§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what measures are in force to ensure that stretch limousines imported from the United States of America conform with all safety standards for use in the United Kingdom; [20573]
(2) when the construction specifications for stretch limousines were established; and what advice was sought in their preparation; [20580]
43W(3) what construction and use regulations apply to stretch limousines imported from the United States of America and operated in the United Kingdom. [20720]
§ Mr. NorrisThere are no special regulations relating to stretch limousines imported from the United States of America: they have to comply, like other motor vehicles, with all applicable requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, as amended, and of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989, as amended, which are subject to wide consultation with interested parties. All such vehicles have to be type approved unless they come into the UK as personal imports. Compliance with key safety and environmental standards is checked annually at MOT tests and also at the roadside by police.