naskeet
Well-known member
As I mentioned a few days ago, high-level brake-lights located at the top of a 1968~79 VW Type 2, first used after 31st December 1970, might run foul of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989, which specify the legally acceptable height limits at which brake-lights may be mounted; normally a maximum of 1,500 mm & minimum of 350 mm for brake-lights / stop-lights.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/contents/made
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/12/made
(i) Maximum height above the ground – 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm
(ii) Minimum height above the ground – 350 mm
It would be practical to fit a high-level brake-light at the bottom of the rear window, so one mounted at the top of the window could be regarded as infringing the regulations and hence render the driver liable to a fine & licence penalty points.
When modifying and/or accessorising one's vehicle in any way, one has an implied legal duty to ensure that this complies with all relevant regulations, the two most common of which are:
Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/contents/made
Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/contents/made
https://mycarimport.co.uk/kb/what-are-the-road-cars-construction-and-use-regulations-1986/
Each separate infringement of these and/or other regulations, could be interpreted as separate offences, each of which is liable to separate fines & licence penalty points etc!
