Petition · past parliament
Stop (DFT) From bringing in laws to stop classics from being modified
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop the ruling from coming in as it will ruin many business and jobs
Many modifications are for safety reasons and to assist safer driving and better economy
Many modifications are for safety reasons and to assist safer driving and better economy
There current wording of proposed legislation is to stop tampering of all existing vehicles
this will see many companies closing including parts suppliers body shops mechanical
this will see many companies closing including parts suppliers body shops mechanical
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about the possibility of restrictions on modifying classic cars, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
The Government's proposals for creating new offences for tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted to be used on a road state that the Government will look to create:
- a specific offence for supplying, installing and/or advertising, a ‘tampering product’ for a vehicle or NRMM – this would apply where a principal effect of the product is to bypass, defeat, reduce the effectiveness of or render inoperative a system, part or component (the product may be a physical part or component, hardware and/or software)
- a specific offence for removing, reducing the effectiveness of, or rendering inoperative a system, part or component for a vehicle/NRMM and advertising such services
- a specific offence for allowing for use or providing a vehicle or NRMM that has had the operations described in the previous 2 points performed on it
- a new power to require economic operators to provide information, where a service/product they have supplied amounts to or enables ‘tampering’ with a vehicle or NRMM – this would apply in any of the above senses and include requirements to provide relevant information on the quantities of products sold or modified
You can read more about these proposals here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-transport-regulatory-review-modernising-vehicle-standards/future-of-transport-regulatory-review-modernising-vehicle-standards
Legislation implementing these proposals has not yet been published, but we could accept a petition calling on the Government not to implement these proposals, if that's what you want to happen.
We understand that you are concerned about the possibility of restrictions on modifying classic cars, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
The Government's proposals for creating new offences for tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted to be used on a road state that the Government will look to create:
- a specific offence for supplying, installing and/or advertising, a ‘tampering product’ for a vehicle or NRMM – this would apply where a principal effect of the product is to bypass, defeat, reduce the effectiveness of or render inoperative a system, part or component (the product may be a physical part or component, hardware and/or software)
- a specific offence for removing, reducing the effectiveness of, or rendering inoperative a system, part or component for a vehicle/NRMM and advertising such services
- a specific offence for allowing for use or providing a vehicle or NRMM that has had the operations described in the previous 2 points performed on it
- a new power to require economic operators to provide information, where a service/product they have supplied amounts to or enables ‘tampering’ with a vehicle or NRMM – this would apply in any of the above senses and include requirements to provide relevant information on the quantities of products sold or modified
You can read more about these proposals here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-transport-regulatory-review-modernising-vehicle-standards/future-of-transport-regulatory-review-modernising-vehicle-standards
Legislation implementing these proposals has not yet been published, but we could accept a petition calling on the Government not to implement these proposals, if that's what you want to happen.
Timeline
| 31 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Nov 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.