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Question follow-through · 113359

Motor Vehicles: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made about levels of [i] cases and [ii] prosecutions of individuals attempting to sell illegal retrofit headlamp bulbs in the UK.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made about levels of [i] cases and [ii] prosecutions of individuals attempting to sell illegal retrofit headlamp bulbs in the UK.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carries out proactive monitoring of online marketplaces to identify products with potentially misleading claims such as road legal or MOT compliant. Where appropriate, DVSA targets test purchasing and carries...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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