The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005 (“the principal regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) increases the fees for an application for—

(a) submission to the written examination provided for in regulation 5 of the principal regulations;

(b) submission to the driving ability and fitness test provided for in regulation 6;

(c) submission to the instructional ability and fitness test provided for in regulation 7;

(d) retention of a person’s name in the register of approved instructors under section 127(1) of the 1988 Act;

(e) entry to the register following the passing of the examination under section 125 (the register of approved instructors) or 125A (registration of disabled persons) of the Act; and

(f) entry to the register without passing the examination.

Regulation 2(3) changes the prescribed manner of fixing to and exhibiting on a motor car a certificate or a licence for the purposes of section 123(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons).

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Driving Standards Agency, Stanley House, Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5GU. The impact assessment may also be accessed on the Office of Public Information website (www.opsi.gov.uk) and on the Driving Standards Agency’s website (www.dsa.gov.uk).