Light board for bike carrier

[m4rkw]

Hello glorious hivemind

I am going to france soon. Have a rear-mounted bike carrier from the Halfords which will have 3 bikes on it. The bike wheels will be in front of the car's lights, so obviously some light will shine through the spokes but do I need a light board or not? Anyone know what the requirements are in the UK and more specifically in France? Don't really fancy getting pulled over by the Gendarmes.

Ta
Mark

[Mossypossy]

Know for a fact the German police would not take kindly to this. I was overtaken and stopped by a civilian who told me this was a HUGE No No. Like you the spokes were the only thing covering the lights.

I did drive thru France to get to Germany like this.

[m4rkw]

The light board on the Halfords website says it “plugs into the existing light socket”.. is this a standard feature on our cars or does it need to be wired in?

[Gliderpilot]

Halfords light board assumes that you have a towbar fitted and the socket mentioned is the trailer socket. No towbar no socket, so you will need a wiring kit.