Would my car fail its MOT?

Wig

Oh jeez, you can't be serious!

It seems, molerat, I spoke a few seconds too soon!, I thought I should keep things simple, I thought Conor would have the sense to read regulation 4 in its entirity! It seems I was wrong, and I should have posted what you said aswell.

Ok Conor, here you go regulation No. 4 in it's entirety.

Exemptions—General
4.—(1) Where a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used on or after a specified date it does not apply to any vehicle manufactured at least six months before that date.

(2) Where an exemption from, or a relaxation of, a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used before a specified date it shall also apply to a motor vehicle first used on or after that date if it was manufactured at least six months before that date.

(3) 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,

• (b) an incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion,

• (c) a pedal cycle,

• (d) a pedestrian-controlled vehicle,

• (e) a horse-drawn vehicle,

• (f) a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, or

• (g) a combat vehicle.

(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.

NOW LOOK at the top of Shedule 1 again

(not my block caps)
SCHEDULE 1 - (Regulation 18)

OBLIGATORY LAMPS, REFLECTORS, REAR MARKINGS AND DEVICES

Regukation 18 is refferred to
Obligatory lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
18.—(1) Save as provided in the foregoing provisions** of these Regulations and in paragraph (2), every vehicle of a class specified in a Table in Schedule 1 shall be fitted with lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices which-

** i.e. regulation freakin 4!!!!

If you continue to to say you are right after that, then it is because you don't understand it and I suggest you take it to someone who can help you to understand it.

Wig

Conor wrote: »

And if you bothered to look at Table 1, you'd see that there are no vehicles exempt from having a front or rear position lamp, dumbass..

Ha ha :rotfl: you shoot yourself in the foot and you didn't even realise it,

If hypothetiacally you were correct, and your quote above, was taken to be true, it is of course true because shedule 1 is given in reference to regulation 18, but ignoring that.....

If it were true that no vehicle is exempt from front position lamps, What the hell do you think is meant by regulation 4, (3) (a) ?

I think you find yourself in a hole there don't you?

molerat

Wig wrote: »

Did it lack a British Standard mark or other EN mark somewhere?

Got it in one