Halogen headlamp bulbs - options for better vision?

[Basil Hume]

I'm got a late (2012) R56 Mini Cooper, which does around 3-4k miles per year as a family runabout.

The dipped and main beam headlights are halogen H4 bulbs - night-time vision isn't very good. Is it worth spending £14 or so for some allegedly brighter ones, e.g. Osram Night Breaker?

There seem to be some LED options on eBay starting at around, too - but I'm inclined to give these a miss unless anyone has a good experience of them.

[Basil Hume]

Thank you. I absolutely don't want to do anything illegal or to Chav-up the car!

My wife and I have both had to use the car this winter to visit relatives in the countryside, where the paucity of the OEM lamps was apparent.

I'm tempted to upgrade the car to be honest, as it's been smoked in at some stage and we could do with a tad more room. However, while I'm undecided, a better pair of light bulbs would be a good place to start!

[Basil Hume]

I looked up the recent Auto Express H4 bulb test recommended above and, on balance of cost and test results, have ordered a pair of Philips Racing Vision.

Here's hoping that they do the trick.