Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 64760

Motorcycles: Safety

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Melanie Onn

LabourGreat Grimsby and Cleethorpes

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

Lilian Greenwood
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...

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