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The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996

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Publication 1996-11-08

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(a) he holds a full licence to drive vehicles in category A other than vehicles included in sub-category A1; and

(b) he has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years; and

(i) he has completed successfully the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors, or

(ii) he has been trained by a certified instructor who has completed such a course successfully.

(4) Subject, in the case of a certified instructor, to paragraphs (5) and (6), and in the case of an assistant instructor, to paragraph (5)—

(a) a certified instructor shall be entitled—

(i) to conduct approved training courses, and

(ii) in the case of an instructor who has completed successfully the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors, to train other motor bicycle instructors in the conduct of such courses, and

(b) an assistant instructor shall be entitled to conduct the instruction of riders except element (E) of the prescribed training course.

(5) An authorisation given under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect unless—

(a) the approved training body has notified the licensing authority in writing of the proposed authorisation, and

(b) the licensing authority has approved the authorisation in writing.

(6) An authorisation given under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect in the case of a certified instructor unless there is in force in respect of him a valid certificate, in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 12, issued by the licensing authority to the approved training body who authorised him under paragraph (1).

(7) A certificate issued pursuant to paragraph (6) shall be valid for a period of four years but may be renewed upon application being made to the licensing authority by the approved training body who authorised the instructor.

(8) Where an assistant instructor duly authorised under this regulation satisfies the condition set out in paragraph (3)(b) and a certificate in respect of him is issued by the licensing authority under paragraph (6), he shall be deemed to have been authorised as a certified instructor and may conduct instruction as such.

(9) Where an approved training body who has been approved to provide training courses under regulation 55(2)—

(a) satisfies the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph (3) and a certificate in respect of him is issued by the licensing authority under paragraph (6), he shall be deemed to have been authorised as a certified instructor and may conduct instruction as such;

(b) satisfies the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (3), he shall be deemed to have been authorised as an assistant instructor and may conduct instruction as such.

(10) When conducting a prescribed training course a certified instructor shall carry with him the certificate issued in respect of him by the licensing authority and shall, upon being required to do so by a constable or the licensing authority, produce it for examination.

(11) In this Part of these Regulations, “prescribed training course” means the training course prescribed under regulation 61.

Withdrawal of approval to provide training courses or to act as instructor

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(1) The licensing authority may at any time by notice in writing withdraw an approval given under regulation 55(2) or 56(5).

(2) Where the licensing authority withdraws an approval given under regulation 55(2)—

(a) the approval of that person for the purposes of that regulation, and

(b) the authority of that person, and of any other person whom he has approved to act as a certified or assistant instructor under regulation 56(5),

shall cease forthwith and the person whose approval is withdrawn shall, before the expiration of a period of 28 days commencing on the date of withdrawal, return to the licensing authority all certificates which were issued to him under regulation 56(6) and all forms for certificates which were supplied to him under regulation 63(3).

(3) Where the licensing authority withdraws an approval given under regulation 56(5)—

(a) the authority of the person whose approval to act (as the case may be) as a certified or assistant instructor is withdrawn shall cease forthwith, and

(b) in the case of the withdrawal of an approval given in respect of a certified instructor, the person whose approval is withdrawn shall as soon as is reasonably practicable return the certificate issued under regulation 56(6) and all forms of certificates which were supplied to him under regulation 63(3) to the approved training body who authorised him who must, on receiving them, return them immediately to the licensing authority.

Cessation of conduct of training

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(1) Where a certified instructor authorised under regulation 56(1) ceases to conduct instruction on behalf of the approved training body who authorised him, he shall as soon as is reasonably practicable return the certificate issued under regulation 56(6) and all forms of certificates which were supplied to him under regulation 63(3) to the approved training body who must, on receiving them, return them immediately to the licensing authority.

(2) Where an approved training body who is also entitled under regulation 56(9) to conduct instruction as a certified instructor ceases to conduct such instruction, he shall immediately return the certificate issued under regulation 56(6) and all forms of certificates which were supplied to him under regulation 63(3) to the licensing authority.

Approved training courses conducted on large motor bicycles

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(1) In the case of a person holding a provisional licence authorising the driving of large motor bicycles and wishing to undertake an approved training course on such a motor bicycle, the training course may be conducted only by a certified direct access instructor.

(2) “Certified direct access instructor” means a person authorised in accordance with regulation 60.

Certified direct access instructors

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(1) An approved training body may, subject to the following provisions of this regulation, authorise motor bicycle instructors to conduct on his behalf instruction of persons in the riding of large motor bicycles.

(2) A person may not be authorised under paragraph (1) unless he—

(a) holds a full licence to drive large motor bicycles,

(b) has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years,

(d) has completed successfully the licensing authority’s assessment course for certified direct access instructors.

(3) An authorisation given under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect unless—

(a) the person whom the approved training body proposes to authorise, or any other person who is at that time validly authorised by the approved training body to provide instruction in the riding of large motor bicycles, has successfully completed the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors in addition to the assessment course for direct access instructors,

(b) the approved training body has notified the licensing authority in writing of the proposed authorisation, and

(4) An authorisation given under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect in the case of a direct access instructor unless there is in force in respect of him a valid certificate, in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 12, issued by the licensing authority to the person who has authorised him under paragraph (1).

(5) The licensing authority may at any time withdraw an approval given under paragraph (3)(c).

(6) Any authorisation given under paragraph (1) by an approved training body shall cease to be valid if at any time there ceases to be a person who—

(a) is validly authorised by that approved training body to provide instruction in the riding of large motor bicycles, and

(b) has successfully completed the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors in addition to the assessment course for direct access instructors.

(7) Where—

(a) an approved training body who has been approved to provided training courses under regulation 55(2) satisfies the conditions set out in paragraph (2),

(b) that training body or any other person who is at that time validly authorised by him to provide instruction in the riding of large motor bicycles, has successfully completed the licensing authority’s assessment course for motor bicycle instructors in addition to the assessment course for direct access instructors, and

he shall be deemed to have been authorised under paragraph (1) as a certified direct access instructor and may conduct instruction as such;

(8) Regulations 56(7) and (10), 57(3) and 58 shall apply in respect of a certified direct access instructor as they apply in respect of a certified instructor.

