stilts though 
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
whats worse though....
fogs on in clear conditions or incorrectly aligned headlights blinding the hell out of you?
Good question tbh. Incorrectly aligned lights can be as bad as having main beams on. My lights need aligning since lowering and changing a bulb so one of them points down and the other up a bit Just have the adjustment switch thingy on 1 to keep the high one down enough for now 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i saw a mk1 focus last night with both headlight bulbs out, 1 sidelight bulb out and just his front fogs and 1 sidelight on
why can't people understand you look like a berk if you drive with your ''driving lamps'' on.
had the samething the other night, think it was a black range rover behind me with it side lights on which were tiny and round along with his fogs on, it was 4 tiny little lights coming off it, couldnt make heads or tails what is was until it went past me.
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
live and let live and all that
Exactly, people get wound up over silly things. Wouldn't even waste my time flashing fog lights etc
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
live and let live and all that
you would say that 
[Edited on 18-08-2009 by Matty G]
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nathy_87
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I got stopped last Thursday becuase of this, £30 fine too  ah well my own fault.
Since we dont have much fog nowadays, might change them so they flash for shows.
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steven_r2008
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Registered: 23rd May 08
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Annoys the hell out of me aswel
cant wait until i get the HID's, anyone with fogs on are definitely going to know about it when they have 3000 lumens projected in their face
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