UK Statutory Instrument SI 2002/2742 United Kingdom

The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002

These Regulations revoke and consolidate, with amendments, the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971 and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 and their amending instruments so as to provide a single set of Regulations for the whole of the United Kingdom.

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Enforced by
DVLA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Licence Holder4 Operator2 Financial Services Firm1 Any Person1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Financial Services Firm — also bound by 167 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

PRELIMINARY

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Revocation
s.003 Interpretation
s.004 Electrically assisted pedal cycles , electric scooters being used in a trial and pedestrian controlled vehicles
Part 2

LICENCES

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005 Application for a vehicle licence on the basis that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied
s.006 Exhibition of vehicle and nil licences
s.007 Prohibition against exhibiting anything resembling a vehicle, trade or nil licence
s.008 Issue of duplicate vehicle, trade and nil licences
s.009 Applications for rebates for vehicle and trade licences
s.009 Supplement payable on late renewal of vehicle licence
Part 3

REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.010 Registration and issue of registration document
s.010 Registration document
s.011 Production of vehicle for inspection before assignment of registration mark
s.012 Production of registration document for inspection
s.013 Issue of replacement registration document
s.014 Correction of registration document
s.015 Issue of new registration document
s.015 Issue of new registration document from 26th October 2015
Part 4

NOTIFICATION AND CHANGES

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13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.016 Notification of an alteration to a vehicle
s.017 Notification of destruction or permanent export of a vehicle
s.017 Vehicles to which the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 apply
s.018 Notification of a change of the keeper’s name or address
s.019 Trade licences: notification of change of holder’s name or address
s.020 Change of keeper: general provisions
s.021 Change of keeper: registration document issued in Great Britain before 24th March 1997
s.022 Change of keeper: registration document issued ... on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper not a vehicle trader
s.023 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
s.024 Change of keeper: obligations of vehicle traders where registration document issued ... on or after 24 March 1997
s.025 Change of keeper: registration document issued in Northern Ireland
s.026 Statutory off-road notification
s.026 Exceptions to section 31A
Part 5

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.027 Disclosure of registration and licensing particulars
s.027 Exchange of information
s.027 Cross border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
s.028 Sale of information derived from particulars contained in the register
Part 6

CROWN VEHICLES AND EXEMPT VEHICLES

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s.029 Application of Regulations to Crown vehicles
s.030 Registration of Crown vehicles
s.031 Certificates of Crown exemption
s.032 Application of Regulations to exempt vehicles
s.033 Nil licences
s.034 Exemptions from vehicle excise duty: vehicles imported by members of foreign armed forces and others
Part 7

TRADE LICENCES

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.035 Definition of “motor trader”: descriptions of businesses
s.036 Period for review of decision refusing an application for a trade licence
s.037 Conditions subject to which trade licences are to be issued
s.038 Purposes for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle by virtue of the licence
s.039 Assignment of general registration marks
s.040 Issue of trade plates
s.041 Issue of replacement trade plates
s.042 Display of general registration mark of holder of a trade licence
Part 8

MISCELLANEOUS

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.043 Cylinder capacity
s.044 Seating capacity of buses
s.045 Recovery vehicles: prescribed purposes
s.046 Admissibility of evidence from records
s.047 Regulations prescribed under section 59(2) of the 1994 Act
s.048 Review
Schedules

