As John V6 has said all UK cars have the sidelights come on with the ignition that is all that is required on models that were in production before 2011 as that counts as DLR. Why not just fit some LED bulbs in the the sidelights.
European Union Directive 2008/89/EC required all passenger cars and small delivery vans first type[clarification needed] approved on or after 7 February 2011 in the EU to come equipped with daytime running lights.[14][15][16] European Union Directive 2008/89/EC ended validity on 31 October 2014, implicitly repealed by the replacement Regulation (EC) No 661/2009.[17][18] The mandate was extended to trucks and buses in August 2012.[19] Functional piggybacking,[colloquialism] such as operating the headlamps or front turn signals or fog lamps as DRLs, is not permitted;[20] the EU Directive requires functionally specific daytime running lamps compliant with ECE Regulation 87 and mounted to the vehicle in accordance with ECE Regulation 48.[21] DRLs compliant with R87 emit white light on an axis of between 400 and 1,200 candela with an apparent surface of 25 cm2 to 200 cm2 with an additional requirement of between 1 and 1,200 candela in a defined field.[22]
Last edited by Burgundymog; 29/09/21 01:48 PM. Reason: added directive
