1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.

2.  The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 1977(2) shall be further amended as follows.

3.  In regulation 6, after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–

“(ca)the theory of learning and the theory and practice of teaching and assessment;”.

4.  In regulation 7A, for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

“(c)the vehicle shall not, during the conduct of any driving ability and fitness test, carry the distinguishing mark referred to in regulation 9(1)(b) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987(3) or anything resembling such a distinguishing mark.”.

5.  In the Table in regulation 13, for the entry in column 4 of items 3, 5 and 6 there shall be substituted in each case “£110”.

Explanatory Note

(This note does not form part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 1977.

With certain exceptions, a person wishing to have his name entered in the register of approved driving instructors has amongst other things to pass a written examination and a driving ability and fitness test. Regulation 5 of the 1977 Regulations sets out the subjects included in the written examination and regulation 7A sets out requirements for the motor car used for the purposes of the driving ability and fitness test.

These Regulations amend regulation 5 of the 1977 Regulations by adding “the theory of learning and the theory and practice of teaching and assessment” to the subjects which may be included in the written examination.

Regulation 7A of the 1977 Regulations previously provided that the vehicle used for the driving ability and fitness test should not carry any advertisement or sign which might cause other road users to believe that it was being used for driving instruction or being driven by an unqualified driver. These Regulations replace this provision with a requirement that the vehicle must not carry an “L” plate or anything resembling one.

These Regulations also increase from a £100 to £110 the fee for entering or retaining a name in the register.