For 2 years, 
6.5. In addition, several consultation responses raised questions regarding the use of EU
class-marked UAS in the Open Category. Some respondents argued that UAS class-
marked in the EU, but not in the UK, should have similar operational privileges to UK
class-marked UAS. This would benefit users who want to do more complex
operations in the Open Category, in advance of UK class-marked UAS becoming
widely available.
6.6. We agree that there are benefits in allowing EU class-marked UAS to operate in the
UK, and that the EU class marking framework provides confidence in the safety of
these UAS. However, we also consider that allowing EU class-marked UAS to
operate in the UK indefinitely could limit the uptake of UK class-marked UAS,
undermining our ability to regulate and oversee the UK market. We are therefore
proposing for EU class-marked UAS to be able to operate in the Open Category, in
the same sub-categories as their UK equivalents. In practice, this would enable C1
UAS weighing up to 900g to operate in the Over People (A1) sub-category, and for
C2 UAS weighing up to 4kg to operate in the Near People (A2) sub-category. We
propose for these arrangements to expire on 1 st January 2028, 2 years after the
introduction of class marking, when we would expect UK class-marked UAS to be
widely available
This feels like they’ve just pushed the problem down the road again. Quite frustrating and will be interesting to see how retrospective labelling will (or will not) work.
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Direct remote ID proposed for C0 too >100g which has a camera!
Basically means my DJI Flip now has a 3 year shelf life.
Well at least they’re not sitting on the fence about it I suppose… 
Things like this always bring to mind this Big Train sketch from a few years ago…
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Transport offices all over the world have someone in them who thinks like that, I worked for a Dutch firm in 2011 and one of the bosses who had never driven a lorry, was in charge of UK deliveries, he gave us unrealistic timescales for deliveries, he seemed to miss off the time needed for ferries or the tunnel, nevermind if there were any delays
That is crazy that any modern DJI drone does not support Remote ID when the likes of the Mini 3 Pro and original Avata does
Hopefully this will be something that can be sorted via software and maybe having your phone plugged into the controller a bit like how the Avata works. Madness - I do get why this is the case as the drone falls into a category in the US where its not needed - but then cant be used for commercial flights in the US - mind boggles ! )
I see they’re also proposing new offences around spoofing remote ID too.
Good job, as now there’s zero chance 
criminals will spoof and misuse your remote ID to get you into trouble, now that it will be illegal. (Sarcasm, if it didn’t land)
We’re closing this thread due to its length and age. A new, up-to-date and consolidated discussion is now available here: UK Class Marks and Remote ID: What you need to know before 1st January 2026
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