The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

2.  The plate shall be in the form shown in the diagram in this paragraph, shall have dimensions not less than those shown in that diagram and shall show the information provided for in that diagram and detailed in the Notes below.

Notes:

1.

The categories are “standard motor cycle” and “moped”.

2.

The details are—

(a)

for standard motor cycles—

(i)

the engine capacity,

(ii)

the maximum engine power, and

(iii)

the power to weight ratio,

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provided that the details under (ii) and (iii) need not be shown for a vehicle first used before 1st January 1982;

(b)

for mopeds—

(i)

the engine capacity,

(ii)

the kerbside weight, and

(iii)

the maximum speed.

3.

The vehicle identification number (VIN) shall be marked in the form used by the manufacturer to identify any one individual vehicle.

4.

In the case of a plate fitted to a vehicle first used before 1st January 1982 or to a moped this dimension shall be 40 mm.