New law regarding headlight bulbs
It looks like the days of being dazzled by super-bright headlights are at last coming to an end.
' With astonishing clarity of thought and – bearing in mind what we’re seeing in other sectors – speed, the government issued an update to MOT testers. As of 1 January 2021, section 4.1.4 of the MOT Inspection manual reads: “Existing halogen headlamp units should not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp.” '
Before this as long as the headlights worked and were aimed properly plus they had the correct beam pattern, a car would pass its MOT for that section.
Which meant that you could go on t'internet, find a seller overjoyed to take your cash while promising an ‘LED upgrade’ to your existing bulbs and voila!
Super-bright bulbs so you can supposedly see further but probably as a consequence then blinding other motorists.
It is hoped that this will prompt a British Standard to legalise those LED bulbs that are suitable and lead the world by bringing a car lighting regulation for Britain into the 21st Century.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/com...zling-clarity/