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Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
56AIdentification plate
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56A Identification plate
If a vehicle was required by the Motor Vehicle Standards Act (as in force before its repeal) to have an identification plate, it must have one.
57 White or silver band on certain vehicles
(1) This clause applies to a vehicle that—
(a) is at least 2⋅2 metres wide; and
(b) has a body with a vertical measurement under 300 millimetres at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and
(c) is not fitted with rear marking plates or conspicuity markings in accordance with clause 115.
(2) The vehicle must have a white or silver band at least 75 millimetres high across the full width of the rearmost part of the body of the vehicle.