Back Lights stoped by the police

I was stoped by the police last night as they said my back lights are to bright   cn i get diffrent bulbs or will i need to change my lights. Got to get a stamp from a MOT centre to say i have done it.

Glad to see there is no crime for them to be sorting.



Thanks Neil

just change the bulbs mate but i didnt think that it was illegal unless they are showing white light????

sure somebody will correct me though

now now, you commited a moving road traffic offence!

Too bright??????????????????????? im afraid that is erm testickles possibly

If they are E marked lamps and display the correct aspects and have reflectors then theres no regulation on brightness that i know of???????????

and i do catch criminals

That's gotta be a first, Mk1 lights too bright

if they are E marked and the bulbs are E marked too and are of the correct wattage then so long as they do not show white to the rear you are fine.

work in a MOT test station, never heard this one before,

make sure like above have said its the right watt bulbs

I'm surprised they didn't stop you for the rear number plate though - it doesn't have any letters or numbers on it!

Maybe Just some newbie, maybe thinking they were non E marked so after he stopped you thought he would make something of it anyway?

Not something i have ever heard of even from the most anal of my traffic colleagues

lights too dim on rear yes, lights too bright on the rear no………………im fighting a losing battle sometimes

paul_c said

I'm surprised they didn't stop you for the rear number plate though - it doesn't have any letters or numbers on it!

it does. they're just in yellow.

wooders said

paul_c said

I'm surprised they didn't stop you for the rear number plate though - it doesn't have any letters or numbers on it!

it does. they're just in yellow.

Oh yeah, I see them now.

As long as i can get lower watt bulbs thats ok and i hope the MOT place will not charge me for a stamp . It made me laugh when he compared the heat comming from my lights to his ?50,000 Unmarked BMW police cars lights (only for there to be no diffrence).
Neil

dnt change the bulbs mate just take it to the MOT station, if they cnt find fault they will stamp it

Sidelights are 5w you can get 21watt bulbs that will fit the holders !

Thats like running around with Fog lights or brake lights on , maybe thats what you have ?

Or you have the bulb in the wrong way round   :dontknow:

you will be better off running the coloured bulbs or even the multi L.E.D versions, i got some in my standard cabby lamps and they light up really well and the brake lights come on really bright and instantly, you can get the osram silver orange flash indicator bulbs, as the yellow led ones require a resistor inline in the wire to work properly in that circuit

paul_c said

I'm surprised they didn't stop you for the rear number plate though - it doesn't have any letters or numbers on it!

:clap:

Could they have pulled you for any other reason? You did say it was an unmarked car.

Or could he just be looking for something when he pulled you over?

Please note this is not a broad comment about law enforcement officers or police in general, I am merely supposing there may be some other unmentioned factor to these circumstances.

Im sure wooders will agree with me that the real reason the copper pulled u is because its a floppy top!      :wink:

He was dealing with a car that had gone of the road and into a hedge. I was unlucky that i went past as they had just finished putting it on a transporter.

neilg7777 said

He was dealing with a car that had gone of the road and into a hedge. I was unlucky that i went past as they had just finished putting it on a transporter.

It may be a long shot this matey, but maybe your altertnator is overcharging 8)  :wink: