• You'll be especially thrilled to learn that as long as you have a rear reflector and it's daylight there's no legal requirement for lights. Even a brake light.

  • Actually, you don't even need the reflector. Regulation 4(3)(a) of the Road Vehicle (Lighting)
    Regulations 1989
    -

    'Nothing in these Regulations shall require any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to–

    (a) a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp,'

    All you need to do is tape over the lights - regulation 4(4) -

    'Without prejudice to regulation 16, for the purposes of these Regulations a lamp shall not be treated as being a lamp if it is–

    (a)so painted over or masked that it is not capable of being immediately used or readily put to use; or
    (b)an electric lamp which is not provided with any system of wiring by means of which that lamp is, or can readily be, connected with a source of electricity.'

  • It's been a while since I've had a discussion with trafpol but I believe construction and use regs require a reflector even if an MOT doesn't. Same with a chain guard on a motorbike, not an MOT fail but should you come across an officer who knows what they're on about...

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