Commission Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 of 11 January 2011 concerning type-approval requirements for the manufacturer’s statutory plate and for the vehicle identification number of motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 19)

ANNEX I U.K. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

PART A U.K. Manufacturer’s statutory plate

1. General provisions U.K.

1.1. Each vehicle shall be fitted with the manufacturer’s statutory plate described in this section. U.K.

1.2. The manufacturer’s statutory plate shall be affixed by the vehicle manufacturer or his representative. U.K.

1.3. The manufacturer’s statutory plate shall consist either of: U.K.

(a)

a rectangular sheet of metal;

(b)

a rectangular self-adhesive label.

1.4. Metallic plates shall be fastened with rivets. U.K.

1.5. Labels shall be tamper evident, fraud resistant and self destructive in case there is an attempt to remove the label. U.K.

2. Information to be mentioned on the manufacturer’s statutory plate U.K.

2.1. The following information shall be printed indelibly on the manufacturer’s statutory plate in the order listed: U.K.

(a)

the manufacturer’s company name;

(b)

the whole vehicle type-approval number;

(c)

the vehicle identification number;

(d)

the technically permissible maximum laden mass;

(e)

the technically permissible maximum mass of the combination;

(f)

the technically permissible maximum mass on each axle listed in order from front to rear.

[F1 2.2. The height of the characters of the vehicle identification number referred to in point 2.1(c) shall not be less than 4 mm.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 249/2012 of 21 March 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 as regards type-approval requirements for the manufacturer’s statutory plate of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance).

[F2 2.3. The height of the characters of the information referred to in point 2.1, other than the vehicle identification number, shall not be less than 2 mm.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 249/2012 of 21 March 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 as regards type-approval requirements for the manufacturer’s statutory plate of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance).

2.4 [F3 By way of derogation from point 2.1(b)— U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 Annex 1 points 2.4, 2.5 inserted (E.W.S.) (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), 62(6)

(a)

for vehicles manufactured on or before 31st January 2024 which are of a type approved by an approval authority of a member State under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 as it applies in EU law, the manufacturer may instead print the whole vehicle type approval number according to Annex IV of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 as it applies in EU law;

(b)

a vehicle which is of a type which has been approved by an approval authority of a member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 as it applies in EU law may be fitted with a statutory plate which is printed with the whole vehicle type approval number in accordance with Annex IV of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 as it applies in EU law, instead of the GB whole vehicle type approval number. In this case, the GB whole vehicle type approval number (in accordance with Annex IV of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683) must be printed on the statutory plate below or to the side of the “clearly marked rectangle” referred to in point 4.1.

2.5 By way of derogation from point 2.1, a vehicle which is of a type which has been approved by an approval authority of a member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 as it applies in EU law, may be fitted with a statutory plate that does not contain the information required in sub-paragraph 2.1(d) to (f) if it is also fitted with a statutory plate complying with Commission Regulation (EU) 19/2011 or with Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2021/535, in each case as they apply in the EU.] U.K.

3. Specific provisions U.K.

3.1. Trailers U.K.

3.1.1. In the case of a trailer, the technically permissible maximum static vertical mass on the coupling point shall be mentioned. U.K.

3.1.2. The coupling point shall be deemed the first axle and be numbered ‘0’. U.K.

3.1.3. The first axle shall be numbered ‘1’, the second ‘2’ and so on, followed by a hyphen. U.K.

3.1.4. The mass of the combination referred to in point 2.1.(e) shall be omitted. U.K.

3.2. All heavy duty vehicles U.K.

3.2.1. With regard to vehicles of category N3, O3 or O4, the technically permissible maximum mass on an axle group shall also be mentioned. The entry corresponding to ‘Axle group’ shall be identified by the letter ‘T’. U.K.

3.2.2. With respect to vehicles of category M3, N3, O3 or O4, the manufacturer may mention on the manufacturer’s statutory plate the intended registration/in-service maximum permissible laden mass. U.K.

3.2.2.1. In such a case, the part of the manufacturer’s statutory plate where the masses are mentioned shall be subdivided in two columns: the intended registration/in-service maximum permissible masses shall be mentioned in the left column and the technically permissible maximum laden masses in the right column. U.K.

3.2.2.2. The code of the country where the vehicle is intended to be registered shall be mentioned as header of the left column. U.K.

The code shall be in accordance with Standard ISO 3166-1: 2006.

3.2.3. The requirements of point 3.2.1 shall not apply where: U.K.

(a)

the technically permissible maximum mass on an axle group is the sum of the technically permissible maximum mass on the axles which are part of that axle group; and

(b)

the letter ‘T’ is added as suffix to the maximum mass on each axle which is part of that axle group;

(c)

when the requirements of point 3.2.2 are applied, the registration/in-service maximum permissible mass on the group of axles is the sum of the registration/in-service maximum permissible mass on the axles which are part of that axle group.

4. Additional information U.K.

4.1. The manufacturer may indicate additional information below or to the side of the prescribed inscriptions, outside a clearly marked rectangle which shall enclose only the information prescribed in Sections 2 and 3. U.K.

5. Models of the manufacturer’s statutory plate U.K.

5.1. Examples of the various possible models of the manufacturer’s statutory plate are given in the appendix to this Annex. U.K.

