The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

11.  After regulation 32, there shall be inserted the following regulations—

“Effect of change in classification from groups to categories

33.—(1) In licences (whether full or provisional) issued before 1st June 1990 any reference (including a reference construed in accordance with regulations 30, 31 and 32) to motor vehicles of a group specified in column (1) of the table in this regulation shall be construed as a reference to motor vehicles of the category specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that table and licences to drive vehicles of a class included in such a group shall authorise the holder to drive motor vehicles of a class included in that category in addition to motor vehicles of a class included in that group.

(2) A person who before 1st June 1990 has passed or is regarded as having passed a test to drive motor vehicles of a class included in a group specified in column (1) of the table in this regulation shall also be regarded as having passed a test to drive motor vehicles of a class included in the category specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that table.

(3) In this regulation “group” has the same meaning as it had in these Regulations before they were amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1990.

Effect of change in classification on entitlement to drive large buses

34.—(1) A person who holds a licence to drive public service vehicles granted under section 22 of the 1981 Act, or who may drive such vehicles by virtue of paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989(1), may also drive motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers, with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, other than for hire and reward.

(2) A person who holds a licence on or after 1st June 1990 to drive vehicles in categories B and D1 and who held on 31st May 1990 a licence entitling him to drive vehicles of a class included in group A or B or was entitled on that date to drive such vehicles by virtue of section 88(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, may also drive motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers, with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, other than for hire and reward or for hire and reward only in the circumstances set out in section 46(1) of the 1981 Act or section 18 of the 1985 Act.

(3) A person may drive, other than for hire and reward, and subject to the same conditions as if he were authorised by a provisional licence only, a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers, with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat if he holds a licence on or after 1st June 1990 to drive vehicles in categories B and D1 but did not hold a licence to drive vehicles of a class included in group A or B on 31st May 1990, or was not entitled to drive such vehicles by virtue of section 88(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, provided he has made an application for the grant of a licence under section 22 of the 1981 Act to drive a public service vehicle and that application has not been refused.

(4) The provisions of section 98(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 shall not apply so far as to confer on a person who holds a full licence to drive motor vehicles of certain classes only, entitlement to drive a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers, with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat.

(5) A person may not drive a vehicle by virtue of this regulation if he could not, by reason of the provisions of section 101 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, lawfully hold a licence to drive such a vehicle.

(6) In this regulation “group” has the same meaning as it had in these Regulations before they were amended by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1990.

Effect of change in classification on entitlement to drive heavy goods vehicles to which Part IV of the Road Traffic Act 1988 does not apply

35.  The holder of a licence to drive vehicles in categories B and C1 may also drive a heavy goods vehicle of any of the classes listed in regulation 29 of the Heavy Goods Vehicles (Drivers' Licences) Regulations 1977(2).”.