At 2:45 pm the sun is still high in the sky. It’s not low enough to shine in a driver’s eye at that time of day. From the picture, it looks more like he pulled out into oncoming traffic.
At 2:45 pm the sun is low in the sky in the UK.
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At 2:45 pm the sun is low in the sky in the UK.
9.75 degrees above the horizon to be precise....:^)
Pretty low since the UK is much further North than folks think - level with the bottom of the Hudson Bay.