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Motor Vehicles: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of halogen and high-intensity headlights on driver safety and visibility for vulnerable road users.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
6 Mar 2026
Target answer date
10 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of halogen and high-intensity headlights on driver safety and visibility for vulnerable road users.

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Approved Halogen, Xenon and LED light sources have been permitted in road vehicle headlamps for many years; no UK specific assessment has been made of their effect on drivers' safety and visibility for vulnerable road users. Nevertheless, international re...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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