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This guide tells you about the fines (called civil penalties) that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) can issue if it finds that you have broken a regulation that allows for civil sanctions.

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Agricultural and forestry vehicles

Agricultural and forestry vehicles must meet certain standards called type approval.

Breach of type approval regulations

If DVSA finds that you have breached agricultural and forestry vehicles type approval regulations they can fine the:

• vehicle manufacturer
• manufacturer’s representative
• vehicle importer
• vehicle distributor

The amount you can be fined depends on:

• what the offence is
• the size of the company
• whether your offence or non-compliance has been committed deliberately, recklessly or because of negligence
• whether you have a history of non-compliance or offending
• if you are cooperative during the investigation
• if you have financially benefited from the offence

Offence categories

Offences are categorised by levels depending on how serious the offence is. The levels are:

• level 1 - you can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence
• level 2 - you can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence
• level 3 - you can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence
• level 4 - you can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence

Level 1 - £20,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 167/2013: approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.9
	11.6, 11.7
	13.3
	33.7, 33.8
	39.5

Level 2 - £30,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 167/2013: approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.4, 8.5, 8.8
	11.4
	33.1, 33.2, 33.3, 33.5, 33.6
	53.1, 53.2
	54

Level 3 - £40,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 167/2013: approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.7
	9.3
	11.2, 11.5
	12.3
	13.1, 13.2
	16
	33.4
	34.1, 34.2
	38.1
	39.4

Level 4 - £50,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Paragraphs
	9.1, 9.2

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 167/2013: approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.1, 8.2, 8.3
	9.1, 9.2, 9.4
	10
	11.1, 11.3
	12.1, 12.2, 12.4
	14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4
	17.1, 17.2
	18.1, 18.2
	19.1, 19.2
	40.1

Motorcycles

Motorcycles must meet certain standards called type approval.

Breach of type approval regulations

If DVSA finds that you have breached motorcycle type approval regulations they can fine the:

• vehicle manufacturer
• manufacturer’s representative
• vehicle importer
• vehicle distributor

The amount you can be fined depends on:

• what the offence is
• the size of the company
• whether your offence or non-compliance has been committed deliberately, recklessly or because of negligence
• whether you have a history of non-compliance or offending
• if you are cooperative during the investigation
• if you have financially benefited from the offence

Offence categories

Offences are categorised by levels depending on how serious the offence is. The levels are:

• level 1 - you can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence
• level 2 - you can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence
• level 3 - you can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence
• level 4 - you can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence

Level 1 - £20,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 168/2013: on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	9.9
	12.6, 12.7
	14.3
	38.7, 38.8
	44.5

Level 2 - £30,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 168/2013: on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	9.4, 9.5, 9.8
	12.4
	38.1, 38.2, 38.3, 38.5, 38.6
	57.1, 57.2
	58

Level 3 - £40,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 168/2013: on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	9.7
	10.3
	12.2, 12.5
	13.3
	14.1, 14.2
	17
	22.3
	23.2, 23.3, 23.7, 23.10
	38.4
	39.1, 39.2
	43
	44.4

Level 4 - £50,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of The Motorcycles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Paragraphs
	9.1, 9.2

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 168/2013: on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	9.1, 9.2, 9.3
	10.1, 10.2, 10.4
	11
	12.1, 12.3
	13.1, 13.4
	15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4
	22.1, 22.2
	23.1
	45.1

Non-road mobile machinery

Breach of type approval regulations

If DVSA finds that you have breached non-road mobile machinery type approval regulations they can fine the:

• vehicle manufacturer
• manufacturer’s representative
• vehicle importer
• vehicle distributor

The amount you can be fined depends on:

• what the offence is
• the size of the company
• whether your offence or non-compliance has been committed deliberately, recklessly or because of negligence
• whether you have a history of non-compliance or offending
• if you are cooperative during the investigation
• if you have financially benefited from the offence

Offence categories

Offences are categorised by levels depending on how serious the offence is. The levels are:

• level 1 - you can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence
• level 2 - you can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence
• level 3 - you can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence
• level 4 - you can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence

Level 1 - £20,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2016/1628: requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.7
	11.6
	13

Level 2  - £30,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2016/1628: requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.5, 8.10, 8.11
	11.4, 11.5
	31.1, 31.2, 31.4

