The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002

Vehicles to which the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 apply

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• (1) This regulation applies to a vehicle to which the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 apply and which is—

• (a) registered in the GB or NI records; or

• (b) designed or adapted for use on a road and would be registered but for the fact that it falls within the exemption in regulation 29(2).

• (2) Where a vehicle to which this regulation applies is transferred to an authorised treatment facility—

• (a) if that facility is in the United Kingdom, the owner or operator thereof shall notify the Secretary of State of the issue of a certificate of destruction pursuant to regulation 27 of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations ...; and

• (b) if that facility is in an EEA State ... , the registered keeper of the vehicle must—

• (i) notify the Secretary of State of the issue in that other EEA State of a certificate of destruction, and

• (ii) deliver the certificate of destruction to the Secretary of State.

• (3) Where the Secretary of State has been notified of the issue of a certificate of destruction he shall not as respects the vehicle to which it relates—

• (a) record in the GB records or, in the case of a vehicle registered in Northern Ireland, in the NI records any further change of keeper;

• (b) accept the required declaration in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4.

• (4) In this regulation “authorised treatment facility”, “certificate of destruction” and “EEA State” have the meanings that those expressions have in the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003.

Notification of a change of the keeper’s name or address

Notification of a change of the name or address of the holder of a trade licence

Change of keeper: general provisions

Change of keeper: registration document issued ... on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper not a vehicle trader

Change of keeper: obligations of registered keeper where vehicle registration document issued ... on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper a vehicle trader

Change of keeper: obligations of vehicle traders where registration document issued ... on or after 24 March 1997

Change of keeper: registration document issued in Northern Ireland

Statutory off-road notification

Supplement payable on late renewal of vehicle licence

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• (1) Where paragraph (2) applies a supplement of the amount prescribed in paragraph (3) shall be payable.

• (2) This paragraph applies where—

• (a) a vehicle licence taken out for a vehicle expires,

• (b) no vehicle licence was issued for the vehicle before the end of a period of one month beginning with the date of that expiry, and

• (c) the registered keeper has failed to comply with requirements contained in Schedule 4.

• (3) The supplement shall be £80, except when it is paid to the Secretary of State before the expiry of 28 days beginning with the date on which the registered keeper is notified that a supplement may or has become payable, when it shall be £40.

• (4) The supplement shall be payable by the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the 1994 Act at the date of the expiry of the licence by reason of whose late renewal the supplement becomes payable.

• (5) The Secretary of State shall notify the person referred to in paragraph (4) that the supplement is payable and that notification shall—

• (a) state the amount of the supplement payable; and

• (b) be sent to the address of the person as given in the register.

Exceptions to section 31A

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• (1) The requirements prescribed for the purposes of the first condition in section 31B of the 1994 Act are whichever are applicable in the circumstances of the requirements specified in—

• (a) regulation 20(5) (surrender or destruction of registration document for damaged vehicle), in so far as it requires surrender of the registration document,

• (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (c) regulation 22(2)(b) (delivery of remainder of registration document to the Secretary of State),

• (d) regulation 23(2) (notifying the Secretary of State when the transfer is to a vehicle trader),

• (e) regulation 24(5) (vehicle trader notifying the Secretary of State of a transfer), and

• (f) regulation 25(1)(a) (delivery of registration document and notification to the Secretary of State where the registration document was issued in Northern Ireland).

• (2) The requirement prescribed for the purposes of the second condition in section 31B is the making of the required declaration and the furnishing of the prescribed particulars to the Secretary of State in accordance with Schedule 4.

• (3) The requirement prescribed under subsection (6) of section 31B for the purposes of subsection (4)(c) (the third condition) is that before the expiry of 14 days beginning with the date on which the theft came to the knowledge of the registered keeper notification of the theft was given to—

• (a) a member of a police force maintained for any police area in England and Wales or Scotland,

• (b) a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, or

• (c) a person employed to assist such a police force or that Police Service.

• (4) The prescribed length of the period for the purpose of the fourth condition shall be 14 days.

