BULL BARS BEING KEPT AT BAY

Tue, 10 Jun 03 House of Lords - Written Question

Summary

The following question, regarding the measures taken to prevent the import of vehicles with bull bars into the European Union, was tabled by Lord Harris of Haringey and answered by Lord Macdonald of Tradeston.

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Bull Bars

Lord Harris of Haringey asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, to their knowledge, vehicles are being imported from outside the European Union with bull bars; and whether they will consider legislation to ban (a) the importation of vehicles fitted with bull bars and (b) retro-fitment of bull bars. [HL3112] Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: We do not have figures for vehicles imported from outside the European Union with bull bars fitted but we would expect the number to be small, given that a commitment not to fit rigid bull bars covers many non-European car manufacturers. The most effective way of controlling after-market bull bars is via technical standards in European legislation. We have submitted a technical proposal to the Commission setting out how this could be achieved. We expect the Commission to bring forward its proposals on controlling such bull bars later this year.