PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine (17 February 2023)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of temporary importation of vehicles into the UK by Ukrainian refugees, if he will make it his policy that vehicle safety compliance is conducted through the MOT inspection process for all vehicles being imported on a temporary basis.

Asked by:
Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)

Legislation requires imported vehicles submitted for licensing and registration (which are less than 10 years old) to undergo an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection, as well as an MOT. The IVA for personal imports is already a lighter touch than that for commercial imports, and I have instructed DVSA to provide easements to minimise the burden for Ukrainian refugees whilst maintaining safety.

Legislation requires a speedometer on a vehicle registered in UK to be capable of reading in miles per hour (mph). Many vehicles can show speed which can be changed by the user (or their garage) between mph and kph. Other vehicles can be modified by the addition of a simple mph scale.

Answered by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
27 February 2023