Product use & road compliance
MBLEM is a digital display emblem for show, exhibition, private-land and off-road use. Here’s exactly what that means, what it doesn’t, and who looks after what.
What MBLEM is for
MBLEM replaces the rear badge with a round digital display you set from your phone. It’s made for the places where cars are shown, admired and photographed.
On the stand, lit and stationary.
Trade stands and exhibition displays.
Launches, gatherings and private shows.
Where the landowner has said yes.
Under the lights, after the polish.
Static display for viewing.
Your garage, driveway or estate.
Away from public roads, with permission.
What MBLEM is not
We’d rather tell you plainly than let a lit badge suggest something it isn’t.
We don’t supply or sell MBLEM as a road-use accessory, and we don’t represent it as approved for use on public roads in Great Britain.
We don’t claim any vehicle-lighting approval or marking for MBLEM, because we don’t hold one.
We never show MBLEM lit up on a vehicle travelling on a public road, and never describe using it that way.
What’s allowed depends on your vehicle, where you use it and the rules of the place you’re in.
MBLEM products are supplied for show, exhibition, private-land and off-road display purposes. They are not represented or approved by MBLEM for use on public roads in Great Britain. Vehicle owners are responsible for making sure that any installation and use of the product complies with the laws and regulations that apply to their vehicle and location.
Why this matters
On a road-going vehicle, anything that lights up can fall under the rules for vehicle lighting and equipment. Here’s the plain-English version of why we position MBLEM the way we do.
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 control which lights a vehicle may carry and show, including their colour, position and whether they flash. They can restrict aftermarket illuminated, coloured, flashing, animated or digital displays fitted to road-going vehicles.
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 set requirements for how road vehicles are built, equipped, maintained and used, and they can apply to equipment added to a vehicle.
DVSA published guidance on aftermarket light products on its Moving On blog: “How to stay compliant with aftermarket light products”. It says digital displays fall outside approved lighting standards, and that action can be taken even if a light is switched off at the time.
“Any light that shows moving images is almost certainly illegal.”
Rules can differ in Northern Ireland and in other countries. Events, venues and landowners can set their own rules as well.
A switch doesn’t settle it. We make no claim that switching MBLEM off, or showing a still image, makes an installation on a road-going vehicle compliant. That’s why our position is simple: show, exhibition, private-land and off-road use.
Responsibilities
We can explain what MBLEM is for, but we can’t give legal advice about your vehicle or your plans.
Before you buy
Every order goes through a short confirmation step before Stripe’s secure checkout. You confirm the size, read the intended-use statement and tick to confirm you understand it.
We record that confirmation with a reference that’s attached to your Stripe order: the product and size, which version of the wording you saw, the page and the time. The record doesn’t include your name or email address. How we handle it
Confirming the intended use doesn’t affect your statutory rights, including your right to cancel.
Before you check out
Confirm your MBLEM
The wording from our checkout. The acknowledgement is recorded with your order.
MBLEM is supplied for show, exhibition, private-land and off-road use. It isn't represented or approved by MBLEM for use on public roads in Great Britain, and we don't sell it as a road-use accessory.
UK rules on vehicle lighting and construction can restrict illuminated, animated or digital displays on road-going vehicles. If you fit MBLEM to a vehicle, you're responsible for making sure its installation and use comply with the laws that apply to your vehicle and location.
MBLEM is designed for show and display: car shows and exhibitions, private events, meets held on private land, garages and studios, detail studios and showrooms, private driveways and property, and off-road use on private land.
Check the rules of the event, venue or landowner before you switch it on. MBLEM isn't represented or approved by us for use on public roads in Great Britain.
Yes. That's exactly what MBLEM is designed for: show cars, exhibition vehicles and cars on display at private events.
Check your event's rules on illuminated displays before the day, and have MBLEM fitted by a qualified installer. If you fit MBLEM to a vehicle, tell your insurer about the modification.
No. We don't guarantee or claim that MBLEM can be used lawfully on a road-going vehicle, and it isn't represented or approved by us for use on public roads in Great Britain.
Rules on vehicle lighting and construction can restrict illuminated, coloured, flashing, animated or digital displays, and they can differ in Northern Ireland and in other countries. DVSA guidance says enforcement action can be taken even when a light is switched off at the time.
If you fit MBLEM to a vehicle, you're responsible for making sure its installation and use comply with the laws that apply to your vehicle and location. We can't give legal advice.
So we're both clear about what you're buying. Before you pay, you confirm that you understand MBLEM is supplied for show, exhibition, private-land and off-road use and isn't represented as approved for use on public roads in Great Britain.
We record that confirmation with a reference that's attached to your order. The record doesn't include your name or email address, and it doesn't affect your statutory rights.
Yes, if you fit MBLEM to a vehicle. It replaces the rear badge and is wired into the vehicle's 12 V electrics, so it counts as a modification. Tell your insurer about it.
Yes, from your phone. You choose a design in a companion app, which is made by a third party, and send it to the badge.
Only change designs when the vehicle is stationary with the engine off. Never use a phone while driving.
Email [email protected] before you buy. Tell us where you’d like to show it and we’ll give you a straight answer about what MBLEM is designed for.
This page is general information, not legal advice. It was last reviewed on .
