PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Motor Vehicles: Lighting (11 January 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to review the law governing the maximum power of undipped headlights on motor vehicles.
Asked by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The maximum number and intensity of undipped headlamps fitted to new road vehicles in the UK must comply with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) vehicle approval regulations. Once a vehicle enters into service, national regulations allow the fitment of additional undipped headlamps but make it an offence to use headlamps in a manner that causes undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users.
There are currently no plans to review the laws relating to the maximum power of undipped headlamps or the fitment of additional headlamps.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
21 January 2019
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