Numptys driving in fog with no lights on!

[sierraman]

The latest practice of using spotlights when visibility is good drives me mad! It seems common practice on the motorway, when in fact I believed it was illegal to use spotlights during periods of good visibility? Out of interest does anyone know the rules on this?

[HotPhil]

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There were loads on the M1 yesterday. Including one nutter doing 50 or so in the middle lane as I hurtled up at 70 in the correct lane. Even with all kinds of fog light flashings etc he/she still pottered along in the middle with front and rear fogs on.

[InvalidUser]

If you're referring to front fog lights I think people believe it makes their car look better / cool / rad.

 

They should be used when visibility is seriously impaired, typically in fog. Using them in good visibility carries a £30 fine in the unlikely event of the driver encountering a police car that hasn't got better things to do.

 

See section 27, item #2 here http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19891796_en_4.htm

[alchresearch]

I'm sick of them. From a distance on a flat straight road they really dazzle, far more than standard headlamps which are at least dipped.

[sierraman]

I'm at a loss to understand why switching on fog lights would make you look cool? It's like the numpty's with four exhaust pipes sticking out the back of a 1100cc Citroen Saxo! ... just looks ridiculous ... like they have covered the car in glue and ram raided Halfords!