(9) Where an authorisation given (or deemed to be given) under paragraph (1) in respect of a certified direct access instructor ceases to be valid by virtue of paragraph (4), that instructor shall as soon as is reasonably practicable return the certificate issued under paragraph (5) to the approved training body who must, on receiving it, return it immediately to the licensing authority.

Nature and conduct of training courses

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(1) A training course for riders of motor bicycles may not be approved by the licensing authority unless it comprises elements (A) to (E) set out in Schedule 13.

(2) Before any practical instruction is given to riders on an approved training course all the requirements of element (A) of the course must be fulfilled.

(3) To complete an approved training course successfully, a rider of a motor bicycle must satisfy the approved training body or a certified instructor acting on his behalf as to each of the following matters in the following sequence—

(a) that he has fulfilled the requirements set out in element (B) of the course; and

(b) that he can execute the manoeuvres set out in element (C) of the course; and

(d) that he rides safely on roads in a variety of road traffic situations, including as many as practicable of those set out in element (E) of the course.

Ratio of trainees to instructors

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(1) When, during an approved training course, riders are receiving on-site instruction and practical on-site riding as part of elements (B) and (C) of the prescribed training course there shall—

(a) in the case of instruction or riding which may under these Regulations be conducted by a certified or an assistant instructor, be no more than 4 riders in the charge of any one instructor at any one time,

(b) in the case of instruction or riding which may under these Regulations be conducted by a direct access instructor, be no more than 2 riders in the charge of any one instructor at any one time.

(2) When riders are undertaking on-road riding as part of element (E) of the prescribed training course there shall be no more than 2 riders in the charge of any one certified or certified direct access instructor at any one time.

Evidence of successful completion of course

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(1) A certified instructor or, as the case may be, a certified direct access instructor shall furnish a trainee who successfully completes an approved training course with a certificate in the form set out in Part 3 of Schedule 12, which must be signed by a certified instructor, who may be the approved training body providing the course.

(2) A certificate issued under paragraph (1) may not be submitted, in support of an application for a licence, as evidence of the successful completion of that course—

(a) in the case of a course completed on or before 30th June 1996, after 30th June 1999, and

(b) in the case of any other course, after the expiration of a period of 3 years commencing with the date of the certificate.

(3) A certified instructor or a certified direct access instructor shall issue certificates using forms supplied by the licensing authority to the approved training body and the licensing authority may make a charge of £5.00 per form.

Exemptions from Part V

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(1) Section 98(3)(c) of the Traffic Act shall not apply to a person who is a provisional entitlement holder by virtue of having passed a test for the time being prescribed in respect of category P on or after 1st December 1990 and such a person shall be exempt from the requirement imposed by section 89(2A) of that Act.

(2) A provisional licence or provisional entitlement holder who is resident on an exempted island shall be exempt from the requirement imposed by section 89(2A) of the Traffic Act in respect of a test of competence to drive a motor bicycle of any class taken, or to be taken, on an island, whether or not that island is an exempted island.

(3) A provisional licence holder who is resident on an exempted island shall be exempt from the restriction imposed by section 97(3)(e) of the Traffic Act if he satisfies either of the conditions set out in paragraph (5) below.

(4) Section 98(3)(c) of the Traffic Act shall not apply to a provisional entitlement holder who is resident on an exempted island if he satisfies either of the conditions set in paragraph (5) below.

(5) The conditions referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) are that he is—

(a) driving on an exempted island, whether or not he is also resident on that island; or

(b) driving on an island which is not an exempted island for the purpose of—

(i) undertaking, or travelling to or from, an approved training course,

(ii) undergoing, or travelling to or from a place where he is to take or where he has taken, a test of competence prescribed in respect of category A or P.

(6) In this regulation—

“exempted island” means any island in Great Britain other than— the Isle of Wight, the island which comprises Lewis and Harris, the island which comprises North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist, Mainland Orkney and Mainland Shetland, and any other island from which motor vehicles not constructed specially for that purpose can at some time be conveniently driven to a road in any other part of Great Britain because of the presence of a bridge, tunnel, ford or other way suitable for the passage of such motor vehicles;

“provisional licence holder” means a person who holds a provisional licence which, subject to section 97(3) of the Traffic Act, authorises the driving of motor bicycles of any class; and

“provisional entitlement holder” means a person who holds a full licence which is treated, by virtue of section 98 of the Traffic Act, as authorising him to drive motor bicycles of any class as if he held a provisional licence therefor.

PART VI — DISABILITIES

Licence groups

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(1) In this Part of these Regulations—

“Group 1 licence” means a licence in so far as it authorises its holder to drive classes of motor vehicle included in categories A, B, B + E, F, G, H, K, L and P,

“Group 2 licence” means, subject to paragraph (2), a licence in so far as it authorises its holder to drive classes of motor vehicle included in any other category or sub-category, and

“licence” includes, unless the context otherwise requires, a Northern Ireland licence and a Community licence.

(2) In so far as a licence authorises its holder to drive vehicles of a class included in sub-categories C1, C1 + E (8.25 tonnes), D1 (not for hire or reward) and D1 + E (not for hire or reward) it is a Group 1 licence while it remains in force if—

(a) it was in force at a time before 1st January 1997, or

(b) it is granted upon the expiry of a licence which was in force at a time before 1st January 1997 and comes into force not later than 31st December 1997.

(3) A licence shall be a Group 1 licence in so far as it authorises, by virtue of any provision of regulation 6, the driving of a class of motor vehicles which is not included in a category or sub-category specified in relation to a Group 1 licence in paragraph (1) or (2).

Disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 1 and 2 licences

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(1) The following disabilities are prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) of the Traffic Act as relevant disabilities in relation to an applicant for, or a person who holds, a Group 1 or Group 2 licence—

(a) epilepsy;

(b) severe mental disorder;

(d) liability to sudden attacks of disabling giddiness or fainting which are caused by any disorder or defect of the heart as a result of which the applicant for the licence or, as the case may be, the holder of the licence has a device implanted in his body, being a device which, by operating on the heart so as to regulate its action, is designed to correct the disorder or defect; and

(e) persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol, whether or not such misuse amounts to dependency.

(2) The disability prescribed in paragraph (1)(d) is prescribed for the purpose of section 92(4)(b) of the Traffic Act in relation to an applicant for a Group 1 or Group 2 licence if the applicant suffering from that disability satisfies the licensing authority that—

(a) the driving of a vehicle by him in pursuance of the licence is not likely to be a source of danger to the public; and

(b) he has made adequate arrangements to receive regular medical supervision by a cardiologist (being supervision to be continued throughout the period of the licence) and is conforming to those arrangements.

(3) The following disabilities are prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (c) of section 92(4) of the Traffic Act, namely any disability consisting solely of any one or more of—

(a) the absence of one or more limbs,

(b) the deformity of one or more limbs, or

(4) In this regulation—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b), the expression “severe mental disorder” includes mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of the mind, psychopathic disorder and severe impairment of intelligence or social functioning;

(b) in paragraph (2)(b), the expression “cardiologist” means a registered medical practitioner who specialises in disorders or defects of the heart and who, in that connection, holds a hospital appointment;

(c) in paragraph (3), references to a limb include references to a part of a limb, and the reference to loss of use, in relation to a limb, includes a reference to a deficiency of limb movement or power.

Disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 1 licences

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(1) There is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) of the Traffic Act as a relevant disability in relation to an applicant for, or a person who holds, a Group 1 licence, the inability to read in good light (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79.4 millimetres high at a distance of—

(a) 12.3 metres, in the case of an applicant for a licence authorising only the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in category K, or

(b) 20.5 metres, in any other case.

(2) Epilepsy is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(4)(b) of the Traffic Act in relation to an applicant for a Group 1 licence who either—

(a) has been free from any epileptic attack during the period of one year immediately preceding the date when the licence is granted; or

(b) (if not so free from attack) has had an epileptic attack whilst asleep more than three years before the date when the licence is granted and has had attacks only whilst asleep between the date of that attack and the date when the licence is granted,

where the licensing authority is satisfied that the driving of a vehicle by him in accordance with the licence is not likely to be a source of danger to the public.

(3) The disability prescribed in paragraph (1) is prescribed for the purposes of section 94(5)(b) of the Traffic Act in relation to an applicant for, or a person who holds, a Group 1 licence.

Disabilities prescribed in respect of Group 2 licences

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(1) There is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) of the Traffic Act as a relevant disability in relation to an applicant for, or a person who holds, a Group 2 licence, the inability to read in good light (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79.4 millimetres high at a distance of 20.5 metres.

(2) There is also prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) of the Traffic Act as a relevant disability in relation to a person other than an excepted licence holder who is an applicant for or who holds a Group 2 licence, such abnormality of sight in one or both eyes that he cannot meet the relevant standard of visual acuity.

(3) The relevant standard of visual acuity for the purposes of paragraph (2) means—

(a) in the case of a person who—

(i) was the holder of a valid Group 2 or obsolete vocational licence upon each relevant date specified in column (1) of Table 1 at the end of this regulation, and

(ii) if he is an applicant for a Group 2 licence, satisfies the Secretary of State that he has had adequate recent driving experience and has not during the period of 10 years immediately before the date of the application been involved in any road accident in which his defective eyesight was a contributory factor,

the standard prescribed in relation to him in column (2) of Table 1;

(b) in the case of a person who—

(i) does not fall within sub-paragraph (a), and

(ii) was or is the holder of a valid Group 2 licence upon the relevant date specified in column (1) of Table 2 at the end of this regulation,

the standard prescribed in relation to him in column (2) of Table 2;

(c) in the case of any other person, a standard of visual acuity (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) of at least 6/9 in the better eye and at least 6/12 in the worse eye and, if corrective lenses are worn, an uncorrected acuity of at least 3/60 in both eyes.

(4) There is prescribed in relation to a person—

(a) to whom paragraph (3)(c) applies, and

(b) who is able to meet the relevant standard of visual acuity prescribed in that sub-paragraph only with the aid of corrective lenses,

poor toleration of the correction made by the lenses.

(5) There is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) as a relevant disability in relation to a person who is an applicant for or who holds a Group 2 licence, sight in only one eye unless—

(a) he held an obsolete vocational licence on 1st April 1991, the traffic commissioner who granted the last such licence knew of the disability before 1st January 1991, and—

(i) in a case of a person who also held such a licence on 1st January 1983, the visual acuity in his sighted eye is no worse than 6/12, or

(ii) in any other case, the visual acuity in his sighted eye is no worse than 6/9, and

if he is an applicant for a Group 2 licence, he satisfies the Secretary of State that he has had adequate recent driving experience and has not during the period of 10 years immediately before the date of the application been involved in any road accident in which his defective eyesight was a contributory factor; or

(b) the person is an excepted licence holder.

(6) Diabetes requiring insulin treatment is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) in relation to an applicant for or a person who holds a Group 2 licence unless the person suffering from the disability held an obsolete vocational licence on 1st April 1991 and the traffic commissioner who granted the last obsolete vocational licence knew of the disability before 1st January 1991.

(7) Liability to seizures arising from a cause other than epilepsy is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(2) in relation to an applicant for or a person who holds a Group 2 licence.

(8) Epilepsy is prescribed for the purposes of section 92(4)(b) of the Traffic Act in the case of an applicant for a Group 2 licence suffering from epilepsy who satisfies the licensing authority that—

(a) during the period of 10 years immediately preceding the date when the licence is granted—

(i) he has been free from any epileptic attack, and

(ii) he has not required any medication to treat epilepsy, and

(b) that the driving of a vehicle by him in accordance with the licence is not likely to be a danger to the public.

