I have successfully ordered an orange one using the code above - £14.95 inc pp. TY.

I have successfully ordered an orange one using the code above - £14.95 inc pp. TY.

I've successfully ordered an orange one using the wheeeee code and was charged £14.41 !!

But ordered a second one and failed miserably to insert the code and so was charged £17.95

(Have emailed them and asked for a fiscal adjustment). They have a proper website and email address and phone number..... http://www.incotechnology.co.uk/categories.php?id=15

You either get the classiccaroffer discount or the wheeeee discount - not both. (and if you're a dunderhead like me you get neither if you fluff the order process!)

Edited 12 December, 201213 yr by oldstan

Ordered another using Wheeeee as in post 27 rather than Wheeee in post 24. The latter failed. So £14.41 for the second one too.

Ordered another using Wheeeee as in post 27 rather than Wheeee in post 24. The latter failed. So £14.41 for the second one too.

Yes, sorry, I lost an e along the way with the first attempt. Glad you're sorted. Did you get another orange? I'll admit it to you (but keep it under your hat) I got one orange and one red.

Orange, and glad I noticed the missing e.

I asked the local police response driver about these (see post #20) and it seems that none of his colleages know.

Unofficially, they all think that the amber ones are a great idea and until I raised this, they hadn't have given it a second thought. They couldn't even decide whether they should be related to a vehicle as they were not fixed to one. They've seen breakdown services and individual owners with these and see it as less work for them. And, it is safer for all road users.

They didn't like the idea of any other colour as it may be confusing to some drivers, but they also agreed that if a car broke down and all the lights were out, flashing an ordinary (white) torch to warn drivers is better than nothing. Pedestrians often carry ordinary torches and walk against (facing) the traffic.

Quote #21 "A red flashing/intermittent light is not permissible on any vehicle except Bomb Disposal or rear of a pedal cycle".

Interesting - does that mean police and highways agency vehicles so fitted are illegal? Do I feel a citizen's arrest coming on?

Thanks folks for the heads-up, ordered an orange one at £14.41(battery) using promo code. Is it a magnetic fit?

Yes.

Having ordered two of these and got the order process wrong and missed out on the discount on one of them, they kindly (and efficiently) cancelled the order for the one with no discount and allowed a re-order. All sorted and no problem and done with good grace. So good service up to now. Will update when they arrive.

These are the people...... http://www.personalh...nal HazardLight

Don't forget to put the code wheeeee (with five e's ) into the box before paying for them. (I used PayPal and it was fine). The final cost for the battery one is £14.41 delivered and inc. VAT.

Edited 13 December, 201213 yr by oldstan

Mine arrived today!

Mine arrived today!

That seems quick delivery...although your initial appraisal and opinion of the items and service received is....not comprehensive..

Does what it says on the tin, speedy delivery - that do?

Yes

Just ordered a couple of rechargeable yellow/orange jobs, started off with 1 and added the code and discount applied (£3.54), upped the qty to 2 (one for me and one for a crimbo pressie) and double discount applied by the site(£7.08) but the shipping was free (order over £30 shipping free) cost for both £32.90! Can't grumble at £16.45 each for a rechargeable job. Just got to see if they are in stock I guess.

Have a couple as well (Wessex 4x4 response also).

Have been tested when out supporting an event on the beach at Weston-super-Mare earlier in the year. The feedback I got was that at 1.5+ miles they were clearly visible, they could see that I had switched the second one on, and they could tell they were mine as the batch mine came in are nearer orange than amber.

In daylight they are not as visible, and on the Yeti get hidden by the roof bars so aren't very visible from the sides unless carefully placed.

"In daylight they are not as visible, and on the Yeti get hidden by the roof bars so aren't very visible from the sides unless carefully placed.".......

Agree very much about that. Would say they're of limited value in daylight but come in to their own at night. The 12 volt revolving magnetic amber beacon, however, is much better during the day as well as at night. But the RAC light is easily pulled from the car and stuck in place and if your battery was dud then it's even more useful. Re. colour, the red one hasn't arrived yet but I really can't see a problem with it in breakdown situations so won't be losing sleep over having one.

Mine's just arrived, excellent device and well priced, only took a couple of days to get here; not bad with the Christmas post.

By way of an update....

I ordered a yellow (amber LED) and an orange (red LED). The first one (the yellow/amber turned up very quickly by first class post and the second one has been lost/delayed. The supplying company, Incotechnology, have kept in touch by, instantly replied to, emails and sent a replacement by courier yesterday which arrived today.

Can't ask more than that. Thanks to them.

