Consultation outcome

Motorcycles: implementing EU regulation 168/2013

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 26 July 2017
• Last updated: 27 February 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Changes to the type approval regime for new motorcycles: consultation response

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Detail of outcome

The outcome of the consultation is that given agreement we intend to proceed to make and lay a statutory instrument for the Motorcycles (EU type approval) Regulations 2018. This regulation will implement EU Regulation 168/2013, governing the European type approval frameworks.

The only changes to the regulations following consultation are:

• amendments to legal terminology
• to reflect latest court procedures, mainly affecting Scotland and Northern Ireland

This outcome was published on 27 February 2018.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposals for implementing type approval frameworks for motorcycles, tricycles, quadricycles and some power assisted pedal cycles.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 26 July 2017 to 5pm on 6 September 2017

Consultation description

We are proposing implementing frameworks for vehicles in accordance with EU Regulation 168/2013.

For effected vehicles the proposals introduce:

• higher road safety
• better environmental standards

Documents

Implementing EU Regulation 168/2013 on type approval of motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles

PDF, 252 KB, 41 pages

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Published 26 July 2017
Last updated 27 February 2018 + show all updates

1. 27 February 2018

   Consultation response about changes to the type approval regime for new motorcycles published.

2. 26 July 2017

   First published.