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My guess is that it would be ok if it were a new E marked LED headlight?

It stems from the way the light is emitted in a different way from a halogen bulb compared to HID or LED. These newer bulbs require a different design of reflector and lens. It's a reaction to the trend of modified car owners fitting e-marked HID bulbs, but without the suitable e-marked reflector/lens, self-levelling device or lens cleaning, that are required for similar OEM fitment.

Just having an e-marked bulb is not sufficient. 

The car testers manual says; 

You do not need to test headlamps on vehicles if:

• they're not fitted with front or rear position lamps
• they have front or rear position lamps that are permanently disconnected, painted over or masked
  

Car MOT testers do not come across 'Presented without lights' instances as much as a bike testers who see alot of trail bikes which don't have dip/main headlamps or 2x brake light switches, such as my old KDX and have all the lights taped up. Some testers have insisted that all the lighting components should be removed to qualify, not just taped up(masked), but that is not what the manual says.

But your answer is yes.

 

-- Edited by Tribey on Friday 15th of January 2021 10:24:41 AM

wackyracer wrote:

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Tyres are next   date stamped 

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 Blimmey they must be bored , I can understand cracked tyres etc but dated is a bit extreme

I would think tyres are lot more important than bright lights. Probably safe enough for us lot. By the very nature of our pastime, were in there, cuts / worn etc.
Not being funny, but how much work do lights really involve!!
Puncture, breakdown etc, riding back in the dark is a pain.
Been there, was a giggle but defo pull.
If you're bike is prepped anything like sensible then lights can't be a serious issue??
Like Bri says, asking for a friend.

Tribey wrote:

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I'm not sure of the plans for age of tyres on bikes and cars, but for fronts on commercial trucks and some minibuses, the maximum 10 years old rule starts on 1st Feb.

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 Yep correct and it'll filter down through the vehicle network although probably will take some time, hopefully