(9) In this regulation—

(a) references to measurements of visual acuity are references to visual acuity measured on the Snellen Scale;

(b) “excepted licence holder” means a person who—

(i) was the holder of a licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in sub-categories C1 and C1 + E (8.25 tonnes) which was in force at a time before 1st January 1997, and

(ii) is an applicant for, or the holder of, a Group 2 licence solely by reason that the licence applied for or held authorises (or would, if granted, authorise) the driving of vehicles included in those sub-categories;

(c) “obsolete vocational licence” means a licence to drive heavy goods vehicles or public service vehicles which was in force at a time before 1st April 1991 (whether or not it was continued in force by section 1(2) of the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989).

(1) Person holding Group 2 licence or obsolete vocational licence on:–	(2) Standard of visual acuity applicable:–
1 1st January 1983 and 1st April 1991.	Acuity (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) of at least 6/12 in the better eye or at least 6/36 in the worse eye or uncorrected acuity of at least 3/60 in at least one eye.
2 1st March 1992, but not on 1st January 1983.	Acuity (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) of at least 6/9 in the better eye or at least 6/12 in the worse eye, or uncorrected acuity of at least 3/60 in at least one eye.
(1) Person holding Group 2 licence on:–	(2) Standard of visual acuity applicable:–
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1 31st December 1996, but not on 1st March 1992.	Acuity (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) of at least 6/9 in the better eye and at least 6/12 in the worse eye and, if corrective lenses are needed to meet that standard, uncorrected acuity of at least 3/60 in at least one eye.
2 On or after 1st January 1997 but not on 31st December 1996.	Acuity (with the aid of corrective lenses if necessary) of at least 6/9 in the better eye and at least 6/12 in the worse eye and, if corrective lenses are needed to meet that standard, uncorrected acuity of at least 3/60 in both eyes.

Disabilities requiring medical investigation: High Risk Offenders

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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the circumstances prescribed for the purposes of subsection (5) of section 94 of the Traffic Act, under subsection (4) of that section, are that the person who is an applicant for, or holder of, a licence—

(a) has been disqualified by an order of a court by reason that the proportion of alcohol in his body equalled or exceeded—

(i) 87.5 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath, or

(ii) 200 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of blood, or

(iii) 267.5 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of urine;

(b) has been disqualified by order of a court by reason that he has failed, without reasonable excuse, to provide a specimen when required to do so pursuant to section 7 of the Traffic Act; or

(i) the proportion of alcohol in his breath, blood or urine exceeded the limit prescribed by virtue of section 5 of the Traffic Act, or

(ii) he was unfit to drive through drink contrary to section 4 of that Act.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) a court order shall not be taken into account unless it was made on or after 1st June 1990 and paragraph (1)(c) shall not apply to a person unless the last such order was made on or after 1st June 1990.

PART VII — SUPPLEMENTARY

Transitional provisions

Effect of change in classification of vehicles for licensing purposes

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(1) In a licence (whether full or provisional) granted before 1st January 1997, a reference to motor vehicles in an old category shall be construed as a reference to motor vehicles in the new category corresponding thereto and a reference to motor vehicles of a class included in an old category shall be construed as a reference to vehicles of the corresponding class included in the new category.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a reference in a licence to motor vehicles in an old category (or a class included in that category) includes a reference in a licence granted before 1st June 1990 to a group or class of motor vehicles which is, by virtue of any enactment, to be construed as a reference to vehicles in the old category (or a class included in that category).

(3) If an application for the grant of a licence authorising the driving of a class of motor vehicles included in an old category has been made but the licence has not been granted or refused before the date upon which this regulation comes into force, the application shall be taken on and after that date to be an application for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles of the corresponding class in the new category.

(4) A person who before 1st January 1997 has passed a test prescribed in respect of (or authorising the driving of) motor vehicles of a class included in an old category shall be regarded as having passed a test prescribed in these Regulations authorising the driving of motor vehicles of the corresponding class in the new category.

(5) Where a licence granted before 1st January 1997 authorises only the driving of a class of motor vehicles included in an old category having automatic transmission, it shall authorise the driving of the corresponding class of vehicles in the new category having automatic transmission.

(6) In this regulation—

“old category” and “class included in an old category” mean respectively a category and a class of vehicles specified in column (1) of the table at the end of this regulation, and

“new category” and “class included in a new category”, in relation to an old category, mean respectively the category (or, as the case may be, the sub-category) and the class of vehicles specified in column (2) of the table as corresponding to the relevant old category or class included therein. TABLE (1) Old category or class(2) Corresponding new category or class AAB1B1B1, limited to invalid carriagesB1 (invalid carriages)BBB + EB + EC1C1C1 + EC1 + E (8.25 tonnes)CCC + EC + EC + E, limited to drawbar trailer combinations onlyVehicles in category C + E which are drawbar trailer combinationsD1D1 (not for hire or reward)D1 + ED1 + E (not for hire or reward)D, limited to 16 seatsD1D, limited to vehicles not more than 5.5 metres in lengthD1 and vehicles in category D not more than 5.5 metres in lengthD, limited to vehicles not driven for hire or rewardVehicles in category D which are driven otherwise than for hire or rewardDDD + ED + EFFGGHHKKLLPP

Saving in respect of entitlement to Group M

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Where a person is authorised by virtue of regulations revoked by these Regulations (whether or not he is the holder of a licence granted before 1st October 1982) to drive, or to apply for the grant of a licence authorising the driving of, vehicles of a class included in the former group M (trolley vehicles used for the carriage of passengers with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat), nothing in these Regulations shall affect such entitlement and any licence granted to such a person shall be construed as authorising the driving of vehicles of that class.

