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Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989:
A quick guide to which colour light you require:
Blue Lights
- Flashing from an emergency vehicle
- Flashing or constant from a police vehicle
Green Lights
White Lights
- Reversing lights
- Work lamps
Amber Lights
- Any vehicle’s indicators
- Amber pedal reflectors or pedal lights
- Reflected from a registration plate
- Reflected from a road clearance vehicle
- Reflected from a vehicle carrying dangerous substances
- Reflected on some old or heavy vehicles
Flashing amber lights on
:
- Road clearance vehicle
- Bin lorry
- Breakdown vehicle
- Vehicle with a 25 mph top speed
- Vehicle wider than 2.9 metres
- Roadworks vehicle
- Escort vehicle
- Revenue and Customs vehicle
- Surveying vehicle
- Clamping or tow truck vehicle
- Airport vehicles
- Any other specially authorised vehicle
- Any flashing warning beacon
that rotates must be mounted 1.2 meters above the ground.