Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safety (a) measures and (b) recommendations his Department has (i) made and (ii) is planning to make to improve the safety of left-hand drive vehicles being driven in the UK.

The Department does not currently have any specific plans focused on left-hand drive vehicles being driven in the UK.

There are, however, certain requirements for left hand drive vehicles including to ensure their headlights are modified if required, and that the vehicle meets the relevant road worthiness standards. National Highways issues ferry companies, Eurotunnel and parking providers a leaflet titled ‘Driving on England’s Motorways’ which contains advice to foreign drivers. It also distributes Fresnel lenses to left hand drive HGV drivers, which help them to better see their blindspots.