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But clearly the DfT have changed the rules now, having not posted any legal justification for what they said at that time. Now the law says an MSVA must be obtained for amateur builds etc., other than those with grandfather rights. See my new thread . .

...Department for Transport has today confirmed to Pedelecs that an ordinary cycle, already ridden on public roads as such and subsequently converted to a ‘twist and go’ electric bike, will not require type approval. The DfT further clarified that type approval ‘only applies to new vehicles, not...

But now all the links including HelenJ's original are shown as 404, not available. Try Helen's foot of the list link on this list. As I've posted , it's only the law that counts, not casual legally unbacked statements. And I repeat from my previous post: The new MSVA test to allow throttles...

...Department for Transport has today confirmed to Pedelecs that an ordinary cycle, already ridden on public roads as such and subsequently converted to a ‘twist and go’ electric bike, will not require type approval. The DfT further ... 26 results in this thread News - DfT: Pedal cycles...

Actually it doesn't have to be ridden first, this legal loophole equally applies to a conversion from all new components, so long as it is a genuine conversion with bike and motor kit purchased separately, bike first, and not a dodge used by a manufacturer or supplier. Obviously anyone...

...Department for Transport has today confirmed to Pedelecs that an ordinary cycle, already ridden on public roads as such and subsequently converted to a ‘twist and go’ electric bike, will not require type approval." What an ingenious Government we have, that can come up with such a...

Hi Helen, Thank you again for your continuing effort. I wonder if you could confirm a couple of points. 1.Did the DfT email contain any disclaimer. 2. Regarding home builds would the DfT accept the home builders name for the purposes of the manufacturers information that has to be placed on...

Wow,that opens a whole 'can of worms'. Absolute madness,hehe. KudosDave

The Department for Transport has today confirmed to Pedelecs that an ordinary cycle, already ridden on public roads as such and subsequently converted to a ‘twist and go’ electric bike, will not require type approval. The DfT further clarified that type approval ‘only applies to new vehicles...