# The Driving Licences (Exchangeable Licences) Order 2021, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1988;
“driving test” means a test corresponding to the practical test of driving skills and behaviour prescribed under section 89(3) and (4) of the Act as part of the test of competence to drive;
“vehicle with automatic transmission” means a vehicle in which the person driving the vehicle is either—
(a) not provided with any means whereby that person may vary the gear ratio between the engine and the road wheels independently of the accelerator and the brakes, or
(b) provided with such means but they do not include a clutch pedal or lever which they may operate manually.
(2) A reference to a licensing category or a licensing sub-category is a reference to the category or sub-category (as the case may be) identified by the same letter or combination of letters or the same letter and number in Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/537/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/driving-licences-exchangeable-licences-order-2021/article-2
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