Transport written question – answered at on 9 December 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes have been made to the rules on the (a) environmental, (b) safety and (c) security standards of cars and light vehicles imported from outside the EU since 1 January 2000; what assessment of the effect of the changes has been made; and what further changes are planned.
Most of the vehicles that are not the subject of a European or National type approval are subject to The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001. Those regulations came into force on
We expect to consult very shortly on proposed amendments that reflect practical experience since the new arrangements were introduced. These will include:
Changes to the arrangements for Disabled Persons Vehicles and for personal imports by serving members of the Armed Forces.
Various other generally applicable changes on points of technical detail and procedures, most of which would simplify the inspection.
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