Lighting Regulations
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989: for the latest version of the 'Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations' please click here
Below is only a guide to which colour light you may require, and should not be taken as advice:
Blue Lights
- Flashing from an emergency vehicle
- Flashing or constant from a police vehicle
Green Lights
- Doctor's car
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.
