Are you ready for important new conspicuity regulations impacting on commercial vehicle safety? From July 2011, the new regulation - called ECE104 - will confirm the use of retro-reflective safety markings on heavy goods vehicles operating throughout Europe. Fleets running HGVs of 7.5 tonnes or more or trailers of 3.5 tonnes or more, will need to be fitted with retro-reflective vehicle safety markings. At Chevronshop.com, we are now supplying fully compliant materials and markings that satisfy the rules governing both rigid and curtain sided vehicles. What’s needed ECE104 vehicle safety markings require 50mm to 60mm wide strips of highly reflective material to be applied to the rear and sides of vehicles, so that trucks and trailers are more visible to other road users from a distance of up to 1000 metres at night. This ensures that commercial vehicles can be seen by motorway drivers up to 8-9 seconds earlier than would otherwise be the case and as such is a key development in reducing risk on busy roads. Chevronshop Guide to Markings | Vehicle Rears | For vehicles wider that 2100mm, ECE104 requires a complete contour line marking to the rear, using either red (preferred by the Department for Transport) or yellow marking tape. The markings should extend to at least 80% of the width of the vehicle and be placed as close as possible to the vehicle edge. |
| Vehicle Sides | For vehicle sides, operators must comply with one of two options - a complete contour line marking or a partial contour marking (the minimum requirement), using yellow (the preferred option) or white. |
See our ECE104 range here. | There are also rules covering upper and lower contour markings - call chevronshop on 0870 2208341 for further information and help on all the requirements linked to ECE104 compliance. |
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