Agency helmet warning

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued a warning to CBT training centres to check that pupils are not wearing sub-standard helmets. 

The relevant standards are: British Standard BS 6658:1985 with BSI Kitemark and UNECE Regulation 22.05. European Economic Area supplied helmets must have equivalent standard to BS 6658. 

“There may still be helmet products on the market that don’t meet the legal safety standards. You can report any cases of these to your local Trading Standards office,” says the DVSA. 

Trainees are advised to look at the SHARP website (sharp.direct.gov.uk) to check for approved helmets.

The warning was prompted by a trainee rider wearing a sub-standard helmet bought on-line.