The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Large Goods and Passenger-Carrying Vehicles) Regulations 1990

Requirements for tests

18.—(1) A person submitting himself for a test shall—

(a) provide for the purposes of the test a vehicle which is suitable for the purposes of the test and which, in particular, is suitable for the purposes of the test under paragraph (3) and—

(i) is not carrying passengers or goods or burden of any description,

(ii) is fitted with a seat which is firmly secured to the vehicle and in such a position that the examiner is able properly to conduct the test from it and is afforded adequate protection from bad weather when conducting the test,

(iii) is not fitted with a device designed to permit a person other than the driver to operate the accelerator, unless any pedal or lever by which the device is operated and any other parts which it may be necessary to remove to make the device inoperable by such a person during the test have been removed, and

(iv) in the case of a test of competence to drive passenger-carrying vehicles, save as provided in paragraph (2), is so constructed that the examiner can, from the deck of the vehicle on which the driver is seated, get a clear view of the road to the rear of the vehicle without the use of any optical device; and

(b) sign the examiner’s attendance record; and

(c) produce evidence of identity to the satisfaction of the examiner in the form of—

(i) a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the 1988 Act or an existing licence bearing his signature,

(ii) a Northern Ireland licence bearing his signature,

(iii) a British external licence bearing his signature,

(iv) a British Forces licence bearing his signature,

(v) a driving permit issued by the service authorities of a visiting force specified in Article 3 of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975(1) bearing his signature,

(vi) a Convention driving permit as defined in Article 2(7) of that Order bearing his signature,

(vii) an exchangeable licence bearing his signature,

(viii) any other document falling within the definition of “domestic driving permit” in Article 2(7) of that Order which bears his name in the roman alphabet, his photograph and his signature,

(ix) a passport bearing his signature, or

(x) an identity card issued by his employer which bears his name in the roman alphabet, his photograph and his signature.

(2) The requirement specified in paragraph (1)(a)(iv) does not apply in a case where—

(a) the construction of the vehicle makes fulfilment of that requirement impracticable, and

(b) the examiner consents to that requirement not being complied with in consequence of arrangements to conduct part or all of the test not on a road.

(3) A vehicle shall not be suitable for the purpose of a test unless—

(a) if the test is taken before the 1st April 1994—

(i) in the case of a test for category C, it has a maximum authorised mass which exceeds 7.5 tonnes;

(ii) in the case of a test for category D not limited as in sub-paragraph (iii) below, it has an overall length of at least 8.5 metres;

(iii) in the case of a test for category D limited under regulation 29 to vehicles with not more than 16 seats, in addition to the driver’s seat, it has an overall length of less than 8.5 metres;

(iv) in the case of a test for category C plus E, it is either—

(a) an articulated goods vehicle combination, or

(b) a combination of vehicles comprising a vehicle in category C and a trailer with at least two axles with a permissible maximum weight in relation to the combination of at least 15 tonnes;

(v) in the case of a test for category D plus E, it is a combination of vehicles comprising a vehicle which is suitable for a test for category D under paragraph (ii) above and a trailer with a permissible maximum weight of at least 1.25 tonnes; and

(b) if the test is taken on or after that date, it is capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour and—

(i) in the case of a test for category C, it has a maximum authorised mass of at least 11 tonnes;

(ii) in the case of a test for category D not limited as in sub-paragraph (iii) below, it has an overall length of at least 9 metres;

(iii) in the case of a test for category D limited under regulation 29 to vehicles with not more than 16 seats, in addition to the driver’s seat, it has an overall length of less than 9 metres;

(iv) in the case of a test for category C plus E, it is either—

(a) an articulated goods vehicle combination with a permissible maximum weight of at least 21 tonnes, or

(b) a combination of vehicles comprising a vehicle in category C and a trailer with at least two axles, one of which must be a steering axle, and a wheel base of at least 4 metres, with a permissible maximum weight in relation to the combination of at least 21 tonnes; or

(v) in the case of a test for category D plus E, it is a combination of vehicles comprising a vehicle which is suitable for a test for category D under sub-paragraph (ii) above and a trailer with a permissible maximum weight of at least 1.25 tonnes.

(4) Where a person submitting himself for a test provides a vehicle which does not comply with paragraph (1) or otherwise refuses or fails to comply with that paragraph the examiner may refuse to conduct the test.

(5) A person submitting himself for a test shall allow to travel in the vehicle—

(a) the examiner; and

(b) any person authorised by the Secretary of State to attend the test for the purpose of supervising it or otherwise.

(1)

S.I. 1975/1208; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1989/993.