Regulation 2
SCHEDULE 1REGULATIONS REVOKED
Title | Year and Number |
---|---|
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1981 | S.I. 1981/952 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/99 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/230 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/423 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/937 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1983 | S.I. 1983/1662 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1984 | S.I. 1984/274 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1984 | S.I. 1984/737 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 | S.I. 1985/1161 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 | S.I. 1986/748 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1986 | S.I. 1986/1369 |
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 | S.I. 1987/560 |
Regulation 9(1)
SCHEDULE 2
Regulations 20 and 29
SCHEDULE 3GROUPS OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR DRIVING TEST PURPOSES
Group | Class of vehicle included in the group | Additional requirements | Additional groups covered |
---|---|---|---|
A | A vehicle without automatic transmission, of any class not included in any other group. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 | B, C, E, F, K, L and N |
B | A vehicle with automatic transmission, of any class not included in any other group. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 | E, F, K, L and N |
C | Motor tricycle weighing not more than 450 kg. unladen, but excluding any vehicle included in group E, J, K or L. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 and, if fitted with a means for reversing, 7 and 8. | E, K and L |
D | Motor bicycle (with or without side-car) but excluding any vehicle included in group E or K. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 | C and E |
E | Moped. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 | — |
F | Agricultural tractor, but excluding any vehicle included in group 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 | — |
J | Invalid carriage. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 | — |
K | Mowing machine or pedestrian con-trolled vehicle. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 | — |
L | Vehicle propelled by electrical power but excluding any vehicle included in group D, E, J or K. | 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 | — |
Regulation 20(1)(c)
SCHEDULE 4ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS
The additional requirements as to certain of which a candidate for a test must satisfy the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 20 and the preceding Schedule are his ability to do the following:—
1. Read in good daylight (with the aid of glasses or contact lenses if worn) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79.4 millimetres high at a distance of—
(a)20.5 metres, in any case except that mentioned below; and
(b)12.3 metres, in the case of a driving test carried out on a vehicle of a class included in group K only.
2. Start the engine of the vehicle;
3. Move away straight ahead or at an angle;
4. Overtake, meet or cross the path of other vehicles and take an appropriate course;
5. Turn right-hand and left-hand corners correctly;
6. Stop the vehicle in an emergency and normally, and in the latter case bring it to rest at an appropriate part of the road;
7. Drive the vehicle backwards and whilst so doing enter a limited opening either to the right or to the left;
8. Cause the vehicle to face in the opposite direction by the use of forward and reverse gears;
9. Indicate his intended actions at appropriate times by giving appropriate signals in a clear and unmistakeable manner:
Provided that, in the case of a vehicle with a left-hand drive or of a disabled driver for whom it is impracticable or undesirable to give signals by arm, there shall be no requirement to give signals which cannot be given by mechanical means;
10. Act correctly and promptly on all signals given by traffic signs and traffic controllers and take appropriate action on signs given by other road users;
11. Drive the vehicle backwards and cause it to face in the opposite direction by means of its tracks.
Regulation 20(1)(d)
SCHEDULE 5MANOEUVRES FOR PART I OF THE TEST FOR MOTOR BICYCLES
1. Drive the vehicle round a predetermined left-hand circuit bringing it to rest when signalled to do so.
2. Drive the vehicle round a predetermined right-hand circuit bringing it to rest when signalled to do so.
3. Drive the vehicle round a predetermined right-hand circuit bringing it to rest at a predetermined point.
4. Drive the vehicle straight ahead to reach a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour, bringing it to rest at a predetermined point.
5. Drive the vehicle in and out of a line of markers on a predetermined course, bringing it to rest when signalled to do so.
6. Drive the vehicle round a figure-of-eight circuit bringing it to rest when signalled to do so.
7. Drive the vehicle slowly, while keeping alongside the person conducting the test as he walks at a varying pace, until signalled to stop.
Regulation 22(1) and (2)