(1)	(2)
Regulation	Subject matter of regulation
16(1)	Notification of an alteration to a vehicle
17	Notification of destruction or permanent export of a vehicle
17A	Notification of the issue of a certificate of destruction: vehicle to which the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive applies
18(1)	Notification of change of keeper’s name or address
19(1)	Notification of a change of the name or address of the holder of a trade licence
21	Notification of change of keeper: registration document issued in Great Britain before 24th March 1997
22	Notification of change of keeper: registration document issued in Great Britain on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper not a vehicle trader
23	Notification of change of keeper: registration document issued in Great Britain on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper a vehicle trader
24	Notification of change of keeper: obligations of vehicle traders where registration document issued in Great Britain on or after 24th March 1997
25	Notification of change of keeper: registration document issued in Northern Ireland
26 (including Schedule 4)	Statutory off-road notification
40(5)	Return of trade plates
42	Exhibition of trade plates and licences

Registration document

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• (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (1A) Paragraph (3A) applies to any vehicle registered under the 1994 Act or its predecessor legislation.

• (2) A registration document issued on or after IP completion day must contain the following information, unless it is not available to the Secretary of State, and be in such form, and contain such other particulars, as the Secretary of State may specify—

• (a) the registration mark of the vehicle;

• (b) the name and address of the keeper of the vehicle;

• (c) the date of first registration of the vehicle in the United Kingdom;

• (d) the date of first registration of the vehicle in, and under the law of, a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, if applicable;

• (e) the following information about the vehicle—

• (i) the make, type and model;

• (ii) the engine cylinder capacity;

• (iii) the type approval number;

• (iv) the vehicle identification number;

• (v) the engine number;

• (vi) the chassis or frame number;

• (vii) the fuel type;

• (viii) the seating capacity;

• (ix) the unladen weight;

• (x) the maximum authorised mass.

• (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3A) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Regulations, the Secretary of State may, without charge and on surrender by the registered keeper of a registration document issued before IP completion day, issue to the registered keeper a registration document ... in respect of the same vehicle if it appears proper and reasonable to him to do so.

• (4) In registering for the first time on or after IP completion day a vehicle, which has been registered in a member State or Gibraltar, the Secretary of State shall recognise as a registration document a document which has been issued in respect of that vehicle by that ... member State or Gibraltar if it complies with EU law or the law of Gibraltar, as the case may be .

• (5) Where the Secretary of State registers a vehicle in accordance with paragraph (4) he shall—

• (a) retain the former registration document for not less than 6 months; and

• (b) within 2 months of registration in the United Kingdom, notify the authorities in the member State or in Gibraltar where the vehicle was previously registered of his act of registration.

Production of vehicle for inspection before assignment of registration mark

Production of registration document for inspection

Issue of replacement registration document

Correction of registration document

Issue of new registration document

Exchange of information

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The Secretary of State may disclose such information, contained in the register, that he is required to disclose to comply with Article 9 of the Directive.

Sale of information derived from particulars contained in the register

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• (1) Where pursuant to regulation 5(1) an applicant furnishes a reduced pollution certificate in respect of a vehicle which is not registered, the Secretary of State shall revoke that certificate if he is satisfied that it relates to an eligible vehicle which does not fall within paragraph 4(3) or (4).

• (2) Where the Secretary of State revokes a reduced pollution certificate under sub-paragraph (1) he shall cancel that certificate, whereupon it shall cease to have effect.

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• (1) An eligible vehicle satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of the 1994 Act at any time—

• (a) if paragraph 4 or 4A applies to it; or

• (b) on or before 31st December 2016 if paragraph 4C applies to it; or

• (c) on or after 1st January 2017 if—

• (i) paragraph 4C applies to it; and

• (ii) a vehicle licence taken out for that vehicle on or before 1st December 2016 is still in force.

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This paragraph applies to an eligible vehicle which—

• (a) is registered before 1st October 2009; and

• (b) complies with the requirements of paragraph 4B as a result of—

• (i) its design, construction or equipment as manufactured; or

• (ii) an adaptation made to the vehicle after 30th September 2006 which—

• (aa) affects the durability or in-service conformity of the engine control system,

• (bb) affects or introduces an on-board diagnostic system,

• (cc) affects or introduces a sensor for the detection of oxides of nitrogen, or

• (dd) otherwise concerns the system for controlling or managing the emissions of the vehicle.

