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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-2007/regulation-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/698",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/9",
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  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999",
  "text": "In regulation 40 (nature of tests other than extended tests)—\n(a) In paragraph (7) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—\n“(b) the time during which that person is required to drive on roads is—\n(i) in the case of a test, taken before 1st September 2008, for a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicle included in category C, C1, D or D1, not less than 50 minutes;\n(ii) in the case of a test, taken on or after 1st September 2008, for a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicle included in category C, C1, D or D1, not less than 60 minutes;\n(iii) in the case of a test for a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicle included in category B+E, C1+E, C+E, D1+E or D+E, not less than 50 minutes; and\n(iv) in the case of any other test, not less than 30 minutes.”.\n(b) For paragraph (8A) substitute—\n“(8A) The test of driving theory shall—\n(a) in the case of a test for a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicle included in a category of C or D—\n(i) where the test is conducted before 1st April 2008—\n(aa) be conducted as an approved form of examination consisting of 60 questions, the questions being in either a multiple choice or multiple response form and testing a candidate on the specified matters in accordance with Schedule 7; and\n(bb) have a duration of 70 minutes or, in the circumstances specified in paragraph (9), 140 minutes;\n(ii) where the test is conducted on or after 1st April 2008—\n(aa) be conducted as an approved form of examination consisting of 100 questions, the questions being in either a multiple choice or multiple response form and testing a candidate on the specified matters in accordance with Schedule 7; and\n(bb) have a duration of 115 minutes, or in the circumstances specified in paragraph (9), 230 minutes;\n(b) in the case of a test for a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicle included in a category of A, B or P—\n(i) where the test is conducted before 3rd September 2007—\n(aa) be conducted as an approved form of examination consisting of 35 questions, the questions being in either a multiple choice or multiple response form and testing a candidate on the specified matters in accordance with Schedule 7; and\n(bb) have a duration of 40 minutes or, in the circumstances specified in paragraph (9), 80 minutes;\n(ii) where the test is conducted on or after 3rd September 2007—\n(aa) be conducted as an approved form of examination consisting of 50 questions, the questions being in either a multiple choice or multiple response form and testing a candidate on the specified matters in accordance with Schedule 7; and\n(bb) have a duration of 57 minutes or, in the circumstances specified in paragraph (9), 114 minutes.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/698/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:58:50.320780+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}