Division Appendix 3 Wheelchair accessible vehicles
United Kingdom
| Item | Subject | Regulatory act | M1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Sound level | Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 | G+W9 |
| 2 | Emissions (Euro 5 and Euro 6) light duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 | G+W1 |
| 3A | Prevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 34 | X+W2 |
| 3B | Rear underrun protective devices (RUPDs) and their installation; rear underrun protection (RUP) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 58 | X |
| 4A | Space for mounting and fixing rear registration plates | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010 | X |
| 5A | Steering equipment | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 79 | G |
| 6A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability (steps, running boards and handholds) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X |
| 6B | Door latches and door retention components | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 11 | X |
| 7A | Audible warning devices and signals | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 28 | X |
| 8A | Devices for indirect vision and their installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 46 | X |
| 9B | Braking of passenger cars | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 13-H | G+A1 |
| 10A | Electromagnetic compatibility | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 10 | X |
| 12A | Interior fittings | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 21 | G+C |
| 13B | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 116 | X |
| 14A | Protection of the driver against the steering mechanism in the event of impact | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 12 | G |
| 15A | Seats, their anchorages and any head restraints | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 17 | G+W3 |
| 16A | External projections | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 26 | G+W4 |
| 17A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability (reverse gear) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X |
| 17B | Speedometer equipment including its installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 39 | X |
| 18A | Manufacturer's statutory plate and VIN | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 | X |
| 19A | Safety-belt anchorages, F1... | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 14 | X+W5 |
| 20A | Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 48 | X |
| 21A | Retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 3 | X |
| 22A | Front and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-outline marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 7 | X |
| 22B | Daytime running lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 87 | X |
| 22C | Side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 91 | X |
| 23A | Direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 6 | X |
| 24A | Illumination of rear-registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 4 | X |
| 25A | Power-driven vehicle's sealed-beam headlamps (SB) emitting an European asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 31 | X |
| 25B | Filament lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 37 | X |
| 25C | Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 98 | X |
| 25D | Gas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 99 | X |
| 25E | Motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 112 | X |
| 25F | Adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 123 | X |
| 26A | Power-driven vehicle front fog lamps | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 19 | X |
| 27A | Towing device | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010 | E |
| 28A | Rear fog lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 38 | X |
| 29A | Reversing lights for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 23 | X |
| 30A | Parking lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 77 | X |
| 31A | Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 16 | X+W6 |
| 32A | Forward field of vision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 125 | G |
| 33A | Location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 121 | X |
| 34A | Windscreen defrosting and demisting systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 672/2010 | G (5) |
| 35A | Windscreen wiper and washer systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010 | G (6) |
| 36A | Heating systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 122 | X |
| 37A | Wheel guards | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1009/2010 | G |
| 38A | Head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 25 | X |
| 41A | Emissions (Euro VI) heavy duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 | X+W1 (9) |
| 44A | Masses and dimensions | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 | X+W8 |
| 45A | Safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 43 | G |
| 46A | Installation of tyres | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 458/2011 | X |
| 46B | Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers (Class C1) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 30 | X |
| 46D | Tyre rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1, C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 117 | X |
| 46E | Temporary-use spare unit, run-flat tyres/system and tyre pressure monitoring system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 64 | G (9A) |
| 50A | Mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 55 | X (10) |
| 53A | Protection of occupants in the event of a frontal collision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 94 | N/A |
| 54A | Protection of occupants in the event of lateral collision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 95 | N/A |
| 58 | Pedestrian protection | Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 | G |
| 59 | Recyclability | Directive 2005/64/EC | N/A |
| 61 | Air-conditioning systems | Directive 2006/40/EC | G |
| 62 | Hydrogen system | Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 | X |
| 63 | General Safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 | X (15) |
| 64 | Gear shift indicators | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 65/2012 | G |
| 67 | Specific components for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and their installation on motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 67 | X |
| 68 | Vehicle alarm systems (VAS) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 97 | X |
| 69 | Electric safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 100 | X |
| 70 | Specific components for CNG and their installation on motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 110 | X |
| 72 | eCall system | Regulation (EU) 2015/758 | G |
| F273 | Child restraint anchorages | UN Regulation No 14 or UN Regulation No 145 | Z2(18)( 19) |
| F375 | Cyber security and cyber security management system | UN Regulation No 155 | X |
| 76 | Software update and software update management system | UN Regulation No 156 | X |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex 2 Pt. 1 Table Item 19A omitted (3.7.2025) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/661), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(a)
- F2
Annex 2 Pt. 3 Appendix 3 Table Item 73 inserted (3.7.2025) by The Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/661), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(d)(iii)
- F3
Annex 2 Pt. 3 Appendix 3 Table Items 75, 76 inserted (13.11.2025) by The Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1110), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)(iii)
Notes on Annex II
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Annex 2 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(2)
Notes on Part III
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Annex 2 Pt. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(a)