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The UK Now Has Its Own Illegal Rubberized Cybertruck on the Road

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Yianni Charalambous , owner of luxury vehicle wrapping workshops in England , is aiming to legalize a Tesla Cybertruck for driving in the UK .

The UK is not yet signed up to the EU ’s vehicle safety measures contained in the two-year-old General and Pedestrian Safety Regulations ( GSR ) From July this year , all new cars in the EU must be fitted with automated emergency braking systems.

Yianni Charalambous's Cybertruck was acquired by Yiannimize.com last month .

The sharp-edged pickup didn’t meet EU and UK pedestrian safety standards.

The DVSA would not reveal which category the Cyberruck would be evaluated under, but the M1 category for passenger vehicles looks the most applicable, with a weight limit almost 2,500 kg higher.

The Cybertruck 's steering wheel does not self-center, according to a YouTube video.

A steer-by-wire yoke may be fixable with an over-the-air update from Tesla , but only in North America .

It could also fail an M1 IVA test for more mundane reasons, including the wrong kind of glass.

Without EU approval, it's unclear whether it would be allowed in the UK .

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