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Towing lights warning?
Stood at the side of the A272 last night with a dead bike (Honda stator failure again) a 63 plate D4 with the biggest Rice double box on the hook came past in the dark and none of the horse boxes lights were on, does the D4 monitor trailer lights? Driver should have known, if they ever look in the mirrors...
8th Oct 2015 8:54 am
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
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D3 or D4 doesnt monitor any lights.
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8th Oct 2015 5:38 pm
will247
Member Since: 05 Jan 2013
Location: York
Posts: 709
This always amazes me 'tow car of the year' since birth and they can't muster the energy to sort it out! Just steal it off the L32226 and on the 4th LR..
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8th Oct 2015 6:22 pm
nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1356
al cope wrote:
D3 or D4 doesnt monitor any lights.
Al
Not strictly true, as they do monitor the indicators.
9th Oct 2015 10:21 am
disco5
Member Since: 23 Dec 2012
Location: birmingham
Posts: 1088
towing and front warning lights
Hi there .
I may be wrong but is there any law stating you should have flashing amber lights on the front of a towing vehicle ie d4 in grill ect .
As i have had just lately HGVs pulling out on motorways in front of me as about to pass them in the dark not as much in day light, with them just expecting me to go in to out side lane in a split second.
I know its a hard life driving hgv s and they have no idea what you have on the back in the dark when driving.
so could this be a way forward flashing grill lights made mandatory when towing trailers for cars .
9th Oct 2015 10:33 am
NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
Think the highway code only permits amber flashing lights when stationary for cars, when broken down for example using hazard indicators (or you are free to use other devices). Can use when moving momentarily to warn road users behind of a hazard in front (like lorry drivers started doing because of their height)
9th Oct 2015 12:44 pm
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
Re: towing and front warning lights
disco5 wrote:
I know its a hard life driving hgv s and they have no idea what you have on the back in the dark when driving.
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