Drl s are not legally required on either bikes or cars in the UK, they are in a number of eu countries eg france where bike lights should be on all the time and Slovakia where car lights should always be on. It is a matter of cost, why put an on off switch on some bikes destined for the UK, when you can just remove this and leave the lights hard wired, likewise with cars. Fortunately our transport dept resisted Drl s after lobbying by the bike groups, this hasn't stopped it arriving by the backdoor though courtesy of peugeot, BMW etc etc.
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