I just upgraded my old 2 C cell maglite with a Cree XP-E led (180 lumen), makes a hell of a difference, giving a good 150 yards throw and still plenty of life left in it yet.
You are quite correct UK law is not strict enough :fail: , lets start with tightening the law on a killer of 3000 plus people a year and injuring 10's of thousands..........cars, 1 tonne of steel capable of doing 60 mph, much more dangerous than knifes and guns and not needed as you have...
New here as well, but I have never found Lensers to be very robust but still good value for what features they have, tend to stick to Fenix type torches - lithium batteries are just as easy to charge nowadays as traditional AA and tend to have more capacity and higher voltage, not very...