Schedules

15 of 68 shown
s.sch002 Reduced pollution examinations Regulated
  • Present your vehicle properly for a reduced pollution examinationAny Person
s.sch002 Determination of applications and issue of certificates or notification of refusal Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorised examiner must decide on reduced pollution certificate applicationsStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Contents of a reduced pollution certificate Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • DVLA must include required details on reduced pollution certificatesStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Re-examination of an eligible vehicle for which a reduced pollution certificate is in force Regulated
  • Submit vehicle for re-examination when required by DVLAOperator
s.sch002 Rectification notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorised examiner must issue rectification notice for failed reduced pollution vehiclesStatutory regulator
s.sch003 Duty of the Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must require vehicle examination before issuing new registration documentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003a Duty of the insurer Regulated
  • Insurer must notify DVLA and keeper of total loss vehicle suitability and structural damageFinancial Services Firm
s.sch003a Duty of the keeper Regulated
  • Notify DVLA and destroy or surrender vehicle registration document for damaged vehiclesOperator
s.sch003a Duty of the Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • DVLA may require additional evidence when you apply for a new registration documentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003a Determination by the Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must decide on new registration document after repair assessmentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003a Registration document Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must issue new registration document when satisfiedCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch006 Where there is a change in the name, business name... Regulated
  • Notify DVLA of trade licence name or address changesLicence Holder
s.sch006 The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not... Regulated
  • Do not use or allow damaged trade platesLicence Holder
s.sch006 The holder of the licence shall not permit any person... Regulated
  • Ensure trade plates are only used on your business vehiclesLicence Holder
s.sch006 The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not... Regulated
  • Do not display trade plates on vehicles unless they meet specified conditionsLicence Holder
53 other schedules
s.sch002 Interpretation of Schedule
s.sch002 Revocation, surrender and cancellation of a reduced pollution certificate
s.sch002 (1) Where pursuant to regulation 5(1) an applicant furnishes a...
s.sch002 Replacement certificates
s.sch002 Appeal against refusal or revocation of a certificate
s.sch002 Prescribed fees
s.sch002 Specified cases
s.sch002 Applications for reduced pollution certificates
s.sch002 The reduced pollution requirements
s.sch002 This paragraph applies to an eligible vehicle which—
s.sch002 The requirements of this paragraph, in relation to an eligible...
s.sch002 This paragraph applies to an eligible vehicle which—
s.sch002 The requirements of this paragraph, in relation to an eligible...
s.sch002 Reduced pollution certificate to be conclusive
s.sch003 Examination of vehicle
s.sch003 Determination of the Secretary of State
s.sch003 Appeals
s.sch003 Certificates
s.sch003 Giving of notices and certificates
s.sch003 The prescribed fee
s.sch003 Refund of the prescribed fee
s.sch003a Application for a new registration document
s.sch004 Interpretation of Schedule
s.sch004 Change of keeper of unlicensed vehicle—relevant NI vehicle
s.sch004 Manner in which declaration is to be made and particulars furnished
s.sch004 Surrender of a vehicle licence—relevant GB vehicle
s.sch004 Expiry of vehicle licence or nil licence—relevant GB vehicle
s.sch004 Person keeping an unlicensed vehicle—relevant GB vehicle
s.sch004 Change of keeper of unlicensed vehicle—relevant GB vehicle
s.sch004 Surrender of a vehicle licence—relevant NI vehicle
s.sch004 Expiry of vehicle licence or nil licence—relevant NI vehicle
s.sch004 Person keeping an unlicensed vehicle—relevant NI vehicle
s.sch005 Scope of exemption
s.sch005 Period of exemption
s.sch005 List of countries
s.sch005 List of headquarters and organisations
s.sch006 Purposes for which a motor trader may use a vehicle by virtue of a trade licence
s.sch006 Business purposes
s.sch006 Paragraph 12 purposes
s.sch006 Specified loads
s.sch006 Vehicle kept by a motor trader for research and development in the course of his business as a manufacturer
s.sch006 Purposes for which a vehicle tester may use a vehicle by virtue of a trade licence
s.sch006 The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not...
s.sch006 The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not...
s.sch006 The holder of the licence shall not display any trade...
s.sch006 Interpretation
s.sch006 The purposes prescribed by this Part of this Schedule as...
s.sch007 Carrying any person who, immediately before the vehicle became disabled...
s.sch007 (1) At the request of a constable or a local...
s.sch007 Proceeding to a place at which the vehicle will be...
s.sch007 Proceeding from— (a) a place where the vehicle has remained...
s.sch007 Repairing a disabled vehicle at the place where it became...
s.sch007 Drawing or carrying a single trailer if another vehicle had...

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