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144 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 108
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[107. Top lights
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Every goods vehicle including trailer and semi-trailer other than three-wheelers
and vehicles with overall width not exceeding 2.1 metres shall be fitted with two white
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lights at the top right and left corners [showing white light to the front] and two red
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lights at the top right and [showing red light to the rear]. The lights shall remain lit
when the vehicle is kept stationary on the road during night and at the time of poor
visibility:
PROVIDED that in the case of goods carriage without a full body in the rear,
provision for fitting of the top light at the rear shall not be necessary.]
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[107A. Implement lights for construction equipment vehicle
Construction equipment vehicle having implements with front overhang greater
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than 60% of wheelbase shall be fixed with additional implement light of amber colour
at a location nearest to the extreme edge of the implement without affecting the functions
of showing light in all directions and where the implement is more than 3 metres in
length, additional amber coloured lamps shall be fixed at a distance of not exceeding 3
meters for the entire length of the implement:
PROVIDED that in case of rear overhang the additional implement lights shall be
in red colour.]
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[108. Use of red, white or blue light
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(1) No motor vehicle shall show a red light to the front or light other than red to rear:
PROVIDED that the provisions of this rule shall not apply to—
(i) the internal lighting of the vehicle; or
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[(ii) the amber light, if displayed by any direction indicator or as top light used
on vehicle for operating within the premises such as airports, ports, mines
and project sites, without going outside the said premises on to public
roads;]
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[(iia) the amber light, if displayed by any direction indicator as top light on a
vehicle specifically designated for the purpose of patrolling on the National
Highways;]
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[(iv) the blinker type of red light with purple glass fitted to an ambulance van
used for carrying patients or the warning lamps fitted on Road Ambulance
in accordance with Annexure-1 of AIS-125 (Part-1)-2014;]
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1 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993.
2 Substituted vide GSR 214(E), dt. 18-3-1999.
3 Inserted vide GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000.
4 Substituted vide GSR 400(E), dt. 31-5-2002, w.e.f. 31-5-2002.
5 Substituted vide GSR 423(E), dt. 1-5-2017, w.e.f. 1-5-2017. Prior to substitution, clause (ii) read as under:
“(ii) the amber light if displayed by any direction indicator or top light or as top light used on vehicle for
operating within the premises like airports, ports without going outside the said premises on to public
roads;”
6 Inserted vide GSR 858(E), dt. 29-11-2022, w.e.f. 30-11-2022.
7 Omitted vide GSR 423(E), dt. 1-5-2017, w.e.f. 1-5-2017. Prior to omission, clause (iii) read as under:
“(iii) a vehicle carrying high dignitaries as specified by the Central Government or the State Government,
as the case may be, from time to time;”
8 Substituted vide GSR 868(E), dt. 8-9-2016, w.e.f. 1-4-2018. Prior to substitution, clause (iv) read as under:
“the blinker type of red light with purple glass fitted to an ambulance van used for carrying patients; or;”
9 Omitted vide GSR 423(E), dt. 1-5-2017, w.e.f. 1-5-2017. Prior to omission, clause (v) read as under:
“(v) to a vehicle having a lamp fitted with an electrical bulb, if the power of the bulb does not exceed seven
watts and the lamp is fitted with frosted glass or any other material which has the effect of diffusing the
light;”