http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/part/II/crossheading/categories-of-entitlement/1999-11-12The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseROAD TRAFFIC2024-06-101999-11-12 These Regulations consolidate with amendments the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 and regulations amending those Regulations (all of which are now revoked). The amendments made are as follows:— PART II LICENCES<Emphasis>Categories of entitlement</Emphasis> Classification of vehicles41Subject to regulations 5 and 78, the Secretary of State shall grant licences authorising the driving of motor vehicles in accordance with the categories and sub-categories specified in column (1) and defined in column (2) of Schedule 2 and those categories and sub-categories are designated as groups for the purposes of section 89(1)(b) of the Traffic Act.2In these Regulations, expressions relating to vehicle categories have the following meanings—aany reference to a category or sub-category identified by letter, number or word or by any combination of letters, numbers and words is a reference to the category or sub-category defined in column (2) of Schedule 2 opposite that letter or combination in column (1) of the Schedule,b“sub-category" means, in relation to category A, B, C, C+E, D or D+E, a class of vehicles comprising part of the category and identified as a sub-category thereof in column (2) of Schedule 2, andcunless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a category includes a reference to sub-categories of that category. Classes for which licences may be granted51A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in a category or sub-category shown in Part 1 of Schedule 2 may be granted to a person who is entitled thereto by virtue of—aholding or having held a full licence, a full Northern Ireland licence, full British external licence, full British Forces licence, exchangeable licence or Community licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that class, orbhaving passed a test for a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of that class or a Northern Ireland or Gibraltar test corresponding to such a test.2A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in any category or sub-category shown in Part 2 of Schedule 2 may not be granted to a person unless, at a time before 1st January 1997—ain the case of a person applying for a full licence,—ihe held a full licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of that class or a class which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to a class included in that category or sub-category, oriihe passed a test which at the time it was passed authorised the driving of motor vehicles of such a class or a Northern Ireland test corresponding to such a test;bin the case of a person applying for a provisional licence, he held a provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that class or a class which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to a class included in that category or sub-category.3A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages), which are specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2, may not be granted to a person unless, at a time before 12th November 1999—ain the case of a person applying for a full licence, he held a full licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages) or a class of motor vehicles which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to vehicles included in that sub-category, orbin the case of a person applying for a provisional licence, he held a provisional licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages) or a class of motor vehicles which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to vehicles included in that sub-category. Competence to drive classes of vehicle: general61Where a person holds, or has held, a relevant full licence authorising him to drive vehicles included in any category or, as the case may be, sub-category he is deemed competent to drive—avehicles of all classes included in that category or sub-category unless by that licence he is or was authorised to drive—ionly motor vehicles of a specified class within that category or sub-category, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only vehicles of that class, oriionly motor vehicles adapted on account of a disability, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such classes of vehicle included in that category or sub-category as are so adapted (and for the purposes of this paragraph, a motor bicycle with a side-car may be treated in an appropriate case as a motor vehicle adapted on account of a disability),andball classes of vehicle included in any other category or sub-category which is specified in column (3) of Schedule 2 as an additional category or sub-category in relation to that category or sub-category unless by that licence he is or was authorised to drive—ionly motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall, subject to paragraph (2), be deemed competent to drive only such classes of motor vehicle included in the additional category or sub-category as have automatic transmission, oriionly motor vehicles adapted on account of a disability, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such classes of vehicle included in the additional category or sub-category as are so adapted.2Where the additional category is F, K or P, paragraph (1)(b)(i) shall