| Index |
| What's new! (for past 3 months) |
| Removal of Sheung Kwai Chung Vehicle Examination Centre |
| Addresses of Office and Vehicle Examination Centres |
| Information on Designated Car Testing Centres |
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| 1. Relevant Legislations and Regulations |
| 1.1 Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations, Cap. 374A |
| 1.2 Road Traffic (Safety Equipment) Regulations, Cap. 374F |
| 1.3 Specification of Safety Glass Notice, Cap. 374H |
| 1.4 Latest Change in Vehicle Glass Requirements |
| 1.5 Specifications of wheel guards (mudguards and mudflaps) Notice *Printable Version |
| 1.6 Mandatory Installation of Reversing Video Devices (RVDs) on Goods Vehicles |
| 1.7 Legislative Regulation and Guidelines over the Installation of Visual Display Unit (TV Screen) in a Vehicle |
1.8 Vehicle Construction Approval Requirements for Pure Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
(Fillable PDF is best viewed by download form with Foxit PDF Editor) |
| 1.8.1 Application for Batch Processing of Homogeneous Parallel / Individual imported Electric Vehicles Model (English Version Only) |
1.8.2 Standard Template for Test Report submitted for Parallel / Individual imported Pure Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (English Version Only
(Fillable PDF is best viewed by download form with Foxit PDF Editor) |
| 1.9 Regulatory Requirements of "HID" Head Lamps for the Public |
| 1.10 Requirements for Daytime Running Lamps |
| 1.11 LED Headlamps |
| 1.12 DAB Radio on Motor Vehicles |
| 1.13 Mini-motor Cycles, Motor-driven Bicycle and Motor-driven Skateboard |
| 1.14 Electric Mobility Devices are banned on roads |
| 1.15 Vehicle Silencers Inspection |
| 1.16 The Use of Camera Monitor System (or "Digital Mirrors") in Vehicles |
| 1.17 Seat Belts for Passenger Seats of Non-Franchised Buses |
| 1.18 Requirement for installation of over-height warning system for vehicles with extendable aerial structure before type approval application and pre-registration examination (Chinese Version Only) |
| 1.19 Technical Guideline for "Entrances & Exits on Light Buses" in regard to the regulation amendments in effect on 15 October 2021 (Chinese Version Only) |
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| 2. Vehicle Type Approval |
| 2.1 Registration of Manufacturer for Vehicle Type Approval# (English Version Only) |
| 2.1.1 Submission of Application |
2.2 Guideline for One-stop-shop Vehicle Type Approval Application
- Application Letter# (English Version Only) |
| 2.2.1 Motor Cycles and Motor Tricycles (Application Form) + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.2.2 Private Cars (Application Form) + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.2.3 Taxis (Application Form) + EMSD Application Guideline on LPG Tank + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.2.4 Good Vehicles (Application Form) + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.2.5 Special Purpose Vehicles (Application Form) + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.2.6 Trailers (Application Form) |
| 2.2.7 Light Buses (Application Form) + EMSD Application Guideline on LPG Tank + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.2.8 Buses (Application Form) + EPD Vehicle Emission Certificate Application Form |
| 2.3 Relevant Application for Exemption and Additional Requirements |
| 2.3.1 Application for relaxation of the maximum gross vehicle weight (GVW) for 2-axle bus |
| 2.3.2 Application for allowing the rear axle weight excess of requirement for single-decked bus |
| 2.3.3 Application for allowing the height excess of the requirement for single-decked bus |
| 2.3.4 Guide for Measuring of Passenger Seats and Space for Seated Passengers on Public Light Bus |
| 2.4 Requirements for Parallel Imported Vehicles by Individuals |
| 2.4.1 Procedures for Importation and Registration of Motor Vehicles & Motor Cycles |
| 2.4.2 Documents required for pre-registration inspection and vehicle first registration for parallel / individual imported motorcycles and private cars |
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| 3. Vehicle Examination |
| 3.1 Private Cars and Light Goods Vehicle with G.V.W not exceeding 1.9 tonnes |
| 3.2 Taxis |
| 3.3 Light Buses |
| 3.4 Goods Vehicles |
| 3.5 Special Purpose Vehicles |
| 3.6 Trailers |
| 3.7 Buses |
| 3.8 Examination Fees |
| 3.8.1 Fees for Examinations at Government Vehicle Examination Centres |
| 3.8.2 Fees for Examinations at Transport Department's Designated Car Testing Centres |
| 3.9 Enquiry |
| 3.9.1 Addresses of Office and Vehicle Examination Centres |
| 3.9.2 Information on Designated Car Testing Centres |
| 3.9.3 Removal of Sheung Kwai Chung Vehicle Examination Centre |
