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Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
182Club permit label obligations
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182 Club permit label obligations
(1) The club permit holder must ensure that the club permit label is affixed to the vehicle specified in the club permit as follows—
(a) in the case of a motor vehicle fitted with a windscreen or fixed windows—
(i) to the lower left or near side portion of the front windscreen of the vehicle; or
(ii) to any fixed window on the left or near side of the vehicle;
(b) in the case of a motor vehicle not fitted with a windscreen or fixed windows (other than a motor cycle), in a suitable holder on the left side of the vehicle;
(c) in the case of a motor cycle, in a suitable holder—
(i) to the left side of the motor cycle so that the front of the label faces outwards from the motor cycle; or
(ii) to the handlebar on the left side of the motor cycle so that the front of the label faces the front of the motor cycle; or
(iii) to the centre of the front of the motor cycle in a position as near as practicable to the top of the steering head so that the front of the label faces towards the front of the motor cycle; or
(iv) on or adjacent to the motor cycle's number plate in a way that the characters on the number plate are not obscured;
(d) for a trailer—
(i) on or adjacent to the vehicle's number plate in a way that the characters on the number plate are not obscured; or
(ii) in a suitable holder on the left side of the trailer in a position not more than 1⋅5 metres above ground level with the front of the label facing outwards from the trailer towards the left; or
(iii) if the trailer has a window on the left side not more than 1⋅5 metres above ground level, horizontally to the window so that the label is fixed not more than 15 centimetres from the bottom corner of the window nearest to the front of the trailer, with the front of the label against the inside surface of the window;
(e) in any other case, on or adjacent to the vehicle's rear number plate in a way that the characters on the number plate are not obscured.
(2) A driver of a vehicle operated under a club permit must not use that vehicle on a highway if a club permit label is not affixed in accordance with subregulation (1) unless the use is permitted under these Regulations or any other law.
(3) A club permit holder of a vehicle operated under a club permit must ensure that the vehicle is not used on a highway if a club permit label is not affixed in accordance with subregulation (1) unless the use is permitted under these Regulations or under any other law.