EXCL: Next year all new cars made in UK must be badged 'EU approved'

Finally Sir Keir has got Brexit slammed in full reverse

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Law to be passed next year to force UK car manufactures to comply, even if they never sell to the EU

In July this year we revealed the early warning of a major reversal of Brexit by Sir Keir. Now, in a bombshell revelation we can reveal it’s actually happening, with the Government slipping out the news that it will be legislating to enforce EU regulations on the British car industry, regardless of where their cars are sold. This news has been slipped out just before Christmas in the hope nobody notices.

Sir Keir reckoned without Facts4EU, however. Today we can bring readers the extraordinary news contained in a notice from the Transport Department.

Brexit Facts4EU has obtained proof that one of Britain’s most vital industries — automotive — is being forced to abandon UK regulations and fully align with EU rules. This seismic shift, just years after Brexit promised regulatory freedom, marks a dramatic U-turn with far-reaching consequences.

This presents a major blow to British industry, and a likely surge in prices for consumers — on a scale that will be felt profoundly across the country. This applies to all cars sold in the UK, as well as cars that will be sold around the world.

This was massive news in July

In July we published a very popular report which was then covered by GB News. It announced the Government was asking that all GB-manufactured cars be made to EU rules. We warned that this represented a reversal of Brexit. At that point, legislation was not immediately proposed, as it was hoped it would happen voluntarily.

Following a lack of interest from GB manufacturers, the Government has just announced that it will legislate to make this happen, as manufacturers are not doing it voluntarily. This means extra costs which will be passed on to consumers, which could make new cars several thousand pounds more expensive.

Here is how the news was announced

“Today (18 December 2025), the government is confirming that it intends to legislate to mandate that vehicles placed on the market in Great Britain (GB) must hold dual GB and EU type approval and marking, enabling their sale in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the absence of evidence that manufacturers are doing so voluntarily. I am also today publishing a call for evidence on this approach.”
- Dept of Transport, Dec 2025

The call for evidence is only to the industry. The public will not be asked how they feel about their new car holding “dual GB and EU type approval and marking”. And the industry only has effectively four weeks before the ‘consultation period’ closes.

Given the news starts with the announcement the Government will be legislating, the consultation period seems rather superfluous. It is clearly there for show.

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Burying bad Brexit news just before Christmas, under a “call for evidence”

This news was buried in an item about a “call for evidence”. This is hardly likely to make anyone want to click and read it, and we are certain this was the point of it. In the list of news headlines there wasn’t a word about EU legislation applying in mainland Britain. Nevertheless, we clicked on the link and only then found the announcement that legislation had been decided upon.

Even if you should feel inspired to read about a ‘call for evidence’ and click on the link, here is how the next page starts.

Why is Starmer doing this?

The Government wanted “manufacturers to mark vehicles to show they have both EU and GB approvals – ‘dual marking’ – and the government fully expects that vehicles will be dual marked”. We knew this was unlikely, given the fact that almost half of cars exported do not go near the EU. This has turned out to be the case.

“While the majority of vehicle models are being dual marked, I am aware that some are not.”
“This government therefore intends to legislate to mandate dual marking if there is not a clear commitment from industry to make this the default approach for vehicles sold in the UK.”
“I am pleased to inform the house that today I am publishing a call for evidence on the approval and marking of road vehicles placed on the market in Great Britain”
- Dept for Transport, Dec 2025

What does this mean for our new UK-made cars?

Put simply, all GB cars will have to be made to EU regulations, whether they are being sold in the UK or in 100 markets around the world.

It doesn’t matter if:

Some of these regulations will make the cars much more expensive
They are never sold in the EU
A large number of countries worldwide accept UK regulations as being amongst the best in the world
Nearly half of all cars exported are sold worldwide, not to EU countries

All cars in GB will have to be made to EU regulations. If those regulations change, UK manufacturers will have to change their cars to match the new regulations – the so-called ‘dynamic alignment’.

Observations

For UK car manufacturers, life is going to seem like they are back in the EU. Those who haven’t done so will have to change various parts of the vehicles they manufacture to conform to EU regulations and will then have to keep doing so each time the EU’s regulations change. They will also have to change their pricing and all their promotional material and signage.

Those whose cars are exported but are never sold in the EU (nearly half of exporters) will no doubt be irritated that they are having to do this. Those whose vehicles are never exported at all will feel even more annoyed. These is nothing they can do. As soon as the Government’s new law is on the statute book, that will be that.

We confidently predict that the new law will be in the form of a Statutory Instrument, meaning there is no requirement for a House of Commons debate. Furthermore, we believe this will be the first of many in this coming year.

COMING TOMORROW

Tomorrow we will look at this shocking new story again and provide more information. We strongly recommend Part II.

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Reader Comments 7

1. Sparky , Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 08:14:

80% of the UK’s car production is exported, with 54% going to EU member states.
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The Govt carried out consultation which found “Respondents from companies and representative bodies indicated that aligning the UK and European markets would enable manufacturers to develop a unified solution for both regions.”

2. Old Albion , Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 08:42:

You mean we still make cars in the UK ??
(note for 'Sparky' this is sarcasm)
Though in another ten years will probably be accurate. ..................Net zero doncha know.........................

3. Gazzablack , Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 09:09:

1, sparkless
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70% to 80% of new car sales in the UK are sourced from the EU.
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UK standards are superior to EU standards, so let's make the EU follow ours

4. Mr Sceptic , Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 09:25:

If the UK standards are indeed superior to EU standards, this legislation should not impact the UK car makers.

5. Gazzablack , Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 11:43:

4, septic
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It does it we have to forego our own standards in preference to the EU's

6. NH , Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 12:59:

4. Sceptic
You are missing the point !
The EU new safety standards and Euro 7 compliance require extra equipment to be fitted to cars which have been judged to add up to £4000 extra costs to each car produced. This has been strongly criticised by EU manufacturers of small cars. EU car regulations have been criticised for some time because they tend to be controlled by the manufacturers of expensive cars. This is why cars have been constantly getting heavier, fatter and in reality more polluting.
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Adding £4000 to expensive cars makes little difference but it's destroying the market for small environmentally friendly cars (that's what EU car manufacturers say). It should be for the UK to make these decisions. The Labour Government is implementing contradictory policies on nett zero and the UK consumer will be left to pick up the bill.

7. Michael Wood , Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 10:30:

I spent my life in Import Export. Before the Common market, good were produced and labelled to meet the importing countries regulations. This was always the case. It never needed a bunch of people in the Brussels Politburo to pass an edict. British standards have always been superior. An example three pin plugs. I recall so many government adverts in Germany warning against children playing with wall sockets - they stuck needles in them. Not possible with British standard. Starmer wants to be part of the Socialist EU, plain and simple. Reform and the Tories must pledge that at the next election they will reverse all of Starmers anti-democratic sabotage.

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