Can you ride a 40cc slowped here with no numberplate ?

[Nigel Worc's]

Gentlemen

A question from a Danish chap in the Guzzi owners club :

I hope someone can help me with this question.

My Trotter is 40cc and in Denmark I do not need a number plate, only insurance.

Could I come over to the UK on holiday and legally ride my Trotter in the UK?

No guessing now. I know what you lot are like.

Steve

[Monty Zoomer]

No

[Nigel Worc's]

Many thanks, I guessed that bit and told him so, I was just wondering if anyone had anything slightly more official ?

[worsy]

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/made

[Laurel Green]

Even an electric peddle cycle that can do more than 12.5 MPH has to be registered.

[CanAm]

Laurel Green said:

Even an electric peddle cycle that can do more than 12.5 MPH has to be registered.

But not in Denmark! This is a bloke bringing his Danish vehicle into the UK on holiday.
It has no Danish Registration and surely couldn't be registered temporarily in the UK. I've not got time to read http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/made - does it actually mention vehicles registered elsewhere in Europe?

[GCleary]

CanAm said:

But not in Denmark! This is a bloke bringing his Danish vehicle into the UK on holiday.
It has no Danish Registration and surely couldn't be registered temporarily in the UK. I've not got time to read http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/made - does it actually mention vehicles registered elsewhere in Europe?

Trouble is, that if it's not registered in Denmark then there's nothing to say it's "A Danish vehicle", therefore it's just a standard unregistered vehicle, regardless of where it originated.