Motor Vehicles: ICT

(asked on 6th October 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote the use of automatic crash notification systems by motorists, including vulnerable road users such as motorcyclists.


Answered by
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 16th October 2025

Emergency call (eCall), an automatic crash notification system, is a legal requirement in all new cars and light vans since 2018. Whilst several aftermarket systems are available, the Government has no current plans to extend this requirement to other vehicle types.

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