ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 291

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 291

291 .         Effective range of headlights

        (1)         This regulation applies to a headlight that is on at night.

        (2)         A low‑beam headlight must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 25 m.

        (3)         A high‑beam headlight must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 50 m.

        (4)         However, a low‑beam headlight fitted to a motor vehicle built before 1931, or a moped, need only illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for 12 m.