SCHEDULE 2 CATEGORIES AND SUB-CATEGORIES OF VEHICLE FOR LICENSING PURPOSES
PART 1
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 4(8)(a)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(ii)(aa)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 4(8)(b)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(ii)(bb)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(iii)(aa)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 4(8)(c)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(iii)(bb)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(iv)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 4(8)(d)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(v)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 4(8)(e)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(vi)(aa)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (10.4.2014) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/613), regs. 1, 8(a)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 4(8)(f)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(vi)(bb)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 omitted (19.1.2013) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(vii)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(viii)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(ix)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(x)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (10.4.2014) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/613), regs. 1, 8(b)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (10.4.2014) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/613), regs. 1, 8(c)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (15.11.2021) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1251), regs. 1(2), 7(a) (with reg. 9)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(xii)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (15.11.2021) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1251), regs. 1(2), 7(b) (with reg. 9)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (15.11.2021) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1251), regs. 1(2), 7(c) (with reg. 9)
Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 added (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(xiii)(aa)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 omitted (19.1.2013) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(xiii)(bb)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (15.11.2021) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1251), regs. 1(2), 7(d) (with reg. 9)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 omitted (19.1.2013) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(xiv)
(1) Category or sub-category | (2) Classes of vehicle included | (3) Additional categories and sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
F3AM | Mopeds F24, electric scooters being used in a trial and light quadricycles. | Q |
A | F4Motor bicycles F25, electric scooters being used in a trial and motor tricycles | F5Q, AM, A1, A2 and K |
A1 | F6A1 motorcycles F26, A1 motor tricycles and electric scooters being used in a trial | F7Q and AM |
F8A2 | A sub-category of category A comprising A2 motorcycles F27and electric scooters being used in a trial. | Q, AM and A1 |
F9A3 | A sub-category of category A comprising A3 motorcycles F28, A3 motor tricycles and electric scooters being used in a trial. | Q, AM, A1, A2 and K |
B | F10F21Motor vehicles, other than vehicles included in category Q F29which are not electric scooters being used in a trial, AM, A, F or K, having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and designed and constructed for not more than eight passengers in addition to the driver, including: (i) a combination of any such vehicle and a trailer where the trailer has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms; and (ii) a combination of any such vehicle and a trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes. | F11Q, AM, F and K |
F12. . . | F12. . . | F12. . . |
B+E | F13Combinations of a motor vehicle (being a tractor vehicle in category B) and trailer or semi-trailer where—
| None |
C | Motor vehicles having a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, other than vehicles falling within category D, F, G or H F14which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and, including any such vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms. | None |
C1 | A sub-category of category C comprising motor vehicles having a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes F15which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and, including any such vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms. | None |
D | F22Motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of more than eight passengers in addition to the driver, including any such vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms. | None |
D1 | F23A sub-category of category D comprising motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of not more than sixteen passengers not including the driver, with a maximum length not exceeding 8 meters and including any such vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms. | None |
C+E | Combinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category C but the combination does not fall within that category. | B+E F30and C |
C1+E | F16A sub-category of category C+E comprising combinations of a motor vehicle in category B, or in sub-category C1, and a trailer or a semi-trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes and— (a)if the tractor vehicle is in category B, the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer exceeds 3.5 tonnes; and (b)if the tractor vehicle is in sub-category C1, the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer exceeds 750 kilograms. | B+E F31and C1 |
D+E | Combinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category D but the combination does not fall within that category. | B+E F32and D |
D1+E | A sub-category of category D+E comprising combinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where: (a)the tractor vehicle is in sub-category D1, F17and (b)the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle, (c)F18... (d)F18... | B+E F33and D1 |
F | Agricultural or forestry tractors, including any such vehicle drawing a trailer but excluding any motor vehicle included in category H. | K |
G | Road rollers. | None |
H | Track-laying vehicles steered by their tracks. | None |
K | Mowing machines which do not fall within category A and vehicles controlled by a pedestrian. | None |
P | F19. . . | F19. . . |
PART 2
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (1.11.2005) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2717), regs. 1, 10(a)
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (1.11.2005) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2717), regs. 1, 10(b)
(1) Sub-category | (2) Classes of vehicle included | (3) Additional categories and sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
C1+E (8.25 tonnes) |
| None |
D1 (not for hire or reward) | A sub-category of category D comprising motor vehicles in sub-category D1 driven otherwise than for hire or reward. | None |
D1+E (not for hire or reward) |
| None |
L | Motor vehicles propelled by electrical power. | None |
PART 3
(1) Sub-category | (2) Classes of vehicle included | (3) Additional categories and sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
B1 (invalid carriages) | A sub-category of category B comprising motor vehicles which are invalid carriages. | None |
F20Part 4
Sch. 2 Pts. 4-6 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(b)
(1) Category or sub-category | (2) Class of vehicle | (3) Additional categories and sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
Former sub-category B1 | Motor vehicles having four wheels and an unladen weight not exceeding 550 kilograms save for light quadricycles. | None |
Former category B+E | Combinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category B and the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3.5 tonnes. | None |
Former sub-category D1 | Motor vehicles having more than eight but not more than sixteen seats in addition to the driver’s seat with a maximum length exceeding 8 metres and including any such vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms. | None |
Former sub-category D1+E | Combinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where:
| None |
Former category P | Category P vehicles. | None |
Part 5
(1) Category | (2) Classes of vehicle included | (3) Additional categories and sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
Q | Category Q vehicles. | None |
Part 6
(1) Category | (2) Classes of vehicle included | (3) Additional categories and sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
B96 | Combinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where—
| None |
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (19.1.2013) by The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/977), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 46(a)(i)