GB Type Approval Scheme
This page was last updated on 4th March 2024- GB Type Approval Scheme Overview
- Scope and Timings
- Administrative Guidance for Applicants
- Technical Guidance for Applicants
- Approval Fees
- Light-Duty Emissions Approvals for GB Type Approval
- Heavy-Duty Emissions and CO2 Approvals for GB Type Approval
- Emissions Strategy Assessment for GB Type Approval
- GB Type Approval Scheme FAQs
- Register of GB Type Approvals
Scope and Timings
Please note: The information set out below relate to the Full GB Type Approval Scheme Scope and Timings, not the Provisional GB Type Approval Scheme Scope and Timings.
The below timeline indicates the current expected into force dates for the GB Type Approval Scheme.
| Type approval category | Date of Applicability | |
|---|---|---|
| Optional | Compulsory | |
| M & N
(Complete/ Completed) |
1 January 2023 | 1 Feburary 2024
(New types and those with expired or cancelled provisional approvals) |
| M & N (Incomplete) | 1 January 2023 | 1 February 2024
(All Types) |
| O | 1 January 2023 | 1 February 2025
(New types and those with expired or cancelled provisional approvals) |
| Components1 (for M, N, O categories – for use in Whole Vehicle) | 1 January 2023 | Depends on when approval for the WVTA is needed |
| Components1 (Aftermarket for M, N and O categories) | 1 January 2023 | 1 February 2025
(New types and expired provisional approvals) |
| L | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| T | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| C, R & S | To be confirmed | Will remain optional per Type Approval legislation |
| Engines for NRMM | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
1Only components which are approved separately to the Whole Vehicle are considered in this category. These types of components will need to have their own approval number and marking on the product. Components approved by the vehicle manufacturer will be covered through the system approval and do no need to be marked. For example, a washer bottle approved by the vehicle manufacturer and included in their whole vehicle will need a system approval in line with the dates for that vehicle category. A washer bottle approved by a component manufacturer and used by the vehicle manufacturer as part of their approval will need a component approval in its own right.
