Would the police stop you for having tinted rear lights?

[BlakeTillz]

Some people telling me different things lol. ive seen quite a few clios in my area with tinted rear lights. is it legal?

 

[DaveDreads]

It all depends on how much light they kick out, they need to be nice and bright at night.

If you buy tinted rears then they'll more than likely be ok,
but if you spray them yourself they'll probably not be bright enough at night.

You'll probably be alright in Cov though lol, I see loads with totally black rear lights,
old bill don't seem to give a sh*t about stuff like that here.

 

[Aaron182.]

As long as their is a reflector part showing. And the lights are actualy visible. Then yes. It should be ok.

 

[BlakeTillz]

Lmaoo but knowing my luck police will pull me over ahaha. i was looking at these ones. guy said there perfectly road legal. what you reckon?

 

[SamP]

They're not. My mate got away with his on his old rover, they were heavily smoked apart from the indicators/reverse lights.

 

[MR.172 Cup]

LMAO AT ROAD LEGAL :lolup:

 

[BlakeTillz]

so there not road legal lol?

 

[Aaron182.]

They look gash. :/

 

[BlakeTillz]

lmaoooo true they do aha. ive changed my mind about them

 

[plymcl172]

If you want a reason to get pulled every night and day then go ahead....

 

[Aaron182.]

I got pulled for having a twin exhaust :/

 

[James105]

As well as the brightness of the bulbs being one of the important factors for being pulled over for them.
A lot of people overlook the fact that they have built in reflectors which are a legal requirement. When tinted like above, I would imagine the reflector is 95% useless.

(Not to mention they look w#nk)

 

[Chris_786]

They are blacked out not tinted! Steer clear of them!

 

[Steven103]

so there not road legal lol?

Would a windscreen that dark be road legal?

It's equally important for others to be able to see your lights as it is for you to be able to see other people. It's all about common sense. In reality there probably isn't a law saying that X percentage of your rear light output has to be visible from Y distance, but there will be a part of the MOT saying that they must be reasonably visible.

 

[mark smith87]

The old bill will probably have a go if they're looking for a reason to stop you. They do have machines to test the amount of light being transmitted.

 

[Adamm.]

Not to mention someone could quite easily not realize you are turning off somewhere or braking.

 

[Austin-182]

They should stop to laugh at them and give you 5 tickets at once for them.

 

[stephen chadwick]

if they are not ''E'' marked they are illegal iirc

 

[deer_dodger]

If the reflectors don't reflect anymore it will fail an MOT and you may get stopped and given a slip to fix it, I doubt you'd get an immediate ticket

 

[JCC]

Is it 1995 again?

 

[bionic]

lamin x might work on tinting the rear lights

i used fly eyes to get my rear lights darker and i have had no trouble from the police even with a routine check

 

[GoldenMonkey]

Those lights are comparable to aids, anyone who fits them to their motor is a c**t, FACT!

 

[AP'Moss]

Dont bother it looks gash

 

[s0fty]

Dont bother it looks gash

+1

and yes they will and fine you £30