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A new survey reveals that more than four out of five drivers are worried about being blinded by vehicle headlights as the evenings darken earlier.

The poll, commissioned by the RAC and involving 1,701 regular UK drivers, also indicated that the brightness of some headlights is the main reason for people feeling uneasy when driving in the dark.

With the clocks having gone back an hour on Sunday, the sun now sets earlier each day, resulting in more post-work journeys taking place in darkness. A Government-commissioned report into headlight glare, conducted by consultancy TRL, is due to be published soon - as 82 per cent of drivers reported being worried about being blinded by headlights.

And, among the 38 per cent of drivers surveyed who admitted to feeling nervous about d

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