not apply.3In this regulation and regulations 7 and 8, “relevant full licence" means a full licence granted under Part III of the Traffic Act, a full Northern Ireland licence or a Community licence. Competence to drive classes of vehicle: special cases71A person who has held, for a period of at least two years, a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category C, other than vehicles included in sub-category C1, may also drive a motor vehicle of a class included in category D which is—adamaged or defective and being driven to a place of repair or being road tested following repair, andbis not used for the carriage of any person who is not connected with its repair or road testing,unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such of the vehicles mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) as have automatic transmission.2A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category D, other than vehicles included in sub-category D1 or D1 (not for hire or reward), may drive a passenger-carrying vehicle recovery vehicle unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only passenger-carrying vehicle recovery vehicles having automatic transmission.3A person may drive an incomplete large vehicle—ahaving a working weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles in sub-category C1, orbhaving a working weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles in category C, other than vehicles in sub-category C1,unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only incomplete large vehicles of the appropriate weight specified in paragraph (a) or (b) which have automatic transmission.4A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 and B1 (invalid carriages), may drive—aan exempted goods vehicle other than—ia passenger-carrying vehicle recovery vehicle, oriia mobile project vehicle,ban exempted military vehicle, andca passenger-carrying vehicle in respect of which the conditions specified in regulation 50(2) or (3) are satisfied,unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such of the vehicles mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as have automatic transmission.5A person who—aholds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages),bhas held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years, andcis aged 21 or over,may drive a mobile project vehicle on behalf of a non-commercial body—ito or from the place where the equipment it carries is to be, or has been, used, or the display or exhibition is to be, or has been, mounted, oriito or from the place where a mechanical defect in the vehicle is to be, or has been, remedied, oriiiin such circumstances that by virtue of paragaph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 the vehicle is not chargeable with duty in respect of its use on public roads,unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only mobile project vehicles having automatic transmission.6A person who—aholds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages),bhas held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years,cis aged 21 or over,dif he is aged 70 or over, is not suffering from a relevant disability in respect of which the Secretary of State would be bound to refuse to grant him a Group 2 licence, andereceives no consideration for so doing, other than out-of pocket expenses,may drive, on behalf of a non-commercial body for social purposes but not for hire or reward, a vehicle of a class included in sub-category D1 which has no trailer attached and has a maximum authorised mass—inot exceeding 3.5 tonnes, excluding any part of that weight which is attributable to specialised equipment intended for the carriage of disabled passengers, andiinot exceeding 4.25 tonnes otherwise,unless such a person is by that licence authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such vehicles in sub-category D1 as conform to the above specification and have automatic transmission.7A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages), may drive a vehicle of a class included in category B+E where—athe trailer consists of a vehicle which is damaged or defective and is likely to represent a road safety hazard or obstruction to other road users,bthe vehicle is driven only so far as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances to remove the hazard or obstruction, andche receives no consideration for driving the vehicle,unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive, in the circumstances mentioned above, only vehicles included in category B+E having automatic transmission. Competence to drive classes of vehicle: dual purpose vehicles81Subject to paragraph (2), a person who is a member of the armed forces of the Crown may drive a dual purpose vehicle when it is being used to carry passengers for naval, military or air force purposes—awhere the vehicle has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages),bwhere the vehicle has a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes, if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in sub-category C1,cin any other case, if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category C other than vehicles in sub-category C1.2Where the person is authorised by his licence to drive only motor vehicles included in the relevant category or sub-category having automatic transmission, he may drive only dual purpose vehicles having automatic transmission.1994 c. 22.
