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When must you use dipped headlights during the day?

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All the time you're driving

When you're driving along narrow streets

When you're driving in poor visibility

When you're parking

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When you're driving in poor visibilityThis was the right answer

You must use dipped headlights when daytime visibility is seriously reduced, generally to 100 metres (328 feet) or less. You may also use front or rear fog lights, but they must be switched off when visibility improves.

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Rule 226Highway Code rule · Headlights are mandatory when visibility is seriously reduced, generally below 100 metres; the answer’s poor-visibility shorthand needs this qualification.

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