# Number plate(s) missing or so insecurely fixed that it is (they are) likely to fall off. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Number plate(s) missing or so insecurely fixed that it is (they are) likely to fall off., defect is Number plate(s) missing or so insecurely fixed that it is (they are) likely to fall off; category is Major; inspection item number is 0.1; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Registration number plates (if needed by requirements 1 ), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Number plate(s) missing or so insecurely fixed that it is (they are) likely to fall off. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 0.1
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Registration number plates (if needed by requirements 1 )
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Number plate(s) missing or so insecurely fixed that it is (they are) likely to fall off. | | | X |

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).