The red LED one seems brighter than the amber and isn't so very red as to draw unwarranted police attention (for those concerned about that) so I'd recommend the red over the amber LED.

Edited 20 December, 201213 yr by oldstan

Another update..........

Earlier today, just after it arrived, the red one needed to have the battery jiggled to get it to work - but was OK so I didn't think anything of it. I just had another play with it.........and it failed completely.

The supplying company just called me back and are sending a rechargeable one. He did say they were better and were worth the extra. I'll advise when it arrives...he's sending it by courier again which is good of him and I couldn't complain at all about the level of service I've received.

So, bear in mind if considering one.....you might be better off with the rechargeable one.

My rechargeable amber / yellow turned up on Monday, really quick given the price. Both tested and worked fine, charged up using the provided mains charger and a usb lead (12v charger also provided uses the same usb lead). They seem well made and the magnetic mounting works great with only the soft rubber case touching the body work so no worries of metal scratching paint,

If ordering, this is what I did and had the double postage discount with free postage, result:

"Just ordered a couple of rechargeable yellow/orange jobs, started off with 1 and added the code and discount applied (£3.54), upped the qty to 2 (one for me and one for a crimbo pressie) and double discount applied by the site(£7.08) but the shipping was free (order over £30 shipping free) cost for both £32.90! Can't grumble at £16.45 each for a rechargeable job. Just got to see if they are in stock I guess."

Result, Hairball.

I'd think they are in stock...the fella said he'd get my red rechargeable off today...so the reds are definitely available. Be interested to see if the RC is brighter than the battery. The red is def. brighter than the amber....although the amber is fine at night. I'll probably put my battery amber on Ebay for a tenner and get another rechargeable.

I know this is an old thread, but its something i know a little about.

The regulations governing this sort of thing are call "Chapter 8 (part 2) 2009". "Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for road works and temporary situations" and is available here -> http://assets.dft.go...-08-part-02.pdf

The shorter and less technical Approved Code of Practice which flows from this regulations is available here->

https://www.gov.uk/g...-works-code.pdf

Here are the two sections that your interested in;

O5.3 ROOF-MOUNTED BEACONS

O5.3.1 Without prejudice to the specific requirements of the following sections, any vehicle stopping on the highway for works purposes or inspections shall be equipped with either a roof-mounted fl ashing amber warning light bar (comprising at least two independent light sources) or two independent roof-mounted fl ashing amber warning beacons, visible through 360°.

O7 Incident Management

O7.2.40 Where vehicles are required to stop in a live carriageway to protect the scene whilst they make an initial assessment of an incident, the vehicle shall be fi tted with appropriate high-conspicuity livery and enhanced warning lighting, complying with the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations, appropriate to the type of vehicle dealing with the incident. Note that alternate fl ashing rear facing red lights are not currently authorised for use on vehicles other than emergency service and traffi c offi cers’ vehicles. Refer also to paragraph O7.2.74.

It also deals with the "fend off" possition that often you see adopted on Class A or motorways by Agencies such as the police or AA.

O7.2.76 When a vehicle is required to stop on the carriageway to deal with an incident, consideration should be given to the appropriate orientation of parking within the ETM; see Figure 7.3 below

O7.2.77 The fend off position is generally considered the most advantageous vehicle orientation and should be used unless factors identified by a dynamic risk assessment indicate that it is inappropriate. These factors may include:• there are narrow hard shoulders where using fend off will result in part of the vehicle obstructing a live carriageway lane – consider using “in line” instead; and• there is signifi cant road curvature to the left (e.g. on an intersection slip road) where using fend off will reduce the side visibility of the vehicle to approaching drivers – consider using “fend in” instead.

So the legal position in summary;

Yes you can have flashing orange beacons encompassing two discrete light sources, infact if you are going to stationary or slow moving on a highway you must, although you also should have hi vis chevrons on the rear aspect, the requirements of which are dealt with in the document too.

No you can't have flashing rear reds unless you have specific authorisation so to do.

If you are going to be protecting a disabled vehicle, you should give some thought assessing the situation and positioning and lighting your vehicle appropriately.

You also should be wearing Hi Vis to offer you some protetion when out of the vehicle.

However, my experience in this area is that, as you suggest, the police don't really know this document and aren't really bothered what your up to as long as your making an effort to be safe. You would have to get a pretty switched on Traffic officer or Highways Officer to pull you up for having unauthorised rear reds.

If you are interested to read through that document, do particularly the Code of Practice, you'll start noticing how poor some major company's (BT!!) traffic management is.

Hope this is of interest,

Graeme

Edited 21 March, 201313 yr by collard