Are LED valve lights legal? (in the UK)

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Are LED valve lights legal? (in the UK)

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I ordered these-

http://www.red5.co.uk/bike-wheel-lights-1.aspx

but then thought, maybe they are illegal to use in the UK?

are they seen as gay?

i had ordered them as i started commuting into london and would like some side visibility
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Are LED valve lights legal? (in the UK)

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Not sure myself, but i got reflective rimtape that would make me more visible in car headlights at night. Maybe if they are that could be an option for you. I suppose you could just go to a police station and ask maybe?
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Gay and naff... You did ask :-)

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haha ok, my niece can have them
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You could try these blue ones: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Wheel-Valv ... B002P7YJB2 They might make car drivers think there was an emergency services vehicle coming and clear a path for you when you're filtering :lol:

I doubt you would get busted for using valve lights. You might get stopped and told to take them off by one copper but not the next. I think there was a change in the law recently to stop all those lights that people put under their cars Image but I can't be certain.

Riding at a certain speed might also have the affect of inducing a fit in anyone who sees them as the lights pass behind front forks/mud guard etc. and produce a strobe effect, but this is unlikely.

I should point out that I'm not a lawyer so if you end up giving everyone a fit and then get arrested for having bulbs on your wheels it's not my fault ;)

Let us know how the ones you got look when you're using them.
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edscoot wrote: I think there was a change in the law recently to stop all those lights that people put under their cars Image but I can't be certain.
They are definitely illegal. Used to see them everywhere then all of a sudden just stopped seeing them. Either that or everyone just grew up a little bit :lol:
Dont know if that would apply to these though.
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Any lights on your vehicle that aren't complient with the Law (clear front, red rear/Brake, amber/orange indicators) and you could be asking for trouble, it only takes one of her majestys finest police officers to be having a rare off day and you could be getting points and a fine.

However I can't see too many being that fussed, as anything that makes you more visible and less likely to be in an accident has to be a good thing. :)
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