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I just read your article about dazzling LED lights which I found very interesting. I too have more of a problem driving at night, needing to slow down, almost to a stop on some occasions, when approached...
Which are the best headlight bulbs for winter night driving?
I have a 65 plate 2016 Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid. I'm extremely happy with it with one exception, the headlights. They are dangerously weak, especially on high beam. I drive a lot on unlit A and...
I have a 2007 Toyota RAV4 XT5. The headlight lenses are not yellowed but not as clear as they were. I have tried a cleaning kit and there was minimal improvement. I am particularly interested in increasing...
Is it my imagination or are car headlights getting ridiculously bright? Is there a maximum brightness legally allowed? As it now gets dark at tea time I spend much of my time with one hand on the wheel...
I paid £700 for a package which included 'Active High Beam' on my Volvo V40 because I drive through the countryside at night. The £700 option package states that 'it stays on high beam all the time to...
I have a Honda CR-V EX with HID lamps. With these lights I do not need to make an adjustment when driving in Europe. My friend has Subaru Forester XT in which we will be driving to Italy next month. He...
Looking at on-coming car headlights at night, should the offside headlamp appear brighter than the near side headlight if correctly aligned? Or should it be the other way round?
My Peugeot 207 SW suffers from terrible reflections on the inside of the windscreen from the dashboard. I have fitted some dark fabric on my dashboard to try to alleviate the problem. Do you know of a...
Travelling North along the A34 approaching the Pear Tree intersection Oxford at around 7.30pm on 18 November, I witnessed a lot of traffic braking violently up ahead. An accident was very, very close to...