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Motor Vehicles: Lighting

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.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 May 2025
Target answer date
15 May 2025
Answer
15 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 May 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 15 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 May 2025

    Answer published

    The 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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