Im not a fan of neons but for those of u that are, here is an interesting post I found on another of the owners Forum this morning... Thought it may be of use if any of u guys are running neons....

 

My lad had a set of four under car neons for his birthday and having looked closely at the legislation I fitted them for him.

Within the week he had got a £30 ticket for 'displaying other than a red light to the rear'.

I copied the legislation and my thoughts together with those of the CPS prosecutor I work with and that of the local traffic law officer and sent all the papers away to the ticket office.

I telephoned the ticket office today and spoke with the pesron in charge about the legality. Their reply

"Oh. You mean those blue lights under the car?"

Me "Yes"

Reply "I looked up the law on them before I let my son fit some!!"

Me "I guess this will be looked at favourably then?"

Reply "Yes I do not think any offence has been committed!!"

RESULT

Now the law bit.

The offence of showing other than a red light to the rear entails showing the actual light. The reflection off the road is NOT ENOUGH!!

Strangely reflection of vehicle parts like the suspension might be. The analogy given was if the car was hung over a bottomless pit would you see the lights Yes = offence. No = No offence

Fit the tubes above the level of the base of the skirt - bumper - grill and so that you cannot see it if it is turned off. Turn it on and see if you can see any part of it at all. If not hey presto no offence.

I know some of you will say (GTO-MAS) that who cares they are only bleedin neons anyway, but there are those who like them and its nice to know where you stand.

Ming the Triumphant

PS The guy who issued the ticket was everything in an officer I don't like and fight hard to dispel and had an attitude similar to a wart hog with piles so I shall take great satisfaction in telling him when I next see him

£30 ticket for displaying under car neons,That's hardley punishment is it? They should make the minimum fine 3k that will stop them :rofl:

LMAO!! lifetime driving ban more like!! :D

Another of our members got tagged for neons too and when he got out and started taking pictures with his digital camera the officer asked what he was doing. My fellow owner told him he was going to use them for his evidence in court. The officer went over to the other officer with him, chatted for a minute then informed our guy that "he was lucky today as theres been a call to another incident!!!"

The law basically says, you are not allowed to see the bulb.

You are allowed to see the glow of the light but not the light itself. I can actually understand why.

 

The car lights are set out like that for safty. If you see a red light, on a car it will be the back, but now you dont know what side of the car it will be, it could be coming straight towards you.

 

Also blue lights are reserved for emergency vehicles. Before all these lights became fasionable, you looked in your mirror and saw a blue light you moved out of the way, but now you look in the mirror at night and half the boy racers have blue lights on. Its the same with green lights.

 

That is the reason it is why the the bulb of the neon is not allowed to be visable.

Should be tatooed for crimes against good taste!

 

Tim :D

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

On any box conatining undercar neons it will be written "NOT FOR ROAD USE" I think this pretty much explains itself.

 

I have them but never use them on the roads.

 

The only time they come on is at shows or meets (which is hardly ever).

Then again the boys at SE turn them on when my cars on the ramp and start having a bit of a dance - not sure what that's all about :confused:.

Then again the boys at SE turn them on when my cars on the ramp and start having a bit of a dance - not sure what that's all about :confused:.

 

 

Dont know how I would take that. Where they taking the Mick or just messing around?

Then again the boys at SE turn them on when my cars on the ramp and start having a bit of a dance - not sure what that's all about :confused:.

 

LMAO :D

Dont know how I would take that. Where they taking the Mick or just messing around?

 

 

Probably taking the Mick :D.

But it doesn't bother me one little bit.

If I wanted everyone to like them I would have left them in the shop :rofl:

Probably taking the Mick :D.

But it doesn't bother me one little bit.

If I wanted everyone to like them I would have left them in the shop :rofl:

 

 

You would be a little peeved if they hung a disco ball under that car too ;)

Then again the boys at SE turn them on when my cars on the ramp and start having a bit of a dance - not sure what that's all about :confused:.

 

Well I'm quite sure what that's about and there's a smiley for it on here too!

 

I'm also quite sure that the companies who make them are laughing their little socks off at all the folks out there that buy them!

 

IMHO of course!