James wrote:There is no definitive list, the above is true but there are others...
There is a definitive list of who can use blue lights, it's those defined in the Road Vehicle Lighting Regs. Anyone who doesn't fall into those categories is using them illegally & anyone can qualify to use them illegally if they are willing to risk prosecution. Attempting to break the categories within the Road Vehicle Lighting Regs down into further sub sets in order to try & make up another category (when they already fall into the wider defined category with the Regs) is frankly a pointless exercise IMHO.
If somebody believes they fall into one of the RVLR groups & the Police don't believe they do resulting in prosecution, then it will be a matter for a court to rule if they do satisfy RVLR conditions. That's the list that allows you to use them & the list that you must qualify to be on.
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