# Registration plate not readable (when not in use). — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Registration plate not readable (when not in use)., defect is Registration plate not readable (when not in use); category is Major; inspection item number is 6.1.6; defect reference is (f); inspection item is Mechanical coupling and towing device, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Registration plate not readable (when not in use). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 6.1.6
- **Defect reference:** (f) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Mechanical coupling and towing device
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (f) | Obstruct registration plate or any lamp (when not in use) Registration plate not readable (when not in use). | | X | 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/).