Q Vehicle breakdowns seem
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to occur with greater frequency during the hours of dark-. tress and my staff have difficulty in dealing with them because of the lack of sufficient light. Are there any regulations concerning the lights which one is permitted to Ilse while dealing with a broken-down vehicle at the roadside?
APresumably you mean regu lations governing the lights which may be displayed by a recovery vehicle. Provision for this is included in Regulations 65 of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1971.
Provided the breakdown vehicle is equipped with an amber flashing light as allowed in Regulation 64, one or more lamps showing a white light may be fitted for the purpose of illuminating the scene of an accident or breakdown.
Each lamp must be constructed, fitted and maintained so that no part of its illuminated area is less than 1,520mm (5ft) from the ground. The light may not be illuminated except when the vehicle is in the immediate vicinity of an accident or breakdown and then only when the amber flashing light is also illuminated. The person using the lamp shall ensure that it is so directed that other drivers are not dazzled.
Such lamps may be illuminated and moved by swivelling or deflecting while the vehicle is in motion in the immediate vicinity of the accident or breakdown.