Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 51274
Motor Vehicles: Lighting
Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prohibit the sale and use of LEDs which dazzle (a) pedestrians, (b) cyclists and (c) other drivers.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe lighting of road vehicles is regulated by the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended (RVLR). It is illegal to sell unapproved LED light sources for use in modern car, truck and bus headlamps. Changes were made to the MOT manual to align wi...
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