What's the name for the "blocking" stickers used on car headlights?
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I'll be driving my car from Belgium to the UK, with plans to then drive around the country.
Like most cars in the European mainland, my car's headlights/headlamps are slightly adjusted to the right side of the road. When driving in the UK, though, this blinds oncoming traffic. That's why there's a type of sticker made to apply to headlights to prevent this problem, and why these stickers are required in the UK for left-hand drive cars.
When I lived in the Netherlands, you could buy them in almost any town. In Belgium, where I live now, few shops sell them.
I'm having trouble finding them, partly because I don't remember what they're actually called. Does anyone know the proper name of these "blocking" stickers so I can search for them on the Internet?
Best Answer
In the end I ended up buying the stickers on the ferry from France to the UK, actually cheaper then any offer online, even excluding the postage. I now still have them in my car unused, since I did not drive at night.
But the stunning thing I would like to mention is what I just read in a brochure of the Dutch automobile association. If you are not able to buy these stickers, a piece of black tape is sufficient. It only takes a bit more preparation. You need to point your lights to a wall and notice the slight deviation to the right (left for UK cars), then try to block this with black tape. It might seems like an odd advice, but I guess givem it is from a reliable source it's worth posting.
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