MichaelTL

Thanks for the information everyone

Living in rural France with virtually no artificial light and very twisty lanes I would love to have my headlights change to main beam at a lower speed. Am I correct in thinking this necessitates intervention by a garage and that there's no user control. Thanks Car is facelift 2018 1.5 tsi petrol manual with tinted windows.

I agree the correct term is immigrant but I use the term ex-pat on this forum as it is what most Brits are familiar with. Funny how 'immigrant' is a perjorative term in the UK for many. The guy is completely reliable btw. I've only been in France since 10th and I'm already totally p*ssed off with the bureaucracy. Spent hours manipulating files to send to ANTs today. Everything must be under 1Mb. Had to buy some s/w

I've heard French garages are unused to cars with left/right traffic headlamp settings understandably. I may drive to a British ex-pat garage owner who is helping me with the registration assuming he has the kit.

We had no loading at the rear nor any height adjustment that I can find. Looks like there is a place for a thumbwheel on the dash with a blanking plate. I cannot see the rapport final de contrôle technique with the avis défavorables on the CT form. Should I find this on the Exemplaire Remis A L'Usager?

Hoping to find a local garage with the right tools

I shared the Control Technique measurements with an ex-pat Brit garage owner. It turns out the lights aren't pointing to the side but are too high! Had it MOT'd before I left the UK too. Need to find out how to lower the beams. A quick look on here would suggest I need a dealer to do it.

So looks like I need to get the deflectors to help me pass the CT and then I can remove them. Nobody ever flashes. Once we get sorted here I can look for replacement headlights.

I received in the post some Metro (make) Beam Finders Ultra beam deflectors. The instructions are to position the 'pip' over the dip beam bulb. How on earth does one do this when the lens is at a sharp angle and the lamp or lamp projector is so set back like the one in this photo? I've written to Skoda UK to ask them if it's true that only matrix headlamps can be adjusted electronically for use on the continent. I also asked them if my lights are indeed matrix. How does one tell? The handbook just tells me the lights can be set to left hand traffic or right hand traffic.

I'd really like to get a definitive answer as to whether or not headlamp deflectors are required driving a RH (UK) car in Europe if it has led headlights and not matrix headlights. I need to press on with getting the car registered so must get it through the Control Technique (French MOT). Nearest Skoda agent very slow to respond to my request for assistance with this and to set up a service contract. Looks like the Skoda All In which was brilliant in UK have washed their hands of me .

The thread is about headlamps!

No tax to pay as I'm moving to my new primary residence. Had to prove I'd sold my house in UK. Any thoughts on the headlights?

I've been trying to find more information about this issue. Is it the case that despite having the travel mode with apparent left hand/right hand lights switching, the lights will only adapt to driving on the continent if they are matrix headlights and not non-matrix led? My car is a facelift 2018 SE L Octavia but I found this statement from Skoda. If normal led lights do not adapt to driving on the right, why would the option be present?

I have comprehensive insurance for a fortnight. I don't think a UK MOT counts for anything post-Brex*hit. I don't understand you will have to may the malus on your vehicle as if it were a new vehicle, I imported the car tax free as I was moving to a primary residence having sold up in the UK.

I'll take them off after the CT. Nobody has ever flashed me and the lights illuminate the road perfectly. I have a limited time to get the car onto the French system. My UK insurer has only given me a fortnight cover. Looks like there'as a limited number of French insurers will cover a car with foreign plates and premium quoted was twice that of our UK insurer - a decent one LV

I'm hopeing these will work https://www.amazon.fr/-/en/dp/B001P5SPJW

I need to register my Octavia III on the French system and the first step is getting the Control Technique. I think my headlamp travel setting RHD/LHD isn't working correctly as the car failed. I asked if I could use deflectors for the test and was told I could. Back home I could probably get this sorted out on my All In service contract but they don't cover you when you move abroad. A friend tried the setting (back in UK) on his Superb and said there's a definite move to the right in the beams. All I see is a very slight drop in height. I get a message to tell me the setting is for Right hand driving. I've got two months to get it sorted out. I'm wondering if I should visit the nearest Skoda dealer an hour away or just try to order deflectors on Amazon for now. The car has led lights - it's a OCTAVIA SE L TSI 1.5. Has anyone on here had this problem. Probably not - never had anyone flash me.

Thanks, I've ordered some from this supplier.

I've searched the site but no joy. I'm looking for replacement mats for my Octavia 3rd gen. I don't want cheap and nasty but does anyone out there offer quality mats at a good price? Cheaper than £72 anyway. I may consider rubber too having read about their popularity with members.

I fitted a Nextbase 422 dashcam to my Octavia mk3 today. I couldn't get the lhs A pillar cover off completely but managed to route the cable underneath the airbag. I was puzzling over why no power appeared to be getting to the dashcam. I had a spare wiring kit but this was the same. I then remembered that the power units stop drawing power from the car battery when the voltage drops past a certain point. I started the car and then saw the dashcam had power. I thought then about using a fuse that was always live to have the unit operational when the car was parked but didn't want to risk the battery voltage dropping, especially with a foreign trip coming up. Very much erring on the safe side as the current draw was <5mA in the cut off state ie when the battery voltage drops. It was just under 12V

Thanks for that. My cable install should be straightforward - famous last words😂

I didn’t find the answer on that website before I posted unless I missed it. Lots of info about which fuse does what though. Still none the wiser. Will contact the dealer if no answer forthcoming.

The manual shows me the fuses and what each one protects but no mention that I can see of the type of fuse used.

I need a power cable for my new Dashcam. Could someone please confirm which fuses I have before I order the cable. I am planning to order this one https://nextbase.co.uk/accessories/series-2-hardwire-kit/ ATO or ATM (mini) or Micro2 fuses ?

And quite a comment following his admissions.