## 4.Lighting requirements 

113. You MUST 

● ensure all sidelights and rear registration plate lights are lit between sunset and sunrise 

● use headlights at night, except on a road which has lit street lighting. These roads are generally restricted to a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) unless otherwise specified 

● use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226). 

Night (the hours of darkness) is defined as the period between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise). 

Laws RVLR regs 3, 24, & 25, (In Scotland - RTRA 1984 sect 82 (as amended by NRSWA, para 59 of sched 8)) 

114. You MUST NOT 

● use any lights in a way which would dazzle or cause discomfort to other road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders 

● use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced. You MUST  switch them off when visibility improves to avoid dazzling other road users (see Rule 226). 

In stationary queues of traffic, drivers should apply the parking brake and, once the following traffic has stopped, take their foot off the footbrake to deactivate the vehicle brake lights. This will minimise glare to road users behind until the traffic moves again. 

Law RVLR reg 27 

