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Am I likely to get pinged in the UK for driving with luggage obscuring my cyclops one? No, just make sure the others are working 
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thank you for all the suggestions , all I require is a photo or details of how it is mounted please. (I didn't expect the spanish inquisition )............
Many thanks
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If we talk about a third brake light for everyday use, which is indeed concealed by a suitcase but does not irritate the nice shape other than using a cyclop brake light I found Jochens solution very good. It is LED and does not need too much additional current.
Here are some pics.
http://www.talkmorgan.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/430090/Replacement_"Cyclop&a#Post430090
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Oh, dear..
Another driving God. Just what the world needs..
Sorry if I came across like that, but doing the RoSPA course has helped keep me out of trouble.
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My 1986 car didn't have a high level light as standard, so I just made a couple of simple alloy clamps to hold an LED light strip onto the luggage rack, where it's visible regardless of luggage.  
Tim H.
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Do the RoSPA advanced drivers course or the IAM equivalent and you won't worry about brake lights...
I took the the third brake light off of mine when I bought it, and have never felt vulnerable to traffic behind me, it's all down to observation and making sure you always have an exit plan. As over 60% of RTCs involve some sort of rear end shunt.....exit plans are not a lot of use.(figures are about 7yrs old) I've been shunted off my bike x2 at the same junction in the last few years I've had a brand new car written off by a rear end shunt. It's NOT your observations to be worried about! Says a grade 1 police driver since 1985. food for thought I've fitted a third brake light but hey its a free country enjoy your drive   Mind you what use are they when automatic pilots are in charge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44439523
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David, If you have a roll bar then that is a good place to put it.
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David, I have sent you a PM
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One point with the third brake light is that if it is obscured by a suitcase on the luggage rack it is regarded as not working. Although the third light is not a legal requirement, if you have one it must be working.
Some people remove them - but I didn't like the idea of being in a low car with a foreign lorry driver behind me - anything that would improve their chance of seeing me was welcomed!
When I had my Roadster I made up a light that would then fit on the suitcase - total cost was about forty quid.
Quentin
Why would you be more worried about a foreign lorry driver behind you than a UK driver?
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