Level 3 - £40,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2016/1628: requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.9
	10(a)
	11.2, 11.3
	13.1, 13.2, 13.4
	14.4, 14.5, 14.6
	15.4, 15.5, 15.6
	16
	17
	31.3
	32.1, 32.2
	33.1, 33.2
	43.1, 43.2, 43.3, 43.4

Level 4 - £50,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2016/1628: requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	8.1, 8.2, 8.3
	9.1
	10(b), 10(c)
	11.1, 11.7
	12.1, 12.2
	14.1, 14.2, 14.3
	15.1, 15.2, 15.3
	18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4
	19

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval and Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2018 listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Paragraph
	9.1, 9.2

Road vehicles

Breach of type approval regulations

If DVSA finds that you have supplied a trailer for use on the road and breached road vehicle type approval regulations they can fine you.

The amount you can be fined depends on:

• what the offence is
• the size of the company
• whether your offence or non-compliance has been committed deliberately, recklessly or because of negligence
• whether you have a history of non-compliance or offending
• if you are cooperative during the investigation
• if you have financially benefited from the offence

Offence categories

Offences are categorised by levels depending on how serious the offence is. The levels are:

• level 1 - you can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence
• level 2 - you can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence
• level 3 - you can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence
• level 4 - you can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence

Level 1 - £20,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £20,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2018/858: on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	13.7, 13.9
	16.7, 16.9
	18.3

Level 2 - £30,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £30,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2018/858: on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	13.4, 13.7
	16.5, 16.6
	36.1, 36.3, 36.5, 36.7, 36.8, 36.9
	61.1, 61.5, 61.6, 61.7, 61.8, 61.9
	62.1, 62.2
	63.1, 63.2

Level 3 - £40,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2018/858: on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	13.6, 13.8, 13.10
	14.3
	15.1(a), 15.1(b), 15.1(d)
	16.7, 16.8,
	17.3, 17.3A
	18.2
	21
	36.6
	38.1, 38.2, 38.4
	48.2
	59.1, 59.2
	60.1, 60.2

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2009/78: on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.5

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2014/540: on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	7

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2015/758: concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	6.9

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2019/2144: on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	10.2

You can be fined a maximum of £40,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2007/715 listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.3

Level 4 - £50,000 maximum penalty for individual offences

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Section
	PART 2 Regulation 14
	SCHEDULE 4 PART 1 Paragraphs 1.1, 1.3, 1.4
	SCHEDULE 4 PART 3 Paragraphs 9.1, 9.2, 10.10

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2018/858: on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.5
	14.1, 14.2, 14.4
	15.1(c), 15.2
	16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4
	17.1, 17.2, 17.4
	18.1
	19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4
	50.1
	51
	52.2
	55.1

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2009/661: concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.1, 4.3
	5.1, 5.2
	6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
	7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
	9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
	10.1, 10.2
	11
	12.1, 12.2

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2009/78: on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2009/79: on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
	5

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2009/595: on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.1, 4.2
	5.1, 5.2, 5.3
	5a.1, 5a.2
	7

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2014/540: on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	5.1, 5.2
	6.5
	8

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2015/758: concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4
	5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
	6.4, 6.5, 6.11

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2019/2144: on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.1, 4.4, 4.5
	10.2

You can be fined a maximum of £50,000 per offence if you breach the parts of EU Regulation 2007/715: on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) listed in this table.

Part of regulation	Article
	4.1, 4.2
	5.1, 5.2

Tyre labelling

Tyres sold on the UK and EU market must have labels that give information about:

• fuel consumption
• wet grip
• noise classification

You can find more information about the rules you need to follow in Supply or distribute vehicle tyres: labelling rules.

Breach of tyre labelling regulations

DVSA can fine you if you breach tyre labelling regulations (called a relevant requirement). The amount you can be fined depends on if you have committed an offence previously.

You can be fined:

• £100 per breach in the first instance
• £250 per breach in the second instance
• £500 per breach in the third instance
• £1,000 per breach for any further breaches after the third instance

Legal reference

Country	Regulation	Article
England, Scotland and Wales		4, 5, 6, 7
Northern Ireland		4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Serious offence such as fraud or obstruction of a tyre labelling investigation

DVSA can fine you if commit a serious offence such as fraud or obstruction of a tyre labelling investigation (called an enforcement obligation).

You can be fined £1,000.

Legal reference

Regulation	Article
	5, 10 and 11(6)