The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

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reg. 80A(1)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 4(3)(b)
reg. 80AA inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 5
reg. 80AB inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 6
reg. 80AC inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 7
reg. 80AD inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 8
reg. 80AE inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 9
reg. 80AF inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 10
reg. 80ZA inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 3

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reg. 80A(1)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 4(3)(b)
reg. 80AA inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 5
reg. 80AB inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 6
reg. 80AC inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 7
reg. 80AD inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 8
reg. 80AE inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 9
reg. 80AF inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 10
reg. 80ZA inserted by S.I. 2025/138 reg. 3

[F1Evidence of the result of manoeuvres test, large vehicle off road manoeuvres test, practical test or unitary test]E+W+S

48.—[F2(ZA1) A person conducting a manoeuvres test shall upon completion of the test furnish—

(a)a person who passes the test with a module 1 pass certificate which, save where the person is exempt from the requirement to pass a theory test by virtue of regulation 42, shall record the date of the standard theory test as recorded in the standard theory test pass certificate which was produced in accordance with regulation 38(4) when that person submitted to the manoeuvres test;

(b)a person who fails to pass the test with a module 1 failure statement;]

[F3(ZB1) A person conducting a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test shall upon completion of the test furnish—

(a)a person who passes the test with a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test pass certificate;

(b)a person who fails to pass the test with a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test statement of failure.]

(1) A person conducting a practical or unitary test shall upon completion of the test furnish—

(a)a person who passes the test with a test pass certificate in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 11;

(b)a person who fails to pass the test with a statement in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 11.

[F4(1A) A module 1 pass certificate is invalid if—

(a)the person to whom it is issued is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take the manoeuvres test to which the certificate relates; or

(b)at the time when it was issued, the standard theory test pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(4) is invalid by virtue of regulation 47(7).

(1B) A module 1 pass certificate is not valid for the purpose of regulation 38(8A)(a) if—

(a)it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it; or

(b)it is invalid by virtue of paragraph (1A)]

(2) A test pass certificate is invalid if—

[F5(za)it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it;]

(a)the person to whom it is issued is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take the practical test to which the certificate relates;

(b)at the time when it is issued, the [F6standard theory test pass certificate] produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(4) is invalid by virtue of regulation 47(7) [F7; F8...

(ba)at the time when it is issued, the large vehicle theory test pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(4) is invalid by virtue of regulation 47B(5)] [F9; or

(bb)it was issued in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category A or P and at the time when it was issued the module 1 pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(8A) is invalid by virtue of paragraph (1B).]

[F10(2A) A large vehicle off road manoeuvres test pass certificate is invalid if—

(a)the person to whom it is furnished is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take any test to which the certificate relates, or

(b)at the time when it was issued, the large vehicle theory test pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(4) is invalid by virtue of regulation 47B(5).

(2B) A large vehicle off road manoeuvres test pass certificate is not valid for the purposes of regulation 40A(2) if—

(a)it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it, or

(b)it is invalid by virtue of paragraph (2A).]

(3) A person authorised to conduct [F11large vehicle off road manoeuvres tests, practical tests or] unitary tests by virtue of [F12sub-paragraphs (b), (ca), (cb), [F13(cc), (cd), (ce), (cf),] (d), (f) or (g) of regulation 24(1)] [F14or regulation 24(1ZA)] or regulation 24(2)(b) shall issue test pass certificates using the forms supplied by the Secretary of State F15...