Registration requirements for drones and model aircraft Under new regulations, drones and model aircraft are split into five classes. The class marks are currently being introduced, so your drone or model aircraft may not have been given a class when it was made.
The IDs you need depend on the weight or class of your drone or model aircraft:
you must follow the class requirements if your drone or model aircraft has a class mark only follow the weight requirements if your drone or model aircraft does not have a class mark, or was privately built
Weight requirements
Flying Weight ID needed Flyer ID Operator ID below 250g - toy No No below 250g - not a toy - no camera No No below 250g - not a toy - with camera No Yes 250g and above Yes Yes
Class mark requirements
Class ID needed Flyer ID Operator ID C0 - toy Class 0 mark No No
C0 - not a toy - no camera Class 0 mark No No
C0 - not a toy - with camera Class 0 mark No Yes
C1 Class 1 mark Yes Yes
C2 Class 2 mark Yes Yes
C3 Class 3 mark Yes Yes
C4 Class 4 mark Yes Yes
Toys, small drones and small model aircraft You do not need to register if the drone or model aircraft you’ll fly is one of the following:
a toy below 250g or in C0 class C0 class with no camera, whether it’s a toy or not below 250g with no camera and no class mark, whether it’s a toy or not Remember, you must still follow the Drone and Model Aircraft Code when you fly.
Working out if your drone or model aircraft is a toy There is no standard mark to show that a drone or model aircraft is a toy.
Your drone or model aircraft is likely to be a toy if:
the manufacturer or store you bought it from describes it as a toy you bought it from a toy department or retailer it is marked as suitable for below age 14 or a younger age group it was advertised or packaged to attract children
