On some modern cars there are menu options or headlight adjustment options that can allow you to switch between RHD and LHD, or put it into a more ‘universal’ option where the beam is generally flat. No fines given but car reg noted and drivers told that if stopped again without the missing whatever then they would be prosecuted and fined.

I am able th change the beam pattern from left to right with the onboard computor switch gear in my car . Therefore when driving on the right side of the road in Europe your headlamps will dazzle oncoming traffic. We’ve had reports in the past where an ITV garage has refused to pass the vehicle unless the headlights are permanently converted. They are also known as headlight adaptors, headlamp deflectors and headlight beam deflectors, amongst many others.

Q: Are the headlamp adaptors suitable for use on the latest headlamps, which ‘swivel’ to the left and right as you turn the steering wheel? Obviously when you drive your car on the continent, in France or any other European country you will now be driving on the right-hand side of the road (opposite to normal). Check out what you must do well before your departure by contacting a dealer for your make of vehicle. A: ONLY the Dipped beam light, as you would not travel towards oncoming vehicles with your Main beam lights on. Your UK car will as standard have the beams set for driving on the left hand side of the road and therefore when on the right hand side of the road throughout France, or any other mainland European country, you will be a menace to other drivers.

I've gained some knowledge over the years, but I don’t know every single make and model of car in relation to their headlight settings, so I probably will not know your specific car. Its application and performance was likely to be compromised by convex headlamps and possibly by adverse weather. The projector is a 50 – 75mm diameter (2-3 inch) ‘spotlight’ that is mounted at the back of the headlight unit behind the clear ‘front glass’.Standard cars that drive on UK roads have a dipped headlamp beam that points forwards but with a “ left side bias”. The use therefore of Black Masking Tape is a dangerous 'hit and miss' affair, and in any event it is unlikely that the vehicle would be deemed to be road worthy. The check out lady at Halfords told us on the sly that you can just put a bit of masking tape on your headlights but not sure how this would work and not sure this would go down well with the gendarmes!

If the weather has been bad during the day, so headlights are compulsory, I have wound the adjustment wheel on the dash all the way down so not to dazzle but obviously this wouldn’t really work at night. Failure to adapt your headlamps will render your vehicle unfit for the road and could leave you open to prosecution. Every vehicle they make has to be regestered with govt the uk tends not to issue the conformity certificate document like the rest of europe. If you’re vehicles’ headlights aren’t capable of changing from right hand drive to left hand drive then you might need to pay a lot of money to get this done.p>National Tyre Service Ltd t/a National Tyre and Autocare is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. I need a bulb kit for European travel but not sure of the legal ramifications when you have LED headlights i.

Eurolites Headlamp Beam Adapters/Converters are the market leading product, and are the ONLY product to carry extra, 'specific' instructions for the latest 'clear lens' and 'projector' headlamps from ALL leading car manufactures, over 300 vehicles!I have therefore seen and still see lots and lots of vehicles from every part of the Europe on our roads all of them RHDs. The headlamps will throw a light pattern in the machine similar to the one shown in the diagram below (Areas ‘A’ + ‘B’).