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Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
37Bonnet-securing devices
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37 Bonnet-securing devices
(1) A light motor vehicle with a moveable body panel forward of the windscreen that covers an engine or luggage storage or battery compartment must have a device to secure the panel.
(2) Despite subregulation (1) , if the panel opens from the front in a way that partly or completely obstructs the driver's forward view through the windscreen, the panel must have primary and secondary devices to secure the panel.