13-03-2019, 03:56 PM
Bob,
I hvae had a quick look at the U.K. Construction and Use Regulations, and, as is often the case, they are quite opaque! Certainly, if the vehicle is an omnibus first used before 1st January 1969, it is permissible to have a single dipping headlamp on the nearside.
All I can say is that I hvae a number of old MOT certificates with my car and it appears that it has always had single dipping lamps. It has been rewired at some point and there are only three wires to the offside headlamp (sidelamp, headlamp main beam and earth) whereas there are four in the nearside headlamp. (as for the offside but with an extra wire for dipped)
I hvae been out and about in the dark quite a bit recently and no-one has moaned yet.
I hvae had a quick look at the U.K. Construction and Use Regulations, and, as is often the case, they are quite opaque! Certainly, if the vehicle is an omnibus first used before 1st January 1969, it is permissible to have a single dipping headlamp on the nearside.
All I can say is that I hvae a number of old MOT certificates with my car and it appears that it has always had single dipping lamps. It has been rewired at some point and there are only three wires to the offside headlamp (sidelamp, headlamp main beam and earth) whereas there are four in the nearside headlamp. (as for the offside but with an extra wire for dipped)
I hvae been out and about in the dark quite a bit recently and no-one has moaned yet.