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Drivers are only just realising proper way to use sun visor in their cars – and it could save you a £5,000 fine

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DRIVERS have been left blown away after discovering the proper way to use the sun visor in their cars – and it could save them a £5,000 fine.

TikTok user @sidneyraz  took to social media to share this handy hack with his 4.3million followers.

TIKTOK @sidneyraz Drivers have been left blown away after discovering the proper way to use the sun visor in their cars – and it could save you a £5,000 fine[/caption]

TIKTOK @sidneyraz He goes on to pull the car’s sun visor down and then out to the side before sliding it back towards himself[/caption]

The driver claims that he discovered that the sun visors could be extended when he was in his 30s.

He goes on to pull the car’s sun visor down and then out to the side, before sliding it back towards himself.

This gives an even greater range of protection from bright sunlight during the summer but also on those sunny winter days.

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But it’s worth pointing out that not all visors will have this capability.

Most car sun visors can be pulled down and to the side to protect the driver’s eyes from bright sunlight to the side of the car, but not all can be extended like the one in this video.

Still, it’s well worth checking if your car’s visors can as it could make driving safer for you in the long run.

This is especially important as you could be fined up to £5,000 for careless driving if your vision is impaired by bright sunlight.

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If the sun shines in your eyes and causes you to momentarily take your eyes off the road, a police officer could claim that you were “driving without due care and attention”.

According to Rule 237 of the Highway Code, drivers need to slow down or pull over if they are “dazzled by bright sunlight”.

So if a motorist chooses not to use a visor, and also disobeys the Highway Code by not pulling over when dazzled by sunlight, the police would be within their rights to charge you with careless driving.

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