parking lights different colour anybody been fined??

Kelvin · 01-10-2006, 04:21 PM

Hi All

have seen various cars around my area with blue, red, green parker lights, to my understanding this is illegal and my vicroads research has confirmed, does anyone know the penalties for using these lights or if any police forum members know??

LUXO_8 · 01-10-2006, 04:25 PM

i had green ones on my fairlane ( hey its green, they suited) ever since i bought it 4 years ago and only changed them this year cos im over it.....they never even got looked at let alone having an issue with them

the only time i'd imagine there'd be an issue is

A, you be a dick to the policeman thats pulled you over for something else or
B, you have a stupid combo (ie red and blue, or red and blue flashing{yes you can buy led parkers that flash red and blue})

xrdreaming · 01-10-2006, 04:38 PM

I was out with a mate about 12 months ago and he was pulled over for it and fined, wouldn't even let off with a warning. Nothing stupid was involved the cop said it was just the lights that got his attention. $135 and 1 demerit point from memory, I was shocked you actually lose points for it.

LUXO_8 · 01-10-2006, 04:42 PM

what colour were they though? red and blue are emergency vehicle colours and you ARENT allowed to have them.....

Full Spectrum · 01-10-2006, 04:48 PM

I got red parkers and i didn't know they were illegal, My silly nephew did have red blue flashing ones.

RG · 01-10-2006, 05:02 PM

Bloke at work recently got done for having blue parkers and those blue xenon globes. $135 and 1 point, but it seves him right for driving a VP commo

Full Spectrum · 01-10-2006, 05:08 PM

Sounds like discrimination to me

Smoke Pursuit · 01-10-2006, 05:17 PM

There could be huge ramifications if you put red ones in the front, specially if you were to have a head on just on dusk with your parkers on coz someoen thought it was the back of a car.

I wouldnt do it.

bArNsY · 01-10-2006, 06:15 PM

This is in Victoria:

I got a warning the other month for having blue parkers on during the day. They are not illegal to have , however. they are illegal to have on whilst the vehicle is running. Its similar to all the undercar neons, in that its a no no while they car is in motion

my question is where do they stand if they are yellow? (there foglights officier)

AnthonyQLD · 01-10-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

There could be huge ramifications if you put red ones in the front, specially if you were to have a head on just on dusk with your parkers on coz someoen thought it was the back of a car.

I wouldnt do it.

Thats right, there should be no red lights on the front of your car, green should be fine as would yellow, orange ect.

xrdreaming · 01-10-2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

what colour were they though? red and blue are emergency vehicle colours and you ARENT allowed to have them.....

They were green

Dezza · 01-10-2006, 06:52 PM

One of my friends had blue parkers on his R33 Skyline. When he bought the car, it already had them. Shortly after he got a canary for that and the ride height (Vicroads found the ride height was completely legal). He had to put normal globes in.

**TUF_302** · 01-10-2006, 07:23 PM

Ive got red parking lights, but when your low beam/high beams are on you dont see the glow of the odd colour.

Keepleft · 01-10-2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SVO_XR6

Ive got red parking lights, but when your low beam/high beams are on you dont see the glow of the odd colour.

Oh yeah? So whats the point of them?

[Tonko] · 01-10-2006, 11:14 PM

1 word... RICE!

Full Spectrum · 02-10-2006, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AnthonyQLD

Thats right, there should be no red lights on the front of your car, green should be fine as would yellow, orange ect.

But that could be the same as red.
Yellow might be the traffic lights in the mirror? Yellow orange the same.

bArNsY · 02-10-2006, 09:51 AM

yellow could be fog lights also

TheChemist · 02-10-2006, 10:28 AM

fog lights are illegal to drive with unless in fog, and this isnt the case they shoudl be! and im not talking about driving lights.

LTDHO · 02-10-2006, 10:33 AM

I got fined for having blue parker lights.

All front lights have to be white or yellow (yes yellow) and indcator have to be orange.

merlin · 03-10-2006, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RedXR8220

Bloke at work recently got done for having blue parkers and those blue xenon globes. $135 and 1 point, but it seves him right for driving a VP commo

So the blue xenon bulbs you can buy to replace your headlight bulbs are illegal?

BMW have these standard.

DEVL-XR · 03-10-2006, 08:04 AM

but we are talking about the law, its not always fair! my mate has green parkers on his red vn,looks like christmas! lol! but yeh he hasnt has any trouble, there not visible when the lights are on, they just look cool when you put the parkers on! another mate has red ones and so far he's been fine too.

AUTickford · 03-10-2006, 09:14 AM

just leave that stuff to the riceburners and chook cookers

james22 · 03-10-2006, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickHolden

I got red parkers and i didn't know they were illegal, My silly nephew did have red blue flashing ones.

Your only allowed to have white on the front & red on the rear of your car. The police say "Its possible someone might get confused with the direction you are travelling" yeah right. Thats what I was told when warned for it anyway. I had the original ones in boot, swapped em over while police was watching and off I went.

WHIPLASH · 03-10-2006, 11:21 AM

If memory serves me correctly green are the only legal ones up here in QLD, ive got green parkers in my EA because they are not used on any type of government vehicle but i think that green are gunna be taken soon by the council so. Also neons, can anybody tell me what they think is wrong with a neon in your BOOT of all places. Mate was fined $150 for having a neon in his boot?????

Little fox

kyro_02 · 03-10-2006, 11:35 AM

i have only blue headlight globes, been pulled over 3 times they don't say anything about 'em to me.

GREGXR8 · 03-10-2006, 11:55 AM

i've got blue led front parkers and blue led number plate lights. i drive home at about midnight everyday i've had cops driving behind me and got pulled into a booze bus in toorak last week, no mention of the lights. but i'm 41 not a p plater that probably helps

v8falconsrule · 03-10-2006, 09:30 PM

ok ill bite.... excuse my ignorance but what's the difference between fog lights and driving lights? i ask because i just bought a body kit with "driving lights" how can i tell if they're driving lights or foggies?

Mickus · 03-10-2006, 10:29 PM

I have got red ones in my ED. Ive never been hassled with them before and I get around with them on during the day because my thermos are wired to the parkers, but I havnt had them all that long. I'm more concerned about getting hit for my new tinting :P

LTDHO · 04-10-2006, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mickus

I have got red ones in my ED. Ive never been hassled with them before and I get around with them on during the day because my thermos are wired to the parkers, but I havnt had them all that long. I'm more concerned about getting hit for my new tinting :P

You have your thermo's connected to your parkers??

havoc19 · 04-10-2006, 07:25 AM

this is abit of topic but it shits me when ppl go around with there parkers on during the day or those stupid green lights if u cant see the road at day time u shouldnt be driving and oh no it doesnt look cool it looks like ur a blind old lady.