Safety & Regulation guides
Staying safe and legal on Irish roads. Guides to the Irish tractor lighting rules, RSA requirements for agricultural vehicles, beacons and farm safety lighting.
9 guides
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Agricultural Trailer Lighting Requirements in Ireland: Lamps and Markers
Agricultural trailer lighting requirements in Ireland come from the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963, as amended by S.I. No. 249...
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E-Mark Approval Explained for Ireland: What e24, E11, R65 and R10 Mean
An E-mark is a capital E in a circle with a country number, moulded into a vehicle lamp to show it is...
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LED Light Bars: Are They Road Legal in Ireland? E-Marks, the NCT and Tractors
LED light bars can be fitted to a vehicle in Ireland, but on a public road a light bar falls under the...
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Red and White Reflectors: Where They Must Be Fitted in Ireland
A reflex reflector is a passive device that returns light back towards its source, making a vehicle visible to other road users...
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Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations: What Irish Farmers Need to Know
The Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 (S.I. No. 189 of 1963), as amended, are the main piece of Irish law...
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Slow-Moving Farm Vehicles in Ireland: Signs, Markings and Lighting Requirements
Irish law does not have a separate “slow-moving vehicle” category for lighting the way the UK does. Instead, the rules for tractors,...
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Tractor Road Legal Lights: The Minimum Lighting Kit for Irish Roads
Tractor road legal lights are the set of lamps a tractor must carry to drive legally on a public road in Ireland....
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Lighting Offences for Agricultural Vehicles in Ireland: Fixed Charges and Enforcement
A lighting offence is a breach of Irish vehicle lighting law committed when an agricultural vehicle uses a public road. It covers...
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Beacon Colours Explained: Amber, Blue and Who Uses Each in Ireland
In Ireland, warning beacon colours are fixed by law and there are only two: amber, for tractors, self-propelled farm machines and a...
