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Motor Vehicles: Lighting

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 117674

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with motor manufacturers on levels of headlight beam intensity while driving when dark.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

In response to public concerns raised about glare from vehicle headlamps an international glare prevention taskforce has been established at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. UK officials and vehicle manufacturers representatives are actively involved in the work of the group which is looking at potential measures to reduce the occurrence of headlamp glare.

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