Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018
Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act is intended to enable consumers in the United Kingdom to benefit from improvements in transport technology. The Act makes provision for (1) the creation of a new liability scheme for insurers in relation to automated vehicles, and (2) the creation of regulations relating to the installation and operation of charging points and hydrogen refuelling points for electric vehicles. The Act sets out the regulatory framework to enable new transport technology to be invented, designed, made and used in the United Kingdom.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2018 c. 18
Royal Assent: 2018-07-19
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.