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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<Text>A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in a category or sub-category shown in Part 1 of Schedule 2 may be granted to a person who is entitled thereto by virtue of—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/1/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/1/a" id="regulation-5-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>holding or having held a full licence, a full Northern Ireland licence, full British external licence, full British Forces licence, exchangeable licence or Community licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that class, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/1/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/1/b" id="regulation-5-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>having passed a test for a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of that class or a Northern Ireland or Gibraltar test corresponding to such a test.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2" id="regulation-5-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in any category or sub-category shown in Part 2 of Schedule 2 may not be granted to a person unless, at a time before 1st January 1997—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/a" id="regulation-5-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of a person applying for a full licence,—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/a/i/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/a/i" id="regulation-5-2-a-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>he held a full licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of that class or a class which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to a class included in that category or sub-category, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/a/ii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/a/ii" id="regulation-5-2-a-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>he passed a test which at the time it was passed authorised the driving of motor vehicles of such a class or a Northern Ireland test corresponding to such a test;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/2/b" id="regulation-5-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of a person applying for a provisional licence, he held a provisional licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that class or a class which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to a class included in that category or sub-category.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/3/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/3" id="regulation-5-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages), which are specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2, may not be granted to a person unless, at a time before 12th November 1999—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/3/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/3/a" id="regulation-5-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of a person applying for a full licence, he held a full licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages) or a class of motor vehicles which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to vehicles included in that sub-category, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/3/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/5/3/b" id="regulation-5-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of a person applying for a provisional licence, he held a provisional licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages) or a class of motor vehicles which by virtue of these Regulations corresponds to vehicles included in that sub-category.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2008-09-29" RestrictStartDate="1999-11-12" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Title> Competence to drive classes of vehicle: general</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6" id="regulation-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1" id="regulation-6-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where a person holds, or has held, a relevant full licence authorising him to drive vehicles included in any category or, as the case may be, sub-category he is deemed competent to drive—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/a" id="regulation-6-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>vehicles of all classes included in that category or sub-category unless by that licence he is or was authorised to drive—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/a/i/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/a/i" id="regulation-6-1-a-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>only motor vehicles of a specified class within that category or sub-category, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only vehicles of that class, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/a/ii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/a/ii" id="regulation-6-1-a-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>only motor vehicles adapted on account of a disability, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such classes of vehicle included in that category or sub-category as are so adapted (and for the purposes of this paragraph, a motor bicycle with a side-car may be treated in an appropriate case as a motor vehicle adapted on account of a disability),</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<Text>and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/b" id="regulation-6-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>all classes of vehicle included in any other category or sub-category which is specified in column (3) of Schedule 2 as an additional category or sub-category in relation to that category or sub-category unless by that licence he is or was authorised to drive—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/b/i/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/b/i" id="regulation-6-1-b-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall, subject to paragraph (2), be deemed competent to drive only such classes of motor vehicle included in the additional category or sub-category as have automatic transmission, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/b/ii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/1/b/ii" id="regulation-6-1-b-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>only motor vehicles adapted on account of a disability, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such classes of vehicle included in the additional category or sub-category as are so adapted.</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/2/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/2" id="regulation-6-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the additional category is F, K or P, paragraph (1)(b)(i) shall not apply.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/3/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/6/3" id="regulation-6-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this regulation and regulations 7 and 8, “relevant full licence" means a full licence granted under Part III of the Traffic Act, a full Northern Ireland licence or a Community licence.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2013-01-19" RestrictStartDate="1999-11-12" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Title> Competence to drive classes of vehicle: special cases</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7" id="regulation-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1" id="regulation-7-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who has held, for a period of at least two years, a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category C, other than vehicles included in sub-category C1, may also drive a motor vehicle of a class included in category D which is—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1/a" id="regulation-7-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>damaged or defective and being driven to a place of repair or being road tested following repair, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/1/b" id="regulation-7-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is not used for the carriage of any person who is not connected with its repair or road testing,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such of the vehicles mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) as have automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/2/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/2" id="regulation-7-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category D, other than vehicles included in sub-category D1 or D1 (not for hire or reward), may drive a passenger-carrying vehicle recovery vehicle unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only passenger-carrying vehicle recovery vehicles having automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/3/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/3" id="regulation-7-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person may drive an incomplete large vehicle—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/3/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/3/a" id="regulation-7-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>having a working weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles