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1. Number— | |
(a) A vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b) which is— | |
(i)a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st January 1997 or a trailer manufactured on or after 1st January 1997: | On each side: two and as many more as are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 2(a) |
(ii)a trailer manufactured before 1st January 1997: | One on each side |
(b) Long vehicles and vehicle combinations to which regulation 25 applies: | The numbers required by regulation 25 |
2. Position— | |
(a) Longitudinal— | |
(i)A vehicle of a type mentioned in sub- paragraph 1(a)(i)— | |
(A)Maximum distance from the front of the vehicle, including any drawbar, in respect of the foremost side marker lamp on each side: | 4 m |
(B)Maximum distance from the rear of the vehicle in respect of the rearmost side marker lamp on each side: | 1 m |
(C)Maximum separation distance between the light-emitting surfaces of adjacent side marker lamps on the same side of the vehicle: | 3 m or, if this is not practicable, 4 m |
(ii)A vehicle of a type mentioned in sub- paragraph 1(a)(ii): | Such that no part of the light- emitting surface is forward of, or more than 1530 mm to the rear of, the centre point of the overall length of the trailer |
(iii)Long vehicles and vehicle combinations, including any loads, to which regulation 25 applies: | As specified in regulation 25 |
(b) Lateral: | No requirement |
(c) Vertical— | |
(i)Maximum height above the ground: | 2300 mm |
(ii)Minimum height above the ground: | No requirement |
3. Angles of visibility— | |
(a) Horizontal: | 45° to the left and to the right when viewed in a direction at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle |
(b) Vertical: | No requirement |
4. Alignment: | To the side |
5. Markings: | No requirement |
6. Size of illuminated area: | No requirement |
7. Colour: |
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8. Wattage: | No requirement |
9. Intensity: | Visible from a reasonable distance |
10. Electrical connections: | No individual requirement |
11. Tell-tale: | No requirement |
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