National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)

Regulations

National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000

Chapter VI : Fitness of Vehicles

Part II : Equipment on or in respect of vehicles

164. Parking lamps

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(1) A motor vehicle may be equipped—
(a) in front with one or two parking lamps which shall be visible directly from the front;
(b)at the rear with one or two parking lamps which shall be visible directly from the rear; or
(c) at each side with one parking lamp which shall be visible directly from the front and from the rear.

 

(2) Any parking lamp—
(a)contemplated in subregulation (1)(a), may form part of a head lamp contemplated in regulation 159, a fog lamp contemplated in regulation 163 or a front position lamp contemplated in regulation 166; and
(b) contemplated in subregulation (1)(b), may form part of a fog lamp contemplated in regulation 163, a rear lamp contemplated in regulation 168 or a stop lamp contemplated in regulation 169.

 

(3)If a motor vehicle is, in terms of subregulation (1), equipped at the front or at the rear with—
(a) one parking lamp, such lamp shall be fitted on the right side of the motor vehicle; or
(b)two parking lamps, one parking lamp shall be fitted on each side of the longitudinal centre-line of the motor vehicle,

so that the portion of the illuminating surface thereof furthest from the longitudinal centre-line of the motor vehicle is not further than 400 millimetre from the outer-edge of the front or rear of the motor vehicle, as the case may be: Provided that in the case of a motor vehicle registered prior to 1 July 1990 the portion of illuminating surface of the parking lamp furthest from the longitudinal centre-line of the motor vehicle may be not further than 500 millimetres from the outer-edge of the front or rear of the motor vehicle.