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I've only just realized the MK6 AW Polo doesn't have rear reflectors, my current 2014 Polo has them in the rear bumper, and I thought current UK law required new cars to have rear reflectors fitted, does anybody know if this is true, or did I just imagine it ?

POLO Clive wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:52 am I've only just realized the MK6 AW Polo doesn't have rear reflectors, my current 2014 Polo has them in the rear bumper, and I thought current UK law required new cars to have rear reflectors fitted, does anybody know if this is true, or did I just imagine it ?

Are they not part of the rear light cluster? In the middle section?

It is a legal requirement for cars to have rear reflectors , if you look very closely at the lens the reflective bit will have if I remember correctly” AI “ Embossed in the plastic

Yes, it is a legal requirement for cars to have rear reflectors but they don’t have to be in a separate reflector unit; they can be integrated into the rear light clusters.

@POLO Clive; it’s funny you should raise this as I also noticed very recently that the current generation (AW) Polo didn’t have separate rear reflectors, so I started checking out other manufacturers cars I drove behind and parked next to see where their rear reflectors were located. Quite a few have them integrated into the rear light clusters, rather than have separate reflectors. There may be a cost saving to VW in not having to have separate reflectors manufactured; one less component to be manufactured, supplied and fitted.

Like the 6C they will probably be on the facelift model and skipped again on the replacement model, like tick tock of a clock

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