# Rear position lamps and side marker lamps can be switched off when headlamps are on. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Rear position lamps and side marker lamps can be switched off when headlamps are on., defect is Rear position lamps and side marker lamps can be switched off when headlamps are on; category is Major; inspection item number is 4.2.2; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Switching, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Rear position lamps and side marker lamps can be switched off when headlamps are on. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 4.2.2
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Switching
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements 1 . Rear position lamps and side marker lamps can be switched off when headlamps are on. | | | X X |

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).