Ridiculously, the Highway Code does not call for headlights, and therefore rear lights, to be lit at night if on a road which has lit street lighting.
This is, in my opinion, completely reckless of the Dept for Transport.
This is a copy and paste;
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You MUST
– ensure all sidelights and rear registration plate lights are lit between sunset and sunrise
– use headlights at night, except on a road which has lit street lighting. These roads are generally restricted to a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) unless otherwise specified
– use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226).
I do wish that the Dept For Transport would consult actual drivers when writing the Highway Code.
? I will be remembered for nothing but had great fun doing it ?