New UK automotive type approval legislation proposed by Department for Transport

Draft legislation for The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 to come into force from September

New UK automotive type approval legislation proposed by Department for Transport
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The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its proposed new UK automotive type approval legislation, which is due to come into force in September 2020.

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) received a DfT consultation document on the proposed legislation for The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 and has until June 26 to submit comments.

After years of lobbying, the IAAF in conjunction with FIGIEFA secured what it describes as “important wording” in the type approval 2018/858 EU legislation to keep the OBD port open for repair and maintenance information and allowing access to electronically processable information, giving the aftermarket the right to access vehicles in the future.

Currently the OBD port is only legally required to stay open for emissions testing.

A statment released by the IAAF said: “It is our understanding that the UK does not need to transpose the regulation in its entirety as EU regulations are still applicable to all members states, including the UK.

“For the purposes of this piece of legislation the UK are still treated as though we are in the EU.

“Thus, what is shown in the Road vehicle regulation 2020 is what the UK will undertake specifically on enforcement.”

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