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| Posted: Sun Sep 10th, 2006 09:17 pm |
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castrolrob Trade Member
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i can only give you the reply that our local ministry guy gave when asked the same question,if it drives on english roads it must comply with english laws.the tester is governed by the regs hes given to test by,last time i looked there were no exemptions on grounds of origin.u cud try asking vosa direct,easiest conversion used to be fitting amber bulbs to reverse lights and swopping indy wires over.only requirement 4 indys is to be visible,amber,and roughly even positions
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24th, 2006 07:51 pm |
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Nightcrawler Member
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 Ok thanks guys. I thought that was the case but when we had this quote on the site we all had our hopes up, because like in the quote putting silly amber lights on the back really spoils the looks on the car especially if they are pre 80's.Nevermind thanks again.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24th, 2006 03:10 pm |
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martins Administrator 
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Further to KevG's reply, having consulted VOSA he is right. The relevant document is the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 Schedule 7, Section 7 (on which the MOT regulations are based in this case). Indicator lights PRIOR to 1965 must be: Front: White or Amber Rear: Red or Amber If seen from both Front and Rear: Amber Vehicles post 1965, indicators must be Amber. Additionally, Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) regulations would not permit other than Amber indicators on post '65 vehicles. Note: Vehicles imported for up to a year and not registered in the UK (by US servicemen for example) are not covered by these regulations. The fact that other arrangements are permitted in other EU states doesn't alter these regulations. Many thanks to the VOSA officials who assisted in this reply.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23rd, 2006 11:21 pm |
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KevG Super Moderator 
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Post 65 they must be amber/orange. Cheers Kev
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23rd, 2006 09:56 pm |
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Nightcrawler Member
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Thats great thanks. I tried looking on the VOSA site but didnt know where to start. 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23rd, 2006 09:08 pm |
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martins Administrator
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I'll try to get VOSA official to give a definitive reply to this one, might take a day or so but keep watching.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23rd, 2006 08:18 pm |
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Nightcrawler Member
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Hi guys heres a query weve had on our club forum. I dont know if you know but American rear lights have red indicators and use the brake light eliment of a stop and tail light as the indicator. on the front the side lights are amber again using a twin eliment bulb the side lights using the dim eliment and the indicator using the brighter eliment. I know the manual states that vehicles pre 1965 can have these lights no problem but anything from then on must be to british standard BUT This is the bit that was posted on our site. 'When I then took the vehicle for an MOT, The only thing it failed on was red indicators at the back, but luckily I remembered a conversation I had with an American Car dealer in Germany who said to me something along the lines of “You crazy Brits stick silly orange lights on the back of your American vehicles” he pointed out that European law says you can have red indicators as long as the vehicle is not manufactured in Europe, and European law overrides ANY UK law, just like in the UK any law passed in our parliament overrides any Common law, and as we are a member of the 25 European states I pointed this out to the guy at the MOT place, he made a quick phone call and 2 minutes later he apologised and said i was correct and gave me my MOT certificate' If anybody can shed any light on this it would be very much appreciated. 
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