They have been replaced by more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs and the newer light emitting diode.
Can you still buy incandescent light bulbs uk.
This then followed with a ban on directional mains voltage halogen bulbs in 2016.
Can you still buy incandescent light bulbs.
Old fashioned electric light bulbs can no longer be sold in britain and the rest of the eu.
Posted on july 7 2019.
The short answer is yes.
Following the 2018 ban on non directional halogen.
Yes you can still buy incandescent light bulbs.
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These bulbs are built with stronger filament supports so they often last longer than standard bulbs.
But they re still incandescent bulbs.
The eu first began phasing out incandescent lightbulbs in 2009.
You can still buy and use them if you can find them like these 60 watt philips bulbs.
While many people preferred the warmer glow given by the incandescent bulbs.
Personally i actually prefer led bulbs over incandescents but i know many of you do not.
Incandescent bulbs have been phased out in stages in the uk since 2009 thanks to widely unpopular european regulations.
By now you re probably aware that the world is transitioning away from incandescent light bulbs and more or less replacing them with energy efficient led bulbs.