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‘Many’ aftermarket headlight bulbs available in UK found to be illegal

Published 21 February 2024
By Will Dron
A leading supplier of car lighting and electrics has warned that many headlight bulbs currently on the market in the UK are not road compliant.
New Ford headlights automatically adjust using GPS data

Ford GPS headlights "show the car the way to go"

New headlights designed by Ford use GPS data in order to pre-emptively adjust the direction and strength of the beam before bends and junctions.
Published 26 April 2021
Dazzled drivers believe car headlights are becoming too bright

Car headlights are too bright, drivers warn

A new study suggests an overwhelming majority of drivers believe modern car headlights are becoming far brighter than necessary.
Published 11 June 2019
Haynes How-To: change a headlight bulb

Haynes How-To: change a headlight bulb

Without a full set of functioning headlight bulbs you’re making night-time driving more difficult for yourself and aren’t making yourself as...
Published 03 November 2017
How to restore car headlight covers

How to restore car headlight covers

Most modern headlights have a polycarbonate plastic cover rather than glass to protect the delicate bulbs and lenses inside
Published 11 October 2017
Reader Letters: French flies, car tax tussles, Welsh road signs and wave power

Reader Letters: Tax tussles and French flies

"After accumulating what seemed to be most of France’s flies on my windscreen, I followed a friend’s tip and attacked them with a wet wipe."
Published 02 May 2017
Reader Letters: New road tax, diesel riddle, headlight flashing, priorité à droit, Smart cars, red lights, plastic Clarkson and potholes

Reader Letters: New road tax and a diesel riddle

"It is disingenuous of the government to pretend that its revision to vehicle tax has a green element..."
Published 11 April 2017
Reader Letters: Bad diesel advice and not seeing the light

Reader Letters: Bad diesel advice

Roger Blackman is unsympathetic towards diesel owners and says a little research would have revealed why the diesel engine should be confined...
Published 29 March 2017
Car Clinic: How can I add aftermarket high-intensity lights to my car?

Car Clinic: How can I add high-intensity lights?

Q. How can I add high-intensity lights to my Ford Mondeo?
Published 07 March 2017
Reader Letters: Ateca wine, boiling brake fluid, auto headlights and NSX

Reader Letters: Ateca wine and boiling brake fluid

“Nobody wants an Ateca in their life,” says Jeremy Clarkson in his review of the new Seat. He should try a bottle of Bodegas Ateca’s old vines...
Published 07 March 2017
Reader Letters: Bright headlights, priorité à droite, annual servicing and quattro power

Reader Letters: Bright lights and quattro power

In the 1950s drivers seemed to take pride in delaying switching on their headlights until absolutely necessary...
Published 20 February 2017
Reader Letters: dazzling headlights, Macan boots, British cars and French road rules

Reader Letters: fix for glare &French road rules

Regarding headlight dazzle, I experienced the same problem when driving at night in the rain — until...
Published 06 February 2017

Reader Letters: Keyless capers and tax bombshells

"Is there anyone who finds keyless cars useful?" and other questions in this week's post bag.
Published 23 January 2017