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

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46.  In Schedule 2 (categories and sub-categories of vehicle for licensing purposes)—

(a)in Part 1—

(i)before the entry for category A in column (1) and the corresponding entries in columns (2) and (3) insert respectively—

AMMopeds and light quadricycles.Q

(ii)in relation to the entry for category A—

(aa)for the entry in column (2) substitute “Motor bicycles and motor tricycles”; and

(bb)for the entry in column (3) substitute “Q, AM, A1, A2 and K”;

(iii)in relation to the entry for sub-category A1 in column (1)—

(aa)in column (2) for “learner motor bicycles” substitute “A1 motorcycles and A1 motor tricycles”;

(bb)for the entry in column (3) substitute “Q and AM”;

(iv)after the entry for sub-category A1 and the corresponding entries in columns (2) and (3) insert respectively—

A2A sub-category of category A comprising A2 motorcycles.Q, AM and A1

(v)after the entry for sub-category A2 in column (1) and the corresponding entries in columns (2) and (3) (as inserted by these Regulations) insert respectively—

A3A sub-category of category A comprising A3 motorcycles and A3 motor tricycles.Q, AM, A1, A2 and K

(vi)in relation to the entry for category B in column (1)—

(aa)for the entry in column (2) substitute—

Motor vehicles, other than vehicles included in category Q, AM, A, F or K, having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, 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.;

(bb)in column (3) for “F, K and P” substitute “Q, AM, F and K”;

(vii)the entry “B1” in column (1) and the corresponding entries in columns (2) and (3) shall be omitted;

(viii)in relation to the entry for category B+E in column (1) for the entry in column (2) substitute—

Combinations of a motor vehicle (being a tractor vehicle in category B) and trailer or semi-trailer where—

(a)

the combination does not fall within category B or B96; and

(b)

the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.

(ix)in relation to the entry for category C in column (1), in column (2) after “category D, F, G or H” insert “which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and”;

(x)in relation to the entry for sub-category C1 in column (1), in column (2) after “7.5 tonnes” insert “which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and”;

(xi)in relation to the entry for sub-category D1 in column (1), in column (2) after “driver’s seat” insert “with a maximum length not exceeding 8 metres”;

(xii)in relation to the entry for sub-category C1+E in column (1) for the entry in column (2) substitute—

A 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.;

(xiii)in relation to the entry for sub-category D1+E in column (1), in column (2)—

(aa)at the end of paragraph (a) add “and”;

(bb)omit paragraphs (c) and (d); and

(xiv)the entry “P” in column (1) and the corresponding entries in columns (2) and (3) shall be omitted; and

(b)after Part 3, insert—

Part 4

(1) Category or sub-category(2) Class of vehicle(3) Additional categories and sub-categories
Former sub-category B1Motor vehicles having four wheels and an unladen weight not exceeding 550 kilograms save for light quadricycles.None
Former category B+ECombinations 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 D1Motor 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:

(a)

the tractor vehicle is in former sub-category D1,

(b)

the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle,

(c)

the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes, and

(d)

the trailer is not used for the carriage of passengers.

None
Former category PCategory P vehicles.None

Part 5

(1) Category(2) Classes of vehicle included(3) Additional categories and sub-categories
QCategory 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—

(a)

the tractor vehicle is in category B;

(b)

the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms; and

(c)

the maximum authorised mass of the combination exceeds 3.5 tonnes but does not exceed 4.25 tonnes.

None

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