Saving in respect of entitlement to drive mobile project vehicles

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In relation to a person who was at a time before 1st January 1997 the holder of a licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B (except a licence authorising only the driving of vehicles in sub-category B1 or B1 (invalid carriages)), regulation 6(7) shall apply as if paragraphs (b) and (c) and the words “on behalf of a non-commercial body” were omitted.

Mobile cranes as exempted goods vehicles

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Paragraph (1)(c) of regulation 48 shall apply until 1st January 1998 as if the words “except a mobile crane” were omitted.

Miscellaneous

Persons who become resident in Great Britain

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(1) A person who becomes resident in Great Britain who is—

(a) the holder of a relevant permit, and

(b) not disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence in Great Britain

shall, during the period of one year after he becomes so resident, be treated for the purposes of section 87 of the Traffic Act as the holder of a licence authorising him to drive all classes of small vehicle which he is authorised to drive by that permit.

(2) The following enactments relating to licences or licence holders shall apply in relation to relevant permits or the holders of such permits (as the case may be) subject to modifications in accordance with the following provisions:—

(a) section 7 of the Offenders Act shall apply as if the references to a licence were references to a relevant permit and as if the words after paragraph (c) thereof were omitted;

(b) section 27(1), (2) and (3) of the Offenders Act shall apply as if the references to a licence were references to a relevant permit, but with the omission—

(i) of any reference to the counterpart of a licence,

(ii) in subsection (1) of the words “, before making any order under section 44 of this Act,”, and

(iii) in subsection (3) of the words “, unless he satisfies the Court that he has applied for a new licence and has not received it”;

(c) section 42(5) of the Offenders Act shall apply in relation to the holder of a relevant permit as if for the words “endorsed on the counterpart of the licence” onwards there were substituted the words “notified to the Secretary of State”;

(d) section 47(2) of the Offenders Act shall apply in relation to the holder of a relevant permit, only where the court has ordered him to be disqualified and as if for the words “send the licence” onwards there were substituted the words “send the permit, on its being produced to the court, to the Licensing authority who shall keep the permit until the disqualification has expired or been removed or the person entitled to the permit leaves Great Britain and in any case has made a demand in writing for its return to him”;

(e) section 164(1), (6) and (8) of the Traffic Act shall apply as if the references to a licence were references to a relevant permit and any reference to a counterpart of a licence were omitted; and

(f) section 173 of the Traffic Act shall apply as if the reference in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that section to any licence under any Part of that Act were a reference to a relevant permit and the reference, in the case of a licence to drive, to any counterpart were omitted.

(3) In this regulation “relevant permit” means—

(i) a “domestic driving permit”,

(ii) a “Convention driving permit”, or

(iii) a “British Forces (BFG) driving licence”,

within the meaning of article 2(7) of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975 which is—

(a) for the time being valid for the purposes for which it was issued, and

(b) is not a domestic driving permit or a British Forces (BFG) driving licence in respect of which any order made, or having effect as if made, by the Secretary of State is for the time being in force under article 2(6) of that Order.

Service personnel

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The traffic commissioner for the South Eastern Traffic Area is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 183(6) of the 1988 Act (discharge of Part IV functions in relation to HM Forces).

Northern Ireland licences

76

(1) The traffic commissioner for the North Western Traffic Area is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 122(2) of the Traffic Act.

(2) For the purposes of section 122(4) of the Traffic Act, the magistrates' court or sheriff to whom an appeal shall lie by the holder of a Northern Ireland licence, being a person who is not resident in Great Britain and who is aggrieved by the suspension or revocation of the licence or by the ordering of disqualification for holding or obtaining a licence, shall be—

(a) such a magistrates' court or sheriff as he may nominate at the time he makes the appeal; or

(b) in the absence of a nomination of a particular court under sub-paragraph (a), the magistrates' court in whose area the office of the traffic commissioner for the North Western Traffic Area is situated.

Statement of date of birth

77

(1) The circumstances in which a person specified in section 164(2) of the Traffic Act shall, on being required by a police constable, state his date of birth are—

(a) where that person fails to produce forthwith for examination his licence on being required to do so by a police constable under that section; or

(b) where, on being so required, that person produces a licence—

(i) which the police constable in question has reason to suspect—

(a) was not granted to that person;

(b) was granted to that person in error; or

(c) contains an alteration in the particulars entered on the licence (other than as described in sub-paragraph (b)) made with intent to deceive; or

(ii) in which the driver number has been altered, removed or defaced; or

(c) where that person is a person specified in subsection (1)(d) of that section and the police constable has reason to suspect that he is under 21 years of age.

(2) In paragraph (1), “driver number” means the number described as the driver number in the licence.

SCHEDULE 1 — REGULATIONS REVOKED

Title	Year and Number
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987	1987/1378
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1988	1988/965
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1988	1988/1062
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1989	1989/373
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1989	1989/762
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1989	1989/1612
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1990	1990/842
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1990	1990/1115
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1990	1990/1396
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1990	1990/2334
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) Regulations 1990	1990/2612
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1991	1991/485
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1991	1991/515
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991	1991/1121
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991	1991/1122
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1991	1991/1541
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1991	1991/2492
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1991	1991/2493
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1992	1992/166
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992	1992/538
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1992	1992/539
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992	1992/1318
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1992	1992/1356
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1992	1992/1757
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1992	1992/1761
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1992	1992/3089
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1992	1992/3090
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1993	1993/1602
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1993	1993/1603
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1994	1994/638
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1994	1994/639
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1994	1994/1862
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1995	1995/1162
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1995	1995/1200
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995	1995/2075
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995	1995/2076
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1996	1996/211
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1996	1996/212
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996	1996/536
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996	1996/1259
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1996	1996/1997

