Lutz said:That just isn't so. The law is not obscure and there are enough references in other sources which also carry the weight of the law to help any police officer judge what is "adequate" rearward vision.steveinleo said:To be honest Surfer, the mirror law is very obscure (pardon the pun), It just states that any mirrors fitted must give adequate rearward vision. It's down to the individual police officer to decide if he thinks you can see behind sufficiently. So if you get stroppy with the law, the law will win!!!!
I have asked on several occasions for you to supply links to British law where it specifically states distance, viewing angle etc but you always avoid this preferring to rely on a diagram supplied by Milenco who want to sell mirrors. As for directives they are not always applicable in the UK.
Also as stated previously I do use extension mirrors although there is no need for them. All they do is save me from craning my neck to see the rear of the trailer.