To those Scots I blinded, I am sorry

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We were in a rental Mercedes passenger van in Scotland this August for a golf outing. I drove most of the way and quite frankly, I don't like driving on the wrong side.

Our drive from Highlands back down to Edinburgh (150miles) was in the evening to night with headlights on a very tight two lane hwy.

First oncoming car high beam flashed us.. So we thought oh there must be a cop. Then another flashed us so I flashed back..then another.. Another.. And every single car for 3 hours. We were like wtf.. And kinda stressed and pissed off yelling these ****ing Scots, for 3 hours.

Next day on a whim we decided to see if our headlights were set high. We'll yeah. So we pop the hood and started to look for an adjuster. None.

After a while we thought maybe inside???

WELL H E L L! There's a turn dial headlight height adjuster next to the headlight switch. I've never have seen such a thing.

Well... To you good Scots I blinded and there were a lot, I am truly very sorry.
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Manual headlight adjusters are pretty common on euro cars due to EU regulations, but most euro cars bound for US production has automatic adjustments. You'll see the lights angle up/down/left/right as a calibration when you start the car.

Pretty funny story though. Almost like the high beam or starter switch being on the floor
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My 2016 Tundra has a dial next to the steering column. Maybe the only modern thing they put in it
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I'll be driving 800+ kms in Scotland this summer. This is valuable info.
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mm98 said:

I'll be driving 800+ kms in Scotland this summer. This is valuable info.


Many roads are narrow and shoulder on the side is non-existent.
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AggieDruggist89 said:

mm98 said:

I'll be driving 800+ kms in Scotland this summer. This is valuable info.


Many roads are narrow and shoulder on the side is non-existent.


Yeah I've read a few warnings about this already

Hopefully the rental company doesn't put me in an F350 dually
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This is why Americans are hated everywhere.
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YouBet said:

This is why Americans are hated everywhere.


Brah... How would they know we were Americans.. They ain't seen nothing but blinding headlights!!!
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