SCHEDULE 2 — CATEGORIES AND SUB-CATEGORIES OF VEHICLE FOR LICENSING PURPOSES

PART 1

(1) Category or sub-category	(2) Classes of vehicle included	(3) Additional categories and sub-categories
A	Motor bicycles but excluding any motor vehicle in category K.	B1, K and P.
A1	A sub-category of category A comprising learner motor bicycles but excluding any motor vehicle in category P.	P.
B	Any motor vehicle, other than a vehicle included in category A, F or P, having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and not more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, including– a combination of such a vehicle and a trailer where the trailer has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg, and a combination of such a vehicle and a trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes and the maximum authorised mass of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle.	F, K and P.
B1	A sub-category of category B comprising motor vehicles having three or four wheels, an unladen weight not exceeding 550 kilograms, a maximum design speed exceeding 50 km per hour and, if powered by an internal combustion engine, a cubic capacity exceeding 50 cubic centimetres.	K and P.
B1 (invalid carriages)	A sub-category of category B comprising motor vehicles which are invalid carriages.
B + E	Combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category B but the combination does not fall within that category.
C	Any motor vehicle having a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, other than a vehicle falling within category D, F, G or H, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.
C1	A sub-category of category C comprising motor vehicles having a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.
D	Any motor vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers having more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.
D1	A sub-category of category D comprising motor vehicles having more than 8 but not more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.
C + E	Combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category C but the combination does not fall within that category.	B + E.
C1 + E	A sub-category of category C + E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where– the tractor vehicle is in sub-category C1, the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle, and the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes.	B + E.
D + E	Combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category D but the combination does not fall within that category.	B + E.
D1 + E	A sub-category of category D + E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where– the tractor vehicle is in sub-category D1, the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle, the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes, and the trailer is not used for the carriage of passengers.	B + E
F	Agricultural or forestry tractor, but excluding any motor vehicle included in category H.	K.
G	Road roller.
H	Track-laying vehicle steered by its tracks.
K	Mowing machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian excluding any motor vehicle included in category B.
P	Moped.

PART 2

C1 + E (8.25 tonnes)	A sub-category of category C + E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer in sub-category C1 + E the maximum authorised mass of which does not exceed 8.25 tonnes.
D1 (not for hire or reward)	A sub-category of category D comprising motor vehicles in sub-category D1 driven otherwise than for hire or reward.
D1 + E (not for hire or reward)	A sub-category of category D + E comprising motor vehicles in sub-category D1 + E driven otherwise than for hire or reward.
L	Motor vehicle propelled by electrical power.

SCHEDULE 3 — LICENCE FEES

PART 1 — TABLE OF FEES

1

A first licence.

2

A full licence granted in exchange for a full Northern Ireland licence or to a person who has held a full Northern Ireland licence which was granted on or after 1st January 1976.

3

A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category A other than–

(a) a first licence,

(b) a licence granted following the revocation of a licence under section 93(1) or the delivery of a Community licence to the Secretary of State under section 99C(1) or (3), or

4

A licence granted in exchange for a licence still in force or in place of a licence revoked pursuant to section 99(3) of the Traffic Act except–

(a) a full licence granted in exchange for a first licence,

(b) a first full Group 2 licence,

(d) a licence granted following the revocation of a licence under section 93(1) or the delivery of a Community licence to the Secretary of State under section 99C(1) or (3),

(e) a licence which the licensing authority is required to grant free of charge under section 99(7) or 99C(2) of the Traffic Act,

(f) a short Group 2 licence, or

(g) a licence falling within any other paragraph of this Part.

5

A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C.

6

A provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category D.

7

A full Group 1 licence granted upon the expiry of a previous Group 1 licence, other than a licence granted under section 99(1)(b) of the Traffic Act.

8

A full Group 2 licence, other than the first, granted in exchange for a provisional Group 2 licence, other than a licence granted under section 99(1)(b) or (1A)(c) of the Traffic Act.

9

A full Group 2 licence granted upon the expiry of a previous Group 2 licence.

10

A licence granted by way of replacement of a lost or defaced licence.

11

A full licence, other than a short Group 2 licence, granted upon the expiry of a period of disqualification ordered by a court under section 34 or 35 of the Offenders Act–

(a) in the circumstances prescribed under section 94(4) of the Traffic Act irrespective of the date when the court order was made;

12

Except if it is a first licence, a provisional licence granted first upon the expiry of a period of disqualification ordered by a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act, whether or not the court also made an order under section 34 or 35–

(a) in the circumstances prescribed under section 94(4) of the Traffic Act irrespective of the date when the court order was made;

13

A first full licence, other than a short Group 2 licence, granted to a person after he has passed an appropriate driving test ordered by a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act other than a licence falling within paragraph 4(a).

14

A provisional Group 2 licence granted first to a person who has been ordered to take a driving test under section 117 or 117A of the Traffic Act.

15

A full Group 2 licence, other than a short Group 2 licence, granted to a person after he has passed a driving test ordered under section 117 or 117A of the Traffic Act.

PART 2 — INTERPRETATION

In Part 1 of this Schedule—

“first licence” means a licence (other than a licence falling in paragraph 2 of the Table in Part 1) granted to a person— who has not held a licence before, whose last licence was a full licence which expired before 31st December 1978, or whose last provisional licence was granted before 1st October 1982;

“short Group 2 licence” means a licence which, when granted upon the expiry of a period of disqualification, must (by virtue of the expiry date of the licence which was revoked upon disqualification) expire not later than 3 months after the date it is granted;

and “Group 1 licence” and “Group 2 licence” have the meanings respectively given in regulation 65.

SCHEDULE 4 — DISTINGUISHING MARKS TO BE DISPLAYED ON A MOTOR VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN UNDER A PROVISIONAL LICENCE

PART 1

Diagram of distinguishing mark to be displayed on a motor vehicle in England, Wales or Scotland.

Red letter on white ground.

The corners of the ground can be rounded off.

PART 2

Diagram of optional distinguishing mark to be displayed on a motor vehicle in Wales if a mark in the form set out in Part 1 is not displayed.

Red letter on white ground.

The corners of the ground can be rounded off.

