Amber front side lights

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Zircon
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Amber front side lights

Post by Zircon »

Are the all Amber colour front side light / indicator / reflector units an MOT and police acceptable fit to a Rev 2 ?
I thought that front side lights had to be 'white' in the UK ? Can someone confirm please ?
dex
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Re: Amber front side lights

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Amber front / side lights are an MOT failure. Whether your MOT tester picks up on them is very much down to the individual tester though.
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Re: Amber front side lights

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The MOT Manual wrote:
Position lamps
Rear position lamps must emit a steady red light.
For front position lamps, the following colour of light is acceptable:
predominantly white light with a blue tinge, yellow light - if combined in a yellow headlamp
If position lamps are combined with direction indicators, position lamps may or may not switch off when the relevant direction indicator is flashing.
Daytime running lamps (DRLs) or headlamps may function as front position lamps. If the DRLs function as front position lamps, they may or may not dim when rear position lamps are switched on and may dim or turn off when headlamps are switched on.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspect ... pment12/28
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