End Marker Lights

All motor vehicles first used from April 1 st 1991 of at least 2.10m wide and having a maximum speed of over 25mph must be fitted with at least two outline marker lamps at the front of the vehicle and two at the rear in matched pairs. The lamps must be lit when the vehicle is used on the road between sunset and sunrise, or during daylight hours when visibility is seriously reduced.

Position

Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle; 400mm. At the front of the vehicle no lower than the top of the windscreen and at the rear as high as is practically possible.

The lamps must be white to the front and red to the rear, no other colour is acceptable.

Vehicles with low bodies, i.e. flatbeds, skip-loaders and tippers must be fitted with marker lamps, these will usually be fitted alongside or just above the normal rear lights.

Side Marker Lights

All motor vehicles first used from April 1st 1991 and having a maximum speed of over 25mph and over 6m long must be fitted with side marker lamps. On these vehicles side marker lamps must be at each side, not more than 4m from the front and not more than 1 m from the rear. The distance between adjacent lamps must be not more than 3m. Side marker lamps must show amber light or, if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle, may be red.

Side Retro Reflectors

All motor vehicles first used from April 1 st 1991 and having a maximum speed of over 25mph and over 6m long must be fitted with at least two reflectors on each side of the vehicle so that the distance from the foremost reflector to the front of the vehicle does not exceed 4m, the distance from the rearmost reflector to the rear of the vehicle does not exceed 1 m. The distance between adjacent reflectors must be not more than 3m. Reflectors must be amber or, if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle, may be red.