4B

The requirements of this paragraph, in relation to an eligible vehicle, are that—

• (a) the vehicle complies with the limit values in section 6.2.1 of Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC in accordance with that Directive and as set out—

• (i) in the case of a vehicle propelled by a diesel engine, in row B2 of table 1 and row B2 of table 2 of the Directive; and

• (ii) in the case of a vehicle propelled by a gas engine, in row B2 of table 2 of the Directive;

• (b) an on-board diagnostic system as described in Article 4(2) of Directive 2005/55/EC is fitted to the vehicle in accordance with the requirements of Annex IV to Directive 2005/78/EC; and

• (c) the vehicle meets the requirements of section 6.5 of Annex 1 to Directive 2005/55/EC.

Determination of applications and issue of certificates or notification of refusal

Contents of a reduced pollution certificate

Reduced pollution certificate to be conclusive

Re-examination of an eligible vehicle for which a reduced pollution certificate is in force

Rectification notice

Revocation, surrender and cancellation of a reduced pollution certificate

Replacement certificates

Appeal against refusal or revocation of a certificate

Prescribed fees

Specified cases

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• (1) Where in a particular case the Secretary of State so specifies, the determination of whether to issue a reduced pollution certificate upon an application in respect of an eligible vehicle shall only be made after a reduced pollution examination.

• (2) A case which is specified under sub-paragraph (1) is referred to in this Schedule as a “specified case”.

Applications for reduced pollution certificates

Reduced pollution examinations

The reduced pollution requirements

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Determination of applications and issue of certificates or notification of refusal

Contents of a reduced pollution certificate

Reduced pollution certificate to be conclusive

Re-examination of an eligible vehicle for which a reduced pollution certificate is in force

Rectification notice

Revocation, surrender and cancellation of a reduced pollution certificate

Replacement certificates

Appeal against refusal or revocation of a certificate

Prescribed fees

4C

This paragraph applies to an eligible vehicle which—

• (a) is registered on or before 31st December 2013; and

• (b) complies with the requirements of paragraph 4D as a result of—

• (i) its design, construction or equipment as manufactured; or

• (ii) an adaptation made to the vehicle after 1st January 2012.

4D

The requirements of this paragraph, in relation to an eligible vehicle, are that—

• (a) the vehicle complies with the emission limit values in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 595/2009; and

• (b) the vehicle meets the requirements of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 582/2011 (requirements to ensure the correct operation of measures to control emissions of oxides of nitrogen); and

• (c) an engine is fitted to the vehicle which—

• (i) meets the requirements of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 582/2011 (requirements relating to emissions of crankcase gases); and

• (ii) when combined with the vehicle’s associated systems, meets the requirements specified in—

• (aa) Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 582/2011 (requirements to limit off-cycle emissions and in-use emissions); and

• (bb) Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 582/2011 (requirements relating to the durability of engine systems); and

• (iii) has an on-board diagnostic system meeting the requirements specified in Annex X to Regulation (EU) 582/2011; and

• (d) any replacement pollution control device which is fitted to it is type approved in accordance with the requirements of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) 582/2011.

Applications for rebates for vehicle and trade licences

Trade licences: notification of change of holder’s name or address

Issue of new registration document from 26th October 2015

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• (1) This regulation applies where a request for a new registration document is made on or after 26th October 2015.

• (2) Before issuing a new registration document in respect of a vehicle under any provision of these Regulations, the Secretary of State may require the keeper of the vehicle to satisfy him by the production of the vehicle or other sufficient evidence that the vehicle—

• (a) accords with the particulars furnished when a vehicle or nil licence was last applied for in respect of it; or

• (b) is the registered vehicle.

• (3) Before issuing a new registration document the Secretary of State may take actions to satisfy himself that the identity and address of the person seeking to be the registered keeper accords with the information given to him.

• (4) The Secretary of State may refuse to issue a new registration document in respect of a vehicle if he is not satisfied as mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3).

• (5) The provisions of Schedule 3A shall have effect in relation to the issue of a new registration document in respect of a vehicle (in this regulation and in Schedule 3A called “the relevant vehicle”) where paragraph (6) applies and one of the conditions in paragraph (7) is satisfied.

• (6) This paragraph applies where the relevant vehicle is—

• (a) designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of passengers and their luggage, has no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat and has no space for standing passengers,

• (b) designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of goods and has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, or

• (c) of a type within categories L1e to L7e described in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of two or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.

