The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1 ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS 1987

1.  In regulation 3(1) in the definition of “moped” and in regulations 10, 11(1)(b) and 24(1)(e)(ii) and in paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 4 for the words “group K” there shall be substituted the words “category K”.

2.  In regulations 6(1), 8(1)(a), 11(2), 16(1) and 20(1)(d) and (2) and in paragraph 3(b) of the table in regulation 7 for the words “group D” there shall be substituted the words “category A”.

3.  In regulation 11(2) for the words “group A, B, C, or E” there shall be substituted the words “category B, B plus E, B1, C1, C1 plus E, D1, D1 plus E or P”.

4.  In regulation 19(3)(b)(1) for the words “group E” there shall be substituted the words “category P”.

5.  In regulation 23(1) for the word “group” there shall be substituted the word “category”.

6.  In regulation 30(3)(e) after the word “design” there shall be inserted the words “or class”.

Regulation 12

SCHEDULE 2

Regulations 20 and 29

“SCHEDULE 3 CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR DRIVING TEST PURPOSES

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Category	Class of Vehicle included in the Category	Additional Requirements	Additional Categories Covered
A	Motor bicycle (with or without side-car) but excluding any vehicle included in category K or P.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13	B1 and P
B	Motor vehicle with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and not more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, not included in any other category and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10	B plus E, B1, C1, C1 plus E, D1, D1 plus E, F, K, L, N and P
B1	Motor tricycle with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 500 kg and an engine capacity greater than 50 cc but excluding any vehicle included in category K, L or P.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 and, if fitted with a means for reversing, 7 and 8	K, L and P
C1	Motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10	B, B plus E, B1, C1 plus E, D1, D1 plus E, F, K, L, N and P
D1	Motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers (but not for hire or reward) with more than 8 seats, 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 kg.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10	B, B plus E, B1, C1, C1 plus E, D1 plus E, F, K, L, N and P
B plus E	Combination of a motor vehicle in category B and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg.
C1 plus E	Combination of a motor vehicle in category C1 and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg.
D1 plus E	Combination of a motor vehicle in category D1 and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg.
F	Agricultural tractor, but excluding any vehicle included in category H.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10	K
G	Road Roller.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10
H	Track-laying vehicle steered by its tracks.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11
K	Mowing machine or pedestrian controlled vehicle.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
L	Vehicle propelled by electrical power but excluding any vehicle included in category A, K or P.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 and, if fitted with a means for reversing, 7 and 8	K
N	Vehicle exempted from duty under section 7(1) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
P	Moped.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13”

(1)

Regulation 19(3)(b) is as substituted by S.I. 1989/762, 1989/1612.