Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under section 125 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, before a person'sname can be entered on to the Register of Approved Driving Instructorshe has, amongst other things, to pass a prescribed examination ofability to give instruction in the driving of motor cars. TheseRegulations amend section 128 so that in two cases a person has to passthe examination again before his name can be re-entered on the registerafter it has been removed under that section. One case is where his namehas been so removed on the grounds that he had failed a test undersection 125(5). The other case is where his name has been so removed onany other grounds and he makes his application more than 12 months later.
The Regulations also amend the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction)Regulations 1989 as follows:
by adding to the driving techniques which a candidate for thedriving ability and fitness test can be required to demonstrate, theability to park close to the kerb, using forward and reverse gears;
by increasing the fees payable for the driving abilityand fitnesstest and for the instructional ability and fitness test from £45 to£50;and
by increasing the fee for the retention of the person’s name in theregister and the entry of a person’s name in the register from £146to £170.