Question follow-through · 98311
Cars: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provision of what statute requires that cars sold in Northern Ireland from 1 February 2026 must have EU Vehicle Type Approval; and whether that law changes on 1 January 2026.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provision of what statute requires that cars sold in Northern Ireland from 1 February 2026 must have EU Vehicle Type Approval; and whether that law changes on 1 January 2026.
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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11 Dec 2025
Answer published
The EU type approval regulations for new cars are applied in Northern Ireland by Article 5(4) and Annex II of the Windsor Framework. This has applied since the original protocol entered into force on the 1st January 2021 and will continue to apply after t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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