Entitlement upon passing an appropriate driving testE+W+S
46.—(1) Where a person—
(a)is disqualified by order of a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act until he passes the appropriate driving test, and
(b)passes the appropriate driving test for a licence authorising the driving of a class of motor vehicles included in any category or sub-category,
the disqualification shall, subject to paragraph (8), be deemed to have expired in relation to that class and such other classes of motor vehicle as are specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5) [, (6) and (6A)].
(2) Subject to [paragraphs (4) and (4A)], the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired in relation to all classes of vehicle included in the category or sub-category referred to in paragraph (1)(b) unless—
(a)the test [practical test (other than in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category [AM or A]) or two-part practical test, as the case may be,] is passed on a motor vehicle with automatic transmission, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of vehicle included in that category or sub-category as have automatic transmission;
(b)the test [practical test (other than in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category [AM or A]) or two-part practical test, as the case may be,] is passed on a motor vehicle which is adapted on account of a disability of the person taking the test, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of motor 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).
(3) The disqualification shall be deemed to have expired in relation to all classes of vehicle included in any other category which is specified in column (3) of Schedule 2 as being an additional category or sub-category in relation to that category or sub-category unless—
(a)subject to paragraph (5), the test [practical test (other than in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category [AM or A]) or two-part practical test, as the case may be,] is passed on a vehicle with automatic transmission, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of motor vehicle included in the additional category or sub-category as have automatic transmission;
(b)the test [practical test (other than in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category [AM or A]) or two-part practical test, as the case may be,] is passed on a vehicle which is adapted on account of a disability of the person taking the test, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of motor vehicle included in the additional category or sub-category as are so adapted.
[(4) In the case of a non-side car licence holder who—
(a)was disqualified before 19th January 2013 where the standard access period had not expired at the date of disqualification and has not expired, or
(b)is disqualified on or after 19th January 2013 and upon the date of disqualification the standard access period has not expired,
the disqualification shall not, by virtue of paragraph (2) or (7), be deemed to have expired in relation to A3 motorcycles until the standard access period has expired.]
[(4A) In the case of a side-car licence holder who—
(a)was disqualified before 19th January 2013 where the standard access period had not expired at the date of disqualification and has not expired, or
(b)is disqualified on or after 19th January 2013 and upon the date of disqualification the standard access period has not expired,
the disqualification shall not, by virtue of paragraph (2) or (7), be deemed to have expired in relation to A3 motorcycle and side-car combinations until the standard access period has expired.]
(5) Paragraph (3)(a) shall not apply where the additional category is [AM, F, G, H, K or L].
(6) [Subject to paragraph (6A),] where the person who is disqualified passes the [two-part practical test] on a vehicle of a class included in category A, other than sub-category A1, the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired additionally in relation to all classes of vehicle included in—
(a)categories B, B+E, C, C+E, D and D+E, unless that test is passed on a vehicle with automatic transmission, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of motor vehicle included in those categories as have automatic transmission;
(b)categories F, G, H and L.
[(6A) Where a person passes the two-part practical test on a vehicle of a class included in sub-category A2 the disqualification is deemed to have expired additionally in relation to all classes of vehicle included in sub-category A3 unless that test is passed on a vehicle with automatic transmission, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of motor vehicle included in sub-category A3 as have automatic transmission.]
(7) Where the person who is disqualified passes the practical test on a vehicle of a class included in category B..., the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired additionally in relation to all classes of vehicle included in—
(a)categories A, B+E, C, C+E, D and D+E, unless that test is passed on a vehicle with automatic transmission, in which case the disqualification shall be deemed to have expired only in relation to such classes of motor vehicle included in those categories as have automatic transmission;
(b)categories G, H and L.
(8) Where a person is, pursuant to regulation 56, disqualified by the Secretary of State until he passes a driving test prescribed in respect of a class of large goods or passenger-carrying vehicle, the disqualification shall not be deemed to have expired in relation to any class of large goods or passenger-carrying vehicle until he passes that test.
[(9) In this regulation—
“non side-car licence holder” means a person who held a licence, granted before 19th January 2013, authorising the driving of standard motor cycles without a side-car;
“side-car licence holder” means a person who held a licence, granted before 19th January 2013, authorising the driving of standard motor bicycle and side-car combinations;” and
“two-part practical test means—
(a)
in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category AM or A, the manoeuvres test and the practical test in respect of a vehicle of a class included in category AM or A, as appropriate;
(b)
in relation to a vehicle of a class included in sub-category A1, the manoeuvres test and the practical test in respect of a vehicle of a class included in sub-category A1.]