SCHEDULE 5 — FEES FOR TESTS

1

A and P

2

B1 (other than B1 (invalid carriages)), B, F, G, H, and K

4

B1 (invalid carriages)

3

B + E, C1, C1 + E, D1, D1 + E, C, C + E, D and D + E

SCHEDULE 6 — EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY OF TEST CANDIDATES

1

The documents referred to in regulation 34(2) and (4) are—

(a) a passport;

(b) any of the following documents if it bears a photograph and signature of the person, namely—

(i) a cheque guarantee card or credit card,

(ii) an employer’s identity card,

(iii) a trade union card,

(iv) a students union card,

(v) a school bus pass, or

(vi) a card issued in connection with the sale and purchase of railway tickets;

(c) a photograph of the person which has been endorsed with a certificate in the prescribed form signed by an acceptable person.

2

In this Schedule—

“acceptable person” means a bank official, a certified instructor (within the meaning of regulation 56(2)(a)), an established civil servant, a person whose name is entered in the register of driving instructors under Part V of the Traffic Act, a local authority councillor, a Justice of the Peace, a medical practitioner, a Member of Parliament, a minister of religion, a police officer, a solicitor or barrister or a teacher;

“the prescribed form”, in relation to a certificate, means the following— I, [Name of acceptable person], certify that this is a true likeness of [Name of candidate], who has been known to me for [] years in my capacity as [Specify capacity] Signed Date Business or profession (and registration or certificate number (if any) Telephone number

SCHEDULE 7 — SPECIFIED MATTERS FOR THEORY TEST

PART 1 — CATEGORIES A AND P

The specified matters are set out in sections A to G. The person conducting the test shall examine candidates on all the items included in sections A to G but need not examine them on every item mentioned in sections F and G provided that he asks at least one question about them at random.

A. Road traffic regulation

Road traffic regulations including road signs, road markings, signals, rights of way and speed limits.

B. The driver

1

The importance of alertness and attitudes to other road users.

2

Perception, judgment and decision-making, including especially reaction time and changes in driver behaviour due to the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicinal products, state of mind and fatigue.

C. The road

1

The most important principles concerning the observance of safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and roadholding under various weather and road conditions.

2

Driving risk factors related to various road conditions, in particular as they change with the weather and the time of day or night.

3

Characteristics of various types of road and the related statutory requirements.

D. Other road users

1

Specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users and the most vulnerable categories of user such as children, pedestrians, cyclists and people whose mobility is reduced.

2

Risks involved in the movement and driving of various types of vehicle and of the different fields of view of their drivers.

E. General rules and regulations and other matters

1

Rules concerning the administrative documents required for the use of vehicles.

2

General rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning device and raising the alarm) and the measures which he can take to assist road accident victims where necessary.

3

Safety factors relating to persons carried, including balancing with a passenger.

F. Road and Vehicle safety

1

Mechanical aspects of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety, i.e. the detection of the most common faults, in particular in the steering, suspension and brake systems, tyres, lights and direction indicators, reflectors, rear-view mirrors, and the exhaust system.

2

Vehicle safety equipment including, in particular, the use of crash helmets and visors.

G. Environmental matters

Rules regarding vehicle use in relation to the environment, including the appropriate use of audible warning devices, moderate fuel consumption, limitation of pollutant emissions and matters of a similar nature.

PART 2 — CATEGORY B

A. Road traffic regulation

Road traffic regulations including road signs, road markings, signals, rights of way and speed limits.

B. The driver

1

The importance of alertness and attitudes to other road users.

2

Perception, judgment and decision-making, including especially reaction time and changes in driver behaviour due to the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicinal products, state of mind and fatigue.

C. The road

1

The most important principles concerning the observance of safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and roadholding under various weather and road conditions.

2

Driving risk factors related to various road conditions, in particular as they change with the weather and the time of day or night.

3

Characteristics of various types of road and the related statutory requirements.

D. Other road users

1

Specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users and the most vulnerable categories of user such as children, pedestrians, cyclists and people whose mobility is reduced.

2

Risks involved in the movement and driving of various types of vehicle and of the different fields of view of their drivers.

E. General rules and regulations and other matters

1

Rules concerning the administrative documents required for the use of vehicles.

2

3

Safety factors relating to persons carried.

F. Road and Vehicle safety

1

2

Vehicle safety equipment including, in particular, the use of seat-belts and child safety equipment.

G. Environmental matters

PART 3 — CATEGORY C

The specified matters are set out in sections A and B. The person conducting the test shall examine candidates on all the items included in section A but need not examine them on every item mentioned in section B provided that he asks at least one question about them at random.

A. Mandatory matters

1

Rules on vehicle weights and dimensions.

2

Rules on driving hours, rest periods and the use of the tachograph.

3

Principles of braking systems and speed governors.

4

Checks on the condition of tyres, lights, reflectors, steering, brakes, direction indicators and audible warning devices.

5

Precautions when alighting from the vehicle.

6

Safety factors relating to vehicle loading.

B. Random questioning

1

Obstruction of the field of view of the driver and other road users caused by characteristics of their vehicles.

2

The effect of wind on the course of the vehicle.

3

Precautions to be taken when overtaking because of the danger of splashing spray or mud.

PART 4 — CATEGORY D

A. Mandatory matters

1

Rules on vehicle weights and dimensions.

2

Rules on driving hours, rest periods and the use of the tachograph.

3

Principles of braking systems and speed governors.

4

Rules concerning persons carried.

5

How to behave in the event of an accident.

6

Checks on the condition of tyres, lights, reflectors, steering, brakes, direction indicators and audible warning devices.

7

Precautions when alighting from the vehicle.

8

Safety factors relating to vehicle loading.

B. Random questioning

1

Obstruction of the field of view of the driver and other road users caused by characteristics of their vehicles.

2

The effect of wind on the course of the vehicle.

3

Precautions to be taken when overtaking because of the danger of splashing spray or mud.

