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2016MY DRL's
XFullFatTim
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2016MY DRL's

Yesterday I followed and then overtook a 2016MY Evoque and it had no lights on at all when my auto-on had switched on my headlights as well as having the DRL's on. When I passed the Evoque I noticed that it had no DRL's let alone headlights on. Is this an option on 2016MY as I thought it is now a legal requirement for all new cars to have at least front DRL's on all the time?

A Pangea Green New Defender 110 First Edition is now sitting on my drive alongside British Racing Green Electric Mini Cooper SE Level 3. After 21 years in my hands my TDI300 90 was handed on to the next custodian on 15 July 2022.
14-12-2016 11:21am
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PhilSkill
 

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RE: 2016MY DRL's

Sounds like someone's converted a pre facelift model to the new lights and hasn't got the DRL's working yet... Or it was faulty.

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14-12-2016 12:39pm
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XFullFatTim
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RE: 2016MY DRL's

It was a 66 plater Phil

A Pangea Green New Defender 110 First Edition is now sitting on my drive alongside British Racing Green Electric Mini Cooper SE Level 3. After 21 years in my hands my TDI300 90 was handed on to the next custodian on 15 July 2022.
14-12-2016 05:07pm
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PhilSkill
 

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RE: 2016MY DRL's

Guess it was faulty then Tim, pretty sure DRL's are required on new cars as you say.

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15-12-2016 12:34pm
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A1GSS
 

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RE: 2016MY DRL's

Well. it depends. Vehicle manufacturers must fit DRL to new types of passenger car and light goods vehicle / car derived vans type approved to European vehicle requirements from February 2011.

In practice this means that any new model launched after this date, and many launched before, will be fitted with DRL, but existing models type approved before this date without DRL fitted can continue to be sold and used indefinitely.

So a new model from 2010 not type approved since could still be on sale. In the case of the Evoque, not applicable.

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15-12-2016 01:27pm
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