Motorcycles: Safety
Commons · Question 64760 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Melanie Onn
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the requirement for mandatory anti-lock braking systems to include all new 125cc motorcycles.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 9 Jul 2025
The UK's technical requirements for the type approval of motorcycles currently remain aligned with the EU's as the Department seeks to reduce burdens on businesses by limiting UK-EU regulatory divergence. Motorcycles with an engine capacity of 125cc or le...