PART III TESTS OF COMPETENCE TO DRIVE
Test results
F21Results of safe road use test and validity of certificates46A
1
The person conducting a safe road use test shall arrange for the test to be marked on the day it was undertaken and shall upon completion of the marking of the test furnish the person who undertook it with notification of the result of that test.
2
A qualification award certificate or a relevant qualification certificate shall be valid for the purposes of regulation 38(3)(a)(iia) for a period commencing on the date of the certificate and ending—
a
three years later,
b
on the date on which the person to whom the certificate is issued is disqualified by order of a court under section 34 or 35of the Offenders Act,
c
on the date on which that person is disqualified by order of a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act until that person passes an appropriate driving test, or
d
on the date on which that person’s driving licence is revoked under section 3 of the New Drivers Act 1995,
whichever is the earliest.
Evidence of result of theory test F3: vehicles other than category C or D47
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The person conducting a theory test described in regulation F2240(2A)(a), (2B)(b) or (2C)(a) shall arrange for the test to be marked on the day of the test.
2
A person conducting the theory test shall, upon completion of the marking of the test, furnish—
a
a person who passes the test with a F5standard theory test pass certificate in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 10;
b
a person who fails to pass the test with a failure statement in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 10.
3
Where a person who has conducted a theory test is satisfied that a F5standard theory test pass certificate or a failure statement has been furnished in error to a person who took a theory test, he shall, upon receipt of that document from the person who took the test and subject to paragraph (4), furnish that person with a correct certificate or statement, as the case may be.
4
Where the person who took the test alleges that a failure statement has been furnished in error returns the statement not later than 14 days after it is furnished to him to the person who conducted the test with a request in writing that the test be remarked, the person who conducted the test shall comply with that request for the purpose of ascertaining whether an error has been made but subject thereto he shall not be obliged to remark any test.
5
A F5standard theory test pass certificate furnished in error, or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it, may not be presented, in support of an application for a licence, as evidence that a person has passed the test mentioned in such certificate.
6
A F5standard theory test pass certificate shall be valid for the purposes of regulation 38(4) F11or 40A(1)(b)(i) or (1A)(b)(i) for a period commencing on the date on which the test was taken and ending—
a
two years later, or
b
on the date on which the person to whom the certificate was given is disqualified by order of a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act until he passes the appropriate driving test,
whichever is the earlier.
7
A F5standard theory test pass certificate is not valid for the purposes of regulation 38(4) F12or 40A(1)(b)(i) or (1A)(b)(i) if—
a
it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it; or
b
the person to whom it is furnished is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take the test to which the certificate relates.
F4Evidence of result of theory test: category C and D47A.
1
The person conducting—
a
a large vehicle test of driving theory; or
b
a large vehicle test of hazard perception,
shall arrange for the test to be marked on the day of the test.
2
The person conducting a large vehicle test of driving theory shall, upon completion of the marking of the test, furnish—
a
a person who passes the test with a statement of performance in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 10A;
b
a person who fails to pass the test with a statement of performance in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 10A.
3
The person conducting a large vehicle test of hazard perception shall, upon completion of the test, furnish—
a
a person who passes the test with a statement of performance in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 10B;
b
a person who fails to pass the test with a statement of performance in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 10B.
4
Where a person who has conducted a large vehicle test of driving theory or a large vehicle test of hazard perception is satisfied that a statement of performance has been furnished in error to a person who took the test, he shall, upon receipt of that document from that person, and subject to paragraph (5), furnish that person with a correct statement.
5
Where the person who took the test alleges that a statement of performance has been furnished under paragraph (2)(b) or (3)(b) in error he may return the statement not later than 14 days after it is furnished to him to the person who conducted the test with a request in writing that the test be remarked.
6
The person who conducted the test shall comply with a request under paragraph (5) for the purpose of ascertaining whether an error has been made but otherwise shall not be obliged to remark any test.
7
A statement of performance is not valid for the purposes of regulation 47B(1)—
a
if the person to whom it is furnished is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take the test to which the statement relates; or
b
if the statement is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it.
F4Large vehicle theory test pass certificates47B
1
Where a person has obtained statements of performance under regulation 47A(2)(a) and (3)(a) he shall be entitled to be furnished with a large vehicle theory test pass certificate in the form set out in Schedule 10C.
2
The large vehicle theory test pass certificate shall be furnished as soon as practicable to a person entitled to it under paragraph (1) by the person who conducted the test to which the later of the two statements relates.
3
A large vehicle theory test pass certificate furnished in error, or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it, may not be presented in support of an application for a licence as evidence that the person has passed the tests mentioned in such a certificate.
4
A large vehicle theory test pass certificate shall be valid for the purposes of regulation 38(4) F13or 40A(2)(b)(i) for a period commencing on the earlier of the dates on which a person passes the large vehicle test of driving theory or the large vehicle hazard perception test and ending—
a
two years later, or
b
on the date on which that person is disqualified by order of a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act until he passes the appropriate driving test,
whichever is the earlier.
5
A large vehicle theory test pass certificate is not valid for the purposes of regulation 38(4) F14or 40A(2)(b)(i) if —
a
it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it; or
b
the person to whom it is furnished is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take any test to which the certificate relates.
6
Where a person who has furnished a large vehicle theory test pass certificate is satisfied that it has been furnished with an error in the particulars specified in it, he shall upon receipt of that document from the person to whom it was furnished, furnish that person with a correct certificate.
7
A large vehicle theory test pass certificate shall cease to be valid if the person to whom it is furnished is disqualified by order of a court under section 36 of the Offenders Act until he passes the appropriate driving test.
8
A person authorised to conduct theory tests by virtue of paragraphs (b), (c), (da), (db), (e) or (f) of regulation 23(1) or regulation 23(2)(b) shall issue large vehicle theory test pass certificates using forms supplied by the Secretary of State.
Evidence of the result of F20manoeuvres, practical or unitary test48
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A person conducting a manoeuvres test shall upon completion of the test furnish—
a
a person who passes the test with a module 1 pass certificate which, save where the person is exempt from the requirement to pass a theory test by virtue of regulation 42, shall record the date of the standard theory test as recorded in the standard theory test pass certificate which was produced in accordance with regulation 38(4) when that person submitted to the manoeuvres test;
b
a person who fails to pass the test with a module 1 failure statement;
1
A person conducting a practical or unitary test shall upon completion of the test furnish—
a
a person who passes the test with a test pass certificate in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 11;
b
a person who fails to pass the test with a statement in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 11.
F161A
A module 1 pass certificate is invalid if—
a
the person to whom it is issued is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take the manoeuvres test to which the certificate relates; or
b
at the time when it was issued, the standard theory test pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(4) is invalid by virtue of regulation 47(7).
1B
A module 1 pass certificate is not valid for the purpose of regulation 38(8A)(a) if—
a
it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it; or
b
it is invalid by virtue of paragraph (1A)
2
A test pass certificate is invalid if—
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it is furnished in error or with an error in the particulars required to be specified in it;
a
the person to whom it is issued is at that time ineligible, by virtue of an enactment contained in the Traffic Act or these Regulations, to take the practical test to which the certificate relates;
b
ba
at the time when it is issued, the large vehicle theory test pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(4) is invalid by virtue of regulation 47B(5)F19; or
bb
it was issued in relation to a vehicle of a class included in category A or P and at the time when it was issued the module 1 pass certificate produced to the person conducting the test in accordance with regulation 38(8A) is invalid by virtue of paragraph (1B).