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Red rear indicators - legality?

  • 28-02-2010 8:41pm
    #1
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,190 ✭✭✭✭


    Not something I'm considering myself I must state!

    Passed an Irish re-registered Chrysler Town & Country on the M1, 2005 reg, LHD, clearly a US import. It had the US style indicators, where the standard rear light flashes.

    Are these legal here? And probably more importantly for a 2005, are they NCTable? I didn't get to see if there was an NCT on the screen as I was driving at the time. Seeing as people get tortured over indicators not being orange enough I'd have thought it wouldn't be allowed.


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  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Not sure myself. But a few years ago, a guy had imported a strech limo car (he was from US and brought it with him). He had to get amber indicators attached to the car, he said to make it road legal here.

    So, I'd reckon, unless laws changed in the past 4 or 5 years, then your standard tail lights blinking are a no-no.


  • #3
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,610 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    MYOB wrote: »
    Are these legal here? .

    No. Must be amber.


  • #4
    Hooch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    No. Must be amber.

    Correct.....and must flash faster than the American ones do;)


  • #5
    Cookie_Monster
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    so that imported ex-squad car that runs around Dalkey/ Dun Laoghaire is illegal then?


  • #6
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,190 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    So our naughty Chrysler driver hasn't got an NCT then... gwan NGA, there can't be many 05 Town and Countries in Pulse, go get a warrant issued ;)


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  • #7
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    MYOB wrote: »
    So our naughty Chrysler driver hasn't got an NCT then... gwan NGA, there can't be many 05 Town and Countries in Pulse, go get a warrant issued ;)

    you sound like the anti Trevor Sergent there, be careful!
    :p


  • #8
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    MYOB wrote: »
    Not something I'm considering myself I must state!

    Passed an Irish re-registered Chrysler Town & Country on the M1, 2005 reg, LHD, clearly a US import. It had the US style indicators, where the standard rear light flashes.

    Was it a white one on Cork plates? There is one that I see regularly here in Firhouse that fits that description.


  • #9
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Ironically Mary Coughlan's boyfriend's much-loved DAA have pick-up trucks going around the airport which have illegal flashing red indictors for traffic enforcement. I believe these are US imports and are petrol all V8s.


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