SCHEDULE 8 — SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTICAL OR UNITARY TEST

PART 1 — PRACTICAL TEST: CATEGORIES A AND P

Test candidates must satisfy the examiner as to—

(a) their ability to—

(i) carry out properly the activities, and

(ii) perform competently, without danger to and with due consideration for other road users, the manoeuvres

specified in sections A to E below in all respects in accordance with those sections; and

(b) their understanding of how to balance safely with a passenger.

A. Eyesight

Read in good daylight (with the aid of corrective lenses if worn) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79.4 millimetres high at a distance of 20.5 metres.

B. Preparation to drive

1

Adjust rear view mirrors.

2

Adjust crash helmet.

C. Technical control of the vehicle

1

Start the engine and move off smoothly (uphill and downhill as well as on the flat).

2

Accelerate to a suitable speed while maintaining a straight course, including during gear-changes.

3

Adjust speed to negotiate left or right turns at junctions, possibly in restricted spaces, while maintaining control of the vehicle.

4

Lean over to turn.

5

Keep balance at various speeds.

6

Brake accurately to stop where directed, if need be by performing an emergency stop.

7

Park the vehicle on its stand.

8

Remove motor bicycle from its stand and move it, without the aid of the engine, by walking alongside it.

9

Cause the vehicle to face in the opposite direction by driving it forward (a “U-turn”).

D. Behaviour in traffic

1

Observe (including the use of the rear view mirrors) road alignment, markings, signs and potential or actual risks.

2

Communicate with other road users using the authorised means.

3

React appropriately in actual risk situations.

4

Comply with road traffic regulations and the instructions of the police, traffic wardens, etc.

5

Move off from the kerb or a parking space.

6

Drive with the vehicle correctly positioned on the road, adjusting speed to traffic conditions and the line of the road.

7

Keep the right distance between vehicles.

8

Change lanes.

9

Pass parked or stationary vehicles and obstacles.

10

Approach and cross junctions.

11

Turn right and left at junctions or to leave the carriageway.

12

Where the opportunity arises—

(a) Pass oncoming vehicles, including in confined spaces.

(b) Overtake in various situations.

E. Alighting from vehicle

Take all precautions necessary when alighting.

PART 2 — PRACTICAL TEST: CATEGORIES B AND B + E

(1) Test candidates must, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), satisfy the examiner as to their ability to—

(i) carry out properly the activities, and

(ii) perform competently, without danger to and with due consideration for other road users, the manoeuvres

specified in sections A to E below in all respects in accordance with those sections.

(2) Any requirement contained in those paragraphs shall, in the case of a test for a licence authorising the driving a motor vehicle in sub-category B1, only be complied with to the extent that it is compatible with the characteristics of the vehicle on which the test is taken.

(3) Requirement F shall only be complied with during a test for a licence authorising the driving of a vehicle of a class included in category B + E and, in the case of a disabled driver, may be carried out through oral questioning.

A. Eyesight

Read in good daylight (with the aid of corrective lenses if worn) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79.4 millimetres high at a distance of 20.5 metres.

B. Preparation to drive

1

Adjust the seat as necessary to obtain a correct seating position.

2

Adjust rear view mirrors and seat belt.

3

Check that the doors are closed.

C. Technical control of the vehicle

1

Start the engine and move off smoothly (uphill and downhill as well as on the flat).

2

Accelerate to a suitable speed while maintaining a straight course, including during gear-changes.

3

Adjust speed to negotiate left or right turns at junctions, possibly in restricted spaces while maintaining control of the vehicle.

4

Brake accurately to stop where directed, if need be by performing an emergency stop.

5

Either—

(a) perform any two of the following manoeuvres—

(i) reverse in a straight line and reverse right or left round a corner while keeping within the correct traffic lane;

(ii) turn the vehicle to face the opposite way, using forward and reverse gears;

(iii) park the vehicle and leave a parking space (parallel, oblique or right-angle) both forwards and in reverse, on the flat, uphill and downhill; or

(b) (in the case of a test for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles in category B + E only) reverse in an S-shaped curve.

D. Behaviour in traffic

1

Observe (including the use of the rear view mirrors) road alignment, markings, signs and potential or actual risks.

2

Communicate with other road users using the authorised means.

3

React appropriately in actual risk situations.

4

Comply with road traffic regulations and the instructions of the police and traffic controllers.

5

Move off from the kerb or a parking space.

6

Drive with the vehicle correctly positioned on the road, adjusting speed to traffic conditions and the line of the road.

7

Keep the right distance between vehicles.

8

Change lanes.

9

Pass parked or stationary vehicles and obstacles.

10

Approach and cross junctions.

11

Turn right and left at junctions or to leave the carriageway.

12

Where the opportunity arises—

(a) Pass oncoming vehicles, including in confined spaces.

(b) Overtake in various situations.

E. Alighting from vehicle

Take all precautions necessary when alighting.

F. Trailer

Uncouple and recouple trailer.

PART 3 — PRACTICAL TEST: CATEGORIES C AND C + E

(1) Test candidates must satisfy the examiner as to their ability to—

(i) carry out properly the activities, and

(ii) perform competently, without danger to and with due consideration for other road users, the manoeuvres

prescribed in paragraph (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be, in all respects in accordance with this Schedule.

(2) In the case of candidates taking a test for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C or C + E or any sub-category thereof, the manoeuvres and activities mentioned in sections A to C and F below are prescribed.

(3) In the case of candidates taking a test for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C or C + E or in sub-category C1 + E, the manoeuvres and activities mentioned in section D are also prescribed.

(4) In the case of candidates taking a test for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category C + E or sub-category C1 + E, the activity mentioned in section E is prescribed.

A. Preparation to drive

1

Adjust the seat as necessary to obtain a correct seating position.

2

Adjust rear view mirrors and seat belt.

3

Check that the doors are closed.

B. Technical control of the vehicle

1

Start the engine and move off smoothly (uphill and downhill as well as on the flat).

2

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