Martin Vickers has had a ministerial update on his headlights glare campaign with the government saying research is taking place into the issue.
The Brigg and Immingham MP held a debate in May 2024 in Parliament on the issue of vehicle headlights glare. This came after an RAC study found 74 per cent of drivers said they were regularly dazzled.
Mr Vickers raised the matter again just before Parliament adjourned for Christmas, and said he looked forward to an update on government research on it. Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has since written to him, informing him the research is “expected to be complete by the summer of 2025”.
The research is independent, and is looking into the root causes of glare from vehicles, and what can be done to reduce it. “I want to assure you that the Government takes road safety seriously,” Ms Greenwood also wrote in her letter to Mr Vickers.
The issue has been raised by the UK Government at the UN, Ms Greenwood wrote. “While our national collision and casualty statistics do not indicate a trend suggesting an underlying road safety issue, there is considerable public concern. Consequently, officials raised the issue of headlamp glare at the United Nations international expert group on vehicle lighting.
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“This has resulted in changes to the rules, including mandatory automatic headlamp levelling. Once these new rules are implemented, they should help to alleviate some of these concerns.”
During his main Parliamentary speech on headlight glare last month, Mr Vickers suggested more larger vehicles on the road might partly explain the increased headlight glare.
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