Europe is planning to update the current Whole Vehicle Type Approval Regulations, which govern how motorcycles and components are manufactured. The proposals are wide ranging and can be regarded as a further tightening of Type Approval. The industry in Europe has accepted much of it but has proposed changes where there is unnecessary burden placed on the industry and consumers.

The MCI’s Board has taken a broader look at how this could affect national markets and the business of all our members. It has agreed to a complimentary national campaign to support ACEM’s actions but with a slightly broader approach to reflect the MCI’s wider constituency (e.g. non ACEM manufacturers, and accessory and component distributors).

MCI’s lobbying activity focuses on key aspects that affect the motorcycle business in Britain and in doing so seeks to persuade DfT Ministers and Officials to support the industry’s line when negotiations take place in Brussels.