what’s altering
MOT Inspection Handbook: Passenger Automobiles and Passenger Automobiles shall be up to date on 14 October 2026. From this date, MOT inspectors should settle for ECE accredited LED alternative (LEDr) bulbs in suitable halogen headlamp models.
This transformation solely applies to Class 3, 4, 5, and seven automobiles with current halogen headlamp models fitted with ECE-approved LED alternative bulbs.
Doesn’t apply to:
- Class 1 and sophistication 2 bikes
- Halogen headlamp unit modified for prime depth discharge (HID) bulbs
- Full alternative of LED headlamp unit
Methods to verify if an LEDr bulb is accredited
ECE accredited LED alternative merchandise include a protected approval sticker. The sticker have to be completely mounted to the car in order that it’s simply seen throughout the MOT check.
In case you are testing a car with a halogen headlamp fitted with an LED alternative bulb, all you’ll want to do is be sure that it has an approval sticker.
There is no such thing as a have to verify ECE approval numbers, approval marks or producer particulars in opposition to databases, paperwork or data.
What does an approval sticker appear to be?
The approval sticker should embrace:
- Class (e.g. H11 LEDr)
- mutant
- Rated voltage
- ECE approval quantity
- Producer identify
- Security measures equivalent to holograms
Producers might produce completely different sticker designs (e.g., measurement, form, coloration) so long as they embrace the required info and security measures.
Examples of approval stickers shall be obtainable in part 4.1.4 of the MOT Inspection Handbook from 14 October.
When the headlamp breaks down
The headlamp should fail if an LED alternative bulb is put in and if:
- no stickers
- I can not learn the stickers
- The sticker seems to have been tampered with
- The sticker clearly doesn’t match the bulb put in
Select a lamp that’s not suitable with a lightweight supply that has severe defects.
