11.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, an applicant for a provisional licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in a category or sub-category specified in column (1) of the table at the end of this regulation must hold a relevant full licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in the category or sub-category specified in column (2) of the table in relation to the first category.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of an applicant who is a full-time member of the armed forces of the Crown.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a licence authorising the driving only of vehicles in sub-categories D1 (not for hire or reward), D1+E (not for hire or reward) and C1+E (8.25 tonnes) shall not be treated as a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of a class included in sub-categories D1, D1+E and C1+E.
(4) In this regulation, “relevant full licence" means a full licence granted under Part III of the Traffic Act, a full Northern Ireland licence, a full British external licence (other than a licence which is to be disregarded for the purposes of section 89(1)(d) of the Traffic Act by virtue of section 89(2)(c) of that Act F1), a full British Forces licence, an exchangeable licence or a Community licence.
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Category or sub-category of licence applied for | Category/sub-category of full licence required |
| B+E | B |
| C | B |
| C1 | B |
| D | B |
| D1 | B |
| C1+E | C1 |
| C+E | C |
| D1+E | D1 |
| D+E | D |
| G | B |
| H | B |
Textual Amendments
F1Subsection (2)(c) was substituted by the 1989 Act, section 4(3). For designations made under that provision see S.I. 1996/3206.