Explanatory note

This Order amends the Fixed Penalty Order 2000 (“2000 Order”) by altering the amount of the fixed penalty prescribed for certain offences.

The fixed penalty for offences of driving or keeping a vehicle without a registration mark, or with a registration mark obscured, is raised from £30 to £60. The fixed penalty for insufficient tyre tread under Regulation 27(1)(g) of the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regulations 1986 is reduced, in the case of a motor cycle, from £120 to £60, which is the amount prescribed under the 2000 Order for any fixed penalty offence involving obligatory endorsement for which no other amount is specified.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.