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| 4. Guidelines and Useful Information |
| 4.1 Alterations and Modifications to Vehicle - DO's and DON'Ts |
| 4.2 Guide to Notifiable Alteration - Motor Vehicle |
| 4.3 Guide to Replacement of Engine |
| 4.4 Application for Approval of After-market Alteration from a Fossil-fuel-engine Driven Vehicle to Hybrid / Pure Electric Vehicle |
| 4.5 Guidelines for Adding Non-factory Built Storage Box on Motorcycles |
| 4.6 Recommended Minimum Specification Requirements for Vehicle Modification as Wheelchair Accessible
(a) Private Cars for Passengers with Mobility Disability
(b) Residential Care Homes for the Elderly
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| 4.7 A Guide for the Installation of Devices to Assist Reversing of Goods Vehicles |
| 4.8 Application for Duplicate Certificate of Roadworthiness (COR) |
| 4.9 Tyres and Your Safety *Printable Version |
| 4.10 Tips on Good Maintenance of Vehicle |
| 4.11 Code of Practice for Designated Car Testing Centres |
| 4.12 Tips for Improving the Use of Vehicle Mounted Tail Lift *Printable Version |
| 4.13 A Guide to Install Additional Lighting and Retro-reflective Aids on Vehicles Equipped with Tail Lift |
| 4.14 Environmental Protection Department (EPD)'s "Strengthened Emissions Control for Petrol and LPG Vehicles" Information
(Note: Vehicle owners have the obligations to properly maintain their vehicles, in order to keep the vehicles in good condition and not emitting excessively. Transport Department (TD)'s exhaust emission test in annual vehicle examination is not equivalent to the EPD's vehicle emission test. A petrol or LPG vehicle that passes TD's annual vehicle examination may not be able to pass EPD's roadside remote sensing and chassis dynamometer aided emission test.)
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| 4.15 Working Arrangement at Government Vehicle Examination Centres during Tropical Cyclone and Rainstorm Warning |
| 4.16 Documents required for application of Seating Capacity Adjustment for Private Cars |
| 4.17 Technical guidelines on seat capacity alteration for Light Buses* (Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.18 Wheelchair Tie-down System and Boarding Devices |
| 4.19 (Item deleted) |
| 4.20 Rectification of Chassis Number |
| 4.21 A Guide on the Construction and Operation of Drive-From-Wheelchair (DFW) Vehicle# (English Version Only) |
| 4.22 Requirement for Installation of Break-glass Hammer for Non Franchised Bus |
| 4.23 Technical Memorandum for installation of Seat Belt in Goods Vehicle and Special Purpose Vehicle* (Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.24 Seat Belt Requirements for the Rear Seats of Private Light Buses in Vehicle Type Approval or Pre-Registration Examination |
| 4.25 Notification on Implementation of Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) for Electric / Electric Hybrid Vehicles in Type Approval Application |
| 4.26 A General Guideline for Voluntary Installation of CCTV in Taxi Compartment (Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.27 A General Guideline for Voluntary Installation of Anti-robbery Transparent Plastic Sheet in Taxi Compartment (Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.28 List of suppliers for installing over-height warning devices on vehicles with extendable aerial structures |
| 4.29 Guideline on In-vehicle Power Socket Outlet |
| 4.30 Over-height warning devices on vehicles with extendable aerial strucutres |
| 4.30.1 Annual Vehicle Examination Arrangement for vehicles with extendable aerial structures with vehicle first registration date on or after 1 April 2022 (Traditional Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.30.2 Letter dated 24 February 2023 issued by the Transport Department on over-height warning devices on vehicles with extendable aerial structures (Traditional Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.30.3 Requirement for installation of over-height warning system for vehicles with extendable aerial structure before type approval application and pre-registration examination (Chinese Version Only) |
| 4.30.4 List of suppliers for installing over-height warning devices on vehicles with extendable aerial structures |
| 4.31 Note on the use of Electric Vehicle Adapter Device |
| 4.32 Type Approval Application for Ambulance (Traditional Chinese Version Only) |
| 5. Reporting Suspected Defective Vehicles |
| - 1823 (24-hour services) – Telephone No. : (852) 1823 |
| - Vehicle Inspection Office (Defective Vehicles) – Telephone No. : (852) 3961 0372 Fax No. : (852) 3961 0420 |
| - Defective Vehicle Report Form |
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