What is type approval testing?
What is type approval testing?
Vehicle Type Approval is the confirmation that production samples of a type of vehicle, vehicle system, component or separate technical unit will meet specified performance standards. Vehicle Certification Agency has its own in house Technical Service which can undertake type approval testing for all UN regulations.
What is ECE type approval?
An e-Mark proves your vehicle or component complies with the relevant EU/ECE regulations and can be sold in the EU, as well as other regions which have signed up to the ECE vehicle regulations. EU type approval is mandatory for whole vehicles as well as a range of automotive systems and components.
Which vehicles are exempt from type approval?
Exemptions from Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA)
- heavy goods vehicles (more than 3,500kg maximum weight) over 25 years old.
- light goods vehicles (3,500kg maximum weight or less) over 10 years old.
- cars and minibuses with eight passenger seats or less (not including the driver) over 10 years old.
What is a M1 type vehicle?
M1. Used for the carriage of passengers, with no more than eight seats in addition to the driver seat, also known as passenger cars. M2. Used for the carriage of passengers, having a maximum mass not exceeding 5 tonnes.
What is vehicle type approval L3?
L3. A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine cylinder capacity in the case of a thermic engine exceeding 50 cm³ or whatever the means of propulsion a maximum design speed exceeding 50 km/h. (
Is E mark mandatory?
The ℮-mark is not mandatory. However, having it affixed to your products enables you to sell them in all EU countries without having to check whether you have complied with individual national requirements.
What is vehicle category N2?
Category N – Power-driven vehicles having at least four wheels and for the carriage of goods
| Category | Vehicle Description |
|---|---|
| N2 | Vehicles for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes |
| N3 | Vehicles for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes |
What does category M1 mean?
M1. Used for the carriage of passengers, with no more than eight seats in addition to the driver seat, also known as passenger cars. M2. Used for the carriage of passengers, having a maximum mass not exceeding 5 tonnes. M3.
What are the different types of small series type approval?
Small Series Type Approval 1 UK National Small Series Type Approval. National Small Series Type Approval is offered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for vehicles in categories M, N and O. 2 EC Small Series Type Approval. 3 National Small Series Type Approval Schemes in EU member States.
What is motor vehicle type approval?
Motor vehicle type approval. Motor vehicle type approval is the method by which motor vehicles, vehicle trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles achieve Type approval in Europe.
What is step-by-step type approval?
History. step-by-step Type Approval: a vehicle approval procedure consisting in the step-by-step collection of the whole set of EC type-approval certificates for the systems, components and separate technical units relating to the vehicle, and which leads, at the final stage, to the approval of the whole vehicle mixed Type Approval: means…
What is multi-stage type approval?
multi-stage Type Approval: a procedure whereby one or more Member States certify that, depending on the state of completion, an incomplete or completed type of vehicle satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements of this Directive.
