When should you use fog lights during the day?
When should you use fog lights during the day?
When should you use fog lights? According to the Highway Code, you should only use your fog lights when your visibility is reduced to 100 metres (328 feet) or less – the equivalent of a football pitch. If you use it when you can see further than the recommended distance, you could put other drivers at risk.
When do you have to turn off fog lights?
Rule 236 of the Highway Code states: “You MUST NOT use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced as they dazzle other road users and can obscure your brake lights. “You MUST switch them off when visibility improves.”
Can a driver be fined for using fog lights?
Drivers can also be fined for incorrect use of their fog lights. In March this year, the RAC called for new laws to reduce the standard brightness of car headlights after a survey found 15 per cent of British drivers had been temporarily blinded by dazzling beams.
When to use your fog lights, Motability scheme?
The Highway Code gives explicit instruction on when you shouldn’t use fog lights, in Rule 236: “You MUST NOT use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226) as they dazzle other road users and can obscure your brake lights.
When is it best to keep your headlights on?
This could be during the day in periods of heavy fog, rain or snow, or at night time. The only exception to this rule is in 30mph built-up areas where roads are adequately lit by street lights no more than 180 metres (200 yards) apart – but even then it’s best to keep your headlights on.
When is it necessary to use fog lights?
The only time it’s necessary or advisable to use fog lights is when there’s too much fog or moisture in the air to allow for the use of regular headlights. In clear conditions, fog lights can blind other drivers and distract them.
What’s the difference between daytime running lights and fog lights?
If you were to turn on your daytime running lights at night, odds are you would only be able to see a few feet in front of you. Daytime running lights are meant to be used, as the name implies, during the day. Rather than helping you to see obstacles in the road, DRLs help other drivers spot you.
What do you need to know about driving in fog?
Headlights are necessary when driving through fog or smoke. High beams must be dimmed when other vehicles are approaching or when driving in fog. Hazard lights should be used to indicate that your vehicle is parked or disabled.
How tall does a headlight have to be to be used in fog?
High beams or fog lights must also be dimmed when following within 200 feet of another vehicle. High beams should not be used in fog; low beams or fog lights are appropriate. Two headlamps are required to be turned on, and they must be mounted at least 22 inches above the ground but not more than 54 inches.
