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MY SON GOT A TICKET FOR HAVING BLUE LED LIGHTS ( NOT FLASHING ) IN THE FRONT GRILLE OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK,, IT WAS DARK OUT AND HE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS ON ALSO,,IS THERE ANY POINT IN FIGHTING THIS TICKET,, THE H.T.A. JUST SAYS THEY ARE NOT TO BE FLASHING ,, BUT ALSO SAYS ALL LIGHTS ON THE FRONT HAVE TO BE WHITE OR YELLOW ,, BLUE IS FOR SNOW PLOW OR EMERGENCY VEH.

What was your son charged with, exactly?

the ticket says """" DRIVING WITHOUT PROPER HEADLIGHTS """" highway traffic act of ont. 6201,,,,, $110

bc6254 wrote:, BLUE IS FOR SNOW PLOW OR EMERGENCY VEH.

just to clarify that part, flashing blue is ONLY for:

- police

- snow plows being operated ONLY by government road departments (muicipal/provincial/federal)

okay well the lights on my sons truck do not flash and they are equally spaced ( 3 ) in the front grille

I'm running late for work, but I recall the HTA mentioning something about headlights being only white, and only a max up to 4... can anyone ref the HTA?

Your son was charged under the section of the HTA that requires the front lights to be white or amber only, unfortunately. Even though there were other front lights, basically they require that any light facing the front can only be white or amber (except for authorized vehicles). If they were quite clearly blue in colour, then the charge is going to be a bit difficult to beat in court. In that case, he could try replacing/removing the "blue" lights and then plea-bargaining to a lesser charge.

Thanks ,,, we took them out already and put in white ones,,,I'll probably just pay the $100 and be done with it