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United Kingdom: Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026

Progress

Current status
adopted
23 Apr 2026 adopted
28 Sep 2025 processing consultation
21 Jul 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

23 Apr 2026
adopted

Department for Transport adopted Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026

On 23 April 2026, the Department for Transport laid the Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026 before Parliament alongside the government response to the consultation. The consultation ran from 21 July to 28 S…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
28 Sep 2025
processing consultation

Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles closes consultation on Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026

On 28 September 2025, the Department for Transport and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles closed the consultation on the draft Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026. The draft Regulations would …

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
21 Jul 2025
in consultation

Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles opened consultation on Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026

On 21 July 2025, the Department for Transport and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles opened a consultation on the draft Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026 until 28 September 2025. The draft R…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body