According to my understanding (and it's only what I read on t'interweb - I haven't checked the actual regulation), all cars and light vans registered since 2011 have been required to have Daylight Running Lights, which operate when you switch on the ignition. Stupidly, in my opinion, these are only required at the front, so a tarmac-grey car on a dark morning can be invisible in front of you until its brake lights come on.
Our Qubo (2020 reg), is coloured black, and I was driving in convoy with it this morning, which was dull and misty. I was leading, and looked in my rear mirror, and was perplexed to see - no lights on the following Qubo!
We have since checked. It does have sidelights and headlights, and fog-lights, too. But no DRL's!
Moreover, the Fiorino Facelift handbook (2019 revision) (which took a devil of a long time and a great deal of effort to extract from the dealership), does not mention DRLs anywhere, so far as I can see.
It seems to me our Qubo is therefore illegal on British roads. Doesn't bother me over-much; it's just a quirk - but I am a little concerned about what will occur at first MOT, (just as the warranty expires...)
Or am I missing a hidden switch or feature - could someone with a facelift Qubo/Fiorino enlighten me?
Our Qubo (2020 reg), is coloured black, and I was driving in convoy with it this morning, which was dull and misty. I was leading, and looked in my rear mirror, and was perplexed to see - no lights on the following Qubo!
We have since checked. It does have sidelights and headlights, and fog-lights, too. But no DRL's!
Moreover, the Fiorino Facelift handbook (2019 revision) (which took a devil of a long time and a great deal of effort to extract from the dealership), does not mention DRLs anywhere, so far as I can see.
It seems to me our Qubo is therefore illegal on British roads. Doesn't bother me over-much; it's just a quirk - but I am a little concerned about what will occur at first MOT, (just as the warranty expires...)
Or am I missing a hidden switch or feature - could someone with a facelift Qubo/Fiorino enlighten me?