in sub-category C1, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/3/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/3/b" id="regulation-7-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>having a working weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles in category C, other than vehicles in sub-category C1,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only incomplete large vehicles of the appropriate weight specified in paragraph (a) or (b) which have automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4" id="regulation-7-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 and B1 (invalid carriages), may drive—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/a" id="regulation-7-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an exempted goods vehicle other than—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/a/i/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/a/i" id="regulation-7-4-a-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>a passenger-carrying vehicle recovery vehicle, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/a/ii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/a/ii" id="regulation-7-4-a-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>a mobile project vehicle,</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/b" id="regulation-7-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an exempted military vehicle, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/c/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/4/c" id="regulation-7-4-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a passenger-carrying vehicle in respect of which the conditions specified in regulation 50(2) or (3) are satisfied,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such of the vehicles mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as have automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5" id="regulation-7-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/a" id="regulation-7-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages),</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/b" id="regulation-7-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/c/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/c" id="regulation-7-5-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is aged 21 or over,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>may drive a mobile project vehicle on behalf of a non-commercial body—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/i/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/i" id="regulation-7-5-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>to or from the place where the equipment it carries is to be, or has been, used, or the display or exhibition is to be, or has been, mounted, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/ii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/ii" id="regulation-7-5-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>to or from the place where a mechanical defect in the vehicle is to be, or has been, remedied, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/iii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/5/iii" id="regulation-7-5-iii">
<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
in such circumstances that by virtue of paragaph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994
<CommentaryRef Ref="c16598561"/>
the vehicle is not chargeable with duty in respect of its use on public roads,
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<Text>unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only mobile project vehicles having automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6" id="regulation-7-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/a" id="regulation-7-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages),</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/b" id="regulation-7-6-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/c/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/c" id="regulation-7-6-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is aged 21 or over,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/d/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/d" id="regulation-7-6-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if he is aged 70 or over, is not suffering from a relevant disability in respect of which the Secretary of State would be bound to refuse to grant him a Group 2 licence, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/e/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/e" id="regulation-7-6-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>receives no consideration for so doing, other than out-of pocket expenses,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>may drive, on behalf of a non-commercial body for social purposes but not for hire or reward, a vehicle of a class included in sub-category D1 which has no trailer attached and has a maximum authorised mass—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/i/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/i" id="regulation-7-6-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, excluding any part of that weight which is attributable to specialised equipment intended for the carriage of disabled passengers, and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/ii/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/6/ii" id="regulation-7-6-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>not exceeding 4.25 tonnes otherwise,</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<Text>unless such a person is by that licence authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive only such vehicles in sub-category D1 as conform to the above specification and have automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7" id="regulation-7-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles of a class included in category B, other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages), may drive a vehicle of a class included in category B+E where—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/a" id="regulation-7-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the trailer consists of a vehicle which is damaged or defective and is likely to represent a road safety hazard or obstruction to other road users,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/b" id="regulation-7-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the vehicle is driven only so far as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances to remove the hazard or obstruction, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/c/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/7/7/c" id="regulation-7-7-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>he receives no consideration for driving the vehicle,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>unless by that licence he is authorised to drive only motor vehicles having automatic transmission, in which case he shall be deemed competent to drive, in the circumstances mentioned above, only vehicles included in category B+E having automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2013-01-19" RestrictStartDate="1999-11-12">
<Title> Competence to drive classes of vehicle: dual purpose vehicles</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8" id="regulation-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1" id="regulation-8-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subject to paragraph (2), a person who is a member of the armed forces of the Crown may drive a dual purpose vehicle when it is being used to carry passengers for naval, military or air force purposes—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/a/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/a" id="regulation-8-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where the vehicle has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B other than vehicles in sub-categories B1 or B1 (invalid carriages),</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/b/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/b" id="regulation-8-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where the vehicle has a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes, if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in sub-category C1,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/c/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/1/c" id="regulation-8-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in any other case, if he holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category C other than vehicles in sub-category C1.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/2/1999-11-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2864/regulation/8/2" id="regulation-8-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the person is authorised by his licence to drive only motor vehicles included in the relevant category or sub-category having automatic transmission, he may drive only dual purpose vehicles having automatic transmission.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Part>
</Body>
</Secondary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c16598561" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22" id="c00028" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22">1994 c. 22</Citation>
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</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>