The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

6.  In regulation 7 (competence to drive classes of vehicle: special cases)—

(a) in paragraph (4) for “sub-categories B1 and” substitute “former sub-category B1 or sub-category”;

(b) in paragraphs (5)(a), (6)(a) and (7) for “sub-categories B1 or” substitute “former sub-category B1 or sub-category”; and

(c) after paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) A person who holds a licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B and who has, before 1st February 2001, passed a test (or a Northern Ireland test of competence corresponding to such a test) for such a licence may drive a category P vehicle unless the test or, as the case may be, the practical test was passed on a motor vehicle which was adapted on account of a disability of the person taking the test in which case the person is authorised to drive only such category P vehicles as are so adapted.

(9) Where a person holds a full licence issued before 19th January 2013 authorising the driving of vehicles included in category A, that licence shall not in addition authorise the driving of vehicles in former sub-category B1 unless that person passed the test in respect of that licence (or a Northern Ireland test of competence corresponding to that test) before 1st February 2001.”.