Thread: "blue" headlights-illegal?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Actually, in my reading of the (very abstruse) ADR, this only applies to low beam. And it does not specify HID as such, but specifies light output.

John

Without reading the ADR I am sure that it would only apply to low beam. As far as high goes it should not matter, as you can't have them on when you have an oncoming car. Even correctly aligned, legal, high powered high beam/driving lights are blinding, so I thing it would make no difference what type of globes and what angle the beam is reflected.

Dave.

Originally Posted by incisor

only emergency vehicles are supposed to have any blue lights on them i always thought.

Rooftop flashing/rotating/or blatant blue/red/white or any combination of (excepting headlights) lights fitted and visible on or off on vehicles on public roads are illegal and only a designated and approved emergency services vehicle can display them. You can not just build a vehicle and display them. However on private property with limited access you can use whatever you like. If taking a vehicle that has these lights eg a fuel truck onto a public road the lights must be off and completely covered.
We used to have a clown that did fire equipment servicing that believed he had the right to display a red light. He did not and I had him removed from site (for that and other reasons) and the police did book him for displaying a red light.
As stated in ADRs blue lights are not illegal up to a certain level.