Consultation outcome

Remote control parking and motorway assist: proposals for amending regulations and the Highway Code

• From: Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Published: 19 December 2017
• Last updated: 16 May 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Remote control parking and motorway assist: proposals for amending regulations and the Highway Code: government Response

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Detail of outcome

A government response has been published on proposals to amend regulations and allow the parking of cars via a remote device. We will continue:

• amending legislation, via statutory instrument, to clarify the use of remote control parking
• to regulate in a programme of reform and policy development, working closely with industry and other stakeholders

The response was released on 16 May 2018.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposed changes to regulations to allow parking of cars via a remote device.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 19 December 2017 to 11:45pm on 30 January 2018

Consultation description

Seeking views on:

• amending regulation 110 of the Construction and Use Regulations
• making subsequent changes to the Highway Code to clarify use of advanced driver assistance systems, namely remote control parking and motorway assist functions

This consultation is a follow up to our previous consultation held last year.

Documents

Remote control parking and motorway assist proposals for amending regulation and the Highway Code

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Published 19 December 2017
Last updated 16 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 16 May 2018

   Government response released.

2. 19 December 2017

   First published.