• (7) The conditions are that—

• (a) an insurer has informed the Secretary of State that the relevant vehicle has sustained damage;

• (b) the registration document has been surrendered to the Secretary of State under regulation 20(5) (change of keeper: general provisions);

• (c) the keeper of a fleet has informed the Secretary of State that the relevant vehicle has not been insured with an insurer and it has sustained damage.

Review

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• (1) The Secretary of State must from time to time carry out a review of the provisions listed in paragraph (2).

• (2) The listed provisions are—

• (a) regulation 15(1) and (3) to (3C) (issue of a new registration document before 26th October 2015);

• (b) regulation 15A (issue of a new registration document from 26th October); and

• (c) Schedule 3A (duties of the insurer, keeper and Secretary of State in relation to the issue of a new registration document from 26th October).

• (3) The Secretary of State must—

• (a) set out the conclusions of the review carried out in accordance with paragraph (1) in a report; and

• (b) publish the report.

• (4) The report must in particular—

• (a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by those provisions;

• (b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and

• (c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

• (5) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which the provisions listed under paragraph (2) come into force.

• (6) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.

SCHEDULE3A — ISSUE OF NEW REGISTRATION DOCUMENT FROM 26th OCTOBER 2015

Duty of the insurer

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• (1) If an insurer determines that the relevant vehicle for which it provides a policy of insurance has sustained damage such that the repair costs, or the total cost of repair and associated ancillary costs, exceed the pre-accident value of that vehicle or the insurer is required to replace the damaged vehicle with another vehicle under a policy of insurance—

• (a) that insurer must notify the Secretary of State whether the relevant vehicle is suitable for repair or not and, if it is suitable for repair and this notification is made on or after 20th February 2018, whether that vehicle sustained any structural damage or not; and

• (b) unless that insurer is also the keeper of the relevant vehicle, the insurer must notify the keeper of that vehicle—

• (i) of the reason that it has decided not to repair the vehicle;

• (ii) if the vehicle is suitable for repair or not; and

• (iii) if this notification is made on or after 20th February 2018, whether the vehicle sustained structural damage or not.

• (2) Following notification in accordance with paragraph (1)(a), the insurer must destroy the registration document if this is in its possession, unless the vehicle is suitable for repair and has not sustained structural damage.

Duty of the keeper

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• (1) Where a keeper of a fleet is the keeper of a relevant vehicle that is not insured with an insurer and the pre-accident value of the vehicle is either less than the cost of repairing it or the total cost of repairing it and associated ancillary costs, that keeper must—

• (a) notify the Secretary of State if—

• (i) the vehicle has sustained damage, and

• (ii) the vehicle is suitable for repair; and

• (iii) if the notification is made on or after 20th February 2018, the vehicle has sustained structural damage; and

• (b) destroy the registration document for that vehicle unless the vehicle is suitable for repair and has not sustained structural damage.

• (2) Where the keeper of a relevant vehicle receives a notification from an insurer in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(b), that keeper must forthwith surrender the registration document for that vehicle to the Secretary of State unless that document is held by the insurer or the vehicle is suitable for repair and has not sustained structural damage.

Application for a new registration document

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The keeper of a relevant vehicle may apply for a new registration document for that vehicle if—

• (a) an insurer has determined that the relevant vehicle is suitable for repair; or

• (b) the application is made by the keeper of a fleet who has notified the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 2(1)(a) that the relevant vehicle is suitable for repair.

Duty of the Secretary of State

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Where the keeper of a vehicle applies for a new registration document under paragraph 3, that keeper may be required to provide in relation to the vehicle such other evidence as the Secretary of State may specify.

Determination by the Secretary of State

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The Secretary of State must issue a new registration document or notify the applicant if a new registration document is not issued after considering any notification given by the insurer under paragraph 1(1)(a) or a keeper of a fleet under paragraph 2(1)(a)(ii) as to whether the vehicle is suitable for repair.

Registration document

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Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a new registration document may be issued for the relevant vehicle, the Secretary of State must issue a new registration document.

Cross border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences

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Sale of information derived from particulars contained in the register

Electrically assisted pedal cycles , electric scooters being used in a trial and pedestrian controlled vehicles