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GENERAL INFORMATION - LAMPS AND REFLECTORS

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A motor vehicle (except a motor cycle or an electric vehicle the maximum speed of which does not exceed 24 mph) must be equipped with -

• Two headlamps to the front (which may be white or yellow);
• Two white front sidelamps;
• Two red rear lamps;
• Two red stop lamps;
• Two red rear reflectors;
• Number plate lighting at the rear;
• Direction indicators to the front and rear (which must be amber in colour).

TO BE EFFECTIVE, LAMPS, REFLECTORS, NUMBER PLATE LIGHTING AND DIRECTION INDICATORS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
The following additional points should be noted:
• Fog lamps may be used only in dense fog. In clear weather conditions they are liable to cause glare or dazzle and must be turned off.
• While high mounted rear brake lights are permitted, the fitting of other additional non-obligatory lamps is controlled by law.
• The requirements for the lighting of motor cycles, bicycles and horse drawn vehicles are dealt with in the "Other road users" section.
• Dim-dip lamps are fitted to some vehicles. These lamps come on automatically when sidelamps and ignition are both switched on. They are somewhat brighter than sidelamps, but may not be used in situations where full headlamps or dipped lamps are required.