Should cars have rear daytime running lights?

Should cars have rear daytime running lights? As we approach winter and darker evenings I have noticed more drivers on the road with no other lights on but their daytime running lights. Maybe they don't think about the dips because they know that the DRLs are always on!

What do you think?

Tommy Flynn (Galway)

Tommy Flynn (Galway)

Nov 2020 Filed under: lighting

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Expert answer

Hi Tommy,

I agree completely with you, and I bet there are loads of people that believe that, when the front daytime running lights are on, so are the rears... A few car manufacturers have started making this the case, but it's not the law at this time. 

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor
@Shane_O_D