Reference materials

Excluding motorcycles

Note 1

Any directive number in the whole vehicle approval number is acceptable to prove compliance with all standards requirements with the exception of frontal impact and emissions.

Note 2

If the number is Framework directive 2001/116 or one of its higher amendments, it will prove compliance with all required standards and also frontal impact and emissions to Euro 3. If the number is frame work directive 2007/46, or 2018/858/EC, or one of its higher amendments, it will prove compliance with all required standards and also frontal impact and emissions to Euro 4. The current higher amendment numbers are:

Note 3

The following directive numbers are not acceptable to prove compliance with all standards. An exemption to land transport rules is required, which will require evidence such as a European certificate of conformity (CoC) and test reports to demonstrate that requirements have been substantially complied with and that further compliance is unnecessary.

Note 4

The model specific number in the samples above may be 4 or 5 digits dependant on year of type approval. This is a sequential number unique to the country that issued that type approved for the vehicle (eg *0012* SAAB 9000, or *00086* Tesla Model S).

Motorcycles and mopeds

Note 1

Listed below are examples of the acceptable ‘base directive/regulation numbers’ shown in the EC whole vehicle approval number which are acceptable to prove compliance with all standards, except emissions:

• Sample European Community (EC) whole vehicle approval plate (PDF | 285KB)