5.2. The data given on the models are fictitious. U.K.

PART B U.K. Vehicle identification number (VIN)

1. General provisions U.K.

1.1. A VIN shall be marked on each vehicle. U.K.

1.2. The VIN shall be unique and unequivocally attributed to a particular vehicle. U.K.

1.3. The VIN shall be marked on the chassis or the vehicle when the vehicle leaves the production line. U.K.

1.4. The manufacturer shall ensure the traceability of the vehicle by means of the VIN over a period of 30 years. U.K.

1.5. The existence of measures taken by the manufacturer to ensure the traceability of the vehicle referred to in point 1.4 needs not be checked at the time of the type-approval. U.K.

2. Composition of the VIN U.K.

2.1. The VIN shall consist of three sections: U.K.

(a)

the world manufacturer identifier (WMI);

(b)

the vehicle descriptor section (VDS);

(c)

the vehicle indicator section (VIS).

2.2. The WMI shall consist of a code assigned to the vehicle manufacturer to enable him to be identified. U.K.

2.2.1.

The code shall comprise three alphanumeric characters, capital roman letters or Arabic numerals, which shall be assigned by the competent authority in the country where the manufacturer has his principal place of business.

2.2.2.

The competent authority shall act in agreement with the international organisation referred to in Standard ISO 3780: 2009 on ‘Road vehicles — World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code’.

2.2.3.

Where the manufacturer’s global production is less than 500 vehicles per annum, the third character shall always be ‘9’. In order to identify such manufacturers, the competent authority referred to in point 2.2.1 shall assign the third, the fourth and the fifth character of the VIS.

2.3. The VDS shall consist of six alphanumeric characters, capital roman letters or Arabic numerals, which shall serve to indicate the general characteristics of the vehicle. Where the manufacturer does not use one or more of the six characters, the unused spaces shall be filled in with alphanumeric characters at the manufacturer’s discretion in order that the total number of characters required shall be 6. U.K.

2.4. The VIS shall consist of eight alphanumeric characters, capital Roman letters or Arabic numerals, of which the last four shall consist of digits only. U.K.

It shall provide, in conjunction with the WMI and the VDS, clear identification of a particular vehicle. Any unused space shall be filled in with the digit ‘0’ in order that the total number of characters required shall be 8.

2.5. The height of the characters of the VIN stamped on the chassis shall be no less than 7 mm. U.K.

2.6. There shall be no space between the characters. U.K.

2.7. The use of the letters ‘I’, ‘O’ or ‘Q’ shall not be permitted. U.K.

2.8. The beginning and the end of the VIN shall be limited by one symbol at the choice of the manufacturer neither symbol should be a Roman capital letter nor an Arabic numeral. U.K.

2.8.1.

This provision may be waived when the VIN is marked on a single line.

2.8.2.

When the VIN is marked on two lines, this provision shall apply to each line.

Appendix

Model of the manufacturer’s statutory plate U.K.

1. MODEL A for vehicles of category M1 or N1 U.K.

STELLA AUTO S.P.A

[F4 g11*2007/46*0004]

Textual Amendments

F4 Word in Annex 1 Appendix para. 1 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), 62(7)(a)(i)

ZFS159000AZ000055

1 850 kg

3 290 kg

1 – 1 100 kg

2 – 880 kg

Model of a manufacturer’s statutory plate for a vehicle of category M1 type-approved in [F5 Great Britain] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in Annex 1 Appendix para. 1 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), 62(7)(a)(ii)

2. MODEL B for vehicles of category M or N other than M1 or N1 U.K.

MAYER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GmbH
[F6 g11*2007/46*0345]
WMN22500A00980520
(DE)
17 990 kg	17 990 kg
40 000 kg	44 000 kg
1 – 7 100 kg	1 – 7 100 kg
2 – 11 500 kg	2 – 11 500 kg
T. – kg	T. – kg

Textual Amendments

F6 Word in Annex 1 Appendix para. 2 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), 62(7)(b)(i)

Model of a manufacturer’s statutory plate for a vehicle of category N3 type-approved in [F7 Great Britain]

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in Annex 1 Appendix para. 2 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), 62(7)(b)(ii)

Note: the column on the left side is optional

3. MODEL C for vehicles of category O1 or O2 U.K.

JEAN HORSE TRAILERS Ltd

[F8 g11*2007/46*0085]

Textual Amendments

F8 Word in Annex 1 Appendix para. 3 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), 62(7)(c)(i)

SARHT000BC0000023

1 500 kg

0 – 100 kg

1 – 850 kg

2 – 850 kg

Model of a manufacturer’s statutory plate for a vehicle of category O2 type-approved in [F9 Great Britain]

Textual Amendments

F9 Words in Annex 1 Appendix para. 3 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), 62(7)(c)(ii)

4. MODEL D for vehicles of category O other than O1 or O2 U.K.

REMORQUES HENSCHLER SA
[F10 g11*2007/46*0098]
YA9EBS37009000005
(BE)
34 000 kg	37 000 kg
0 – 8 000 kg	0 – 8 000 kg
1 – 9 000 kg	1 – 10 000 kg
2 – 9 000 kg	2 – 10 000 kg
3 – 9 000 kg	3 – 10 000 kg
T. 27 000 kg	T. 30 000 kg

Textual Amendments

F10 Word in Annex 1 Appendix para. 4 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), 62(7)(d)(i)

Model of a manufacturer’s statutory plate for a semi-trailer of category O4 type-approved in [F11 Great Britain]

Textual Amendments

F11 Words in Annex 1 Appendix para. 4 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), 62(7)(d)(ii)

Note: the column on the left side is optional