Grant type approval exemptions for vehicles that have ceased production.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Many vehicle manufacturers produce vehicles with components that are unique to that model. When the vehicle ceases production, manufacturing of model specific parts often ceases too. The legal requirement to remain type approved should end when production ends. This would avoid premature scrapping.

Many serviceable vehicles are scrapped at great cost to their owners and the environment because certain type approved model specific parts are no longer available new E.g. Air-bags, catalytic converters, headlamp units. The list of parts potentially includes every vehicle component either as individual parts or as assemblies. Owners should have the freedom of choice to repair their older vehicle with alternative components or component removal that would still enable the vehicle to pass an MOT.

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.

Type approval for vehicles does not prevent owners from repairing their vehicles with components that have not been produced by the original manufacturer, provided this does not make the car unsafe to drive, so we're not sure what you want the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

26 Apr 2023	Petition opened for signatures
5 May 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 May 2023

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