Just checking...I have front white LED sidelights - are they ok for the MOT?

In article <nOGdnb2HCvrPPUbUnZ2dnUVZ8oadnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>, says...

OTOH, a VOSA roadside inspection might have something to say about
them.


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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:49:56 +0100, <bluefrog (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hrm, as someone else said there's only one way to find out!

I notice some of the pretty new cars have rather pretty LED-style
'parking lights'/side lights and they appear to be okay if they're
fitting them to new cars. But I'd check with your local friendly MOT
station to see what they think before you pay for an MOT.

My only concern would be: How bright are they? Can they be seen
properly? I'm thinking that if one of your normal lights snuffed it
in the dark leaving you with only one decent headlamp while you limped
home/got replacement bulb would you feel safe that the width of your
car would register to someone coming the other way down a dark road?
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On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:36:01 +0100, BGN <nickmooney (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote:


Well normal sidelights are useless for that anyway.

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:43:57 +0100, "Duncan Wood"
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Not useless, as I can still see where the car ends, if there are 8
LEDs there the same power as my DVD player DVDs then I'm not going to
be able to see it.
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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:49:56 +0100, <bluefrog (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

They must show a steady white light to the front, or a yellow light,
if incorporated in a headlamp which emits yellow light. The light must
be visible from a reasonable distance.

Note: At least 50% of light sources in a lamp must illuminate
Note At least 50% of each lamp must be visible from the front or rear
as appropriate

So if there were 10 LEDs in a cluster at least 5 must work

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:04:16 +0100, BGN <nickmooney (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote:


What's the DVD player got to do with it?

<bluefrog (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

I don't think any after market LED lights are E Approved, therefore not road
legal. Correct me if I'm wrong.

"Dave Griffs" <Davegriffs (AT) nospam (DOT) com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

Which is a different thing to whether they'll pass the MOT or not.

They're not e-marked, so not legal under C&U.
They light up and are whiteish, so they'll pass the MOT.

"Dave Griffs" <Davegriffs (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote

possibly under the construction & use regs they *may* be illegal, but not
the mot regs,we check that the lamps are E marked but not the bulbs. I had
one last week with LED indicator bulbs