Paragraph 43
In regulation 76 (effect of change in classification of vehicles for licensing purposes)—
in paragraphs (1) and (2) for “old”, in each instance where it appears, substitute “older”;
after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A)Subject to paragraphs (3C) to (3E), in a licence (whether full or provisional) granted before 19th January 2013, a reference to motor vehicles in an old category shall be construed as a reference to motor vehicles in the new category corresponding thereto and a reference to motor vehicles of a class included in an old category shall be construed as a reference to vehicles of the corresponding class included in the new category.”;
in paragraph (3) for “old” in each instance where it appears, substitute “older”;
after paragraph (3) insert—
“(3C)Where a licence (whether full or provisional) granted before 19th January 2013 authorises the driving of—
(a)standard motor bicycles only, or
(b)standard motor bicycles and side-car combinations only,
any reference in that licence to motor vehicles in category A (save for those in sub-category A1) shall be construed in accordance with paragraph (3D).
(3D)A reference in a licence of the type referred to in paragraph (3C) granted before 19th January 2013 to motor vehicles in category A shall be construed as a reference—
(a)where the standard access period has not expired, to motor vehicles in sub-category A2; and
(b)where that period has expired, to motor vehicles in category A.
(3E)Paragraph (2A) shall not apply to a reference to vehicles in sub-category D1 in a licence granted before 1st January 1997.
(3F)Where a licence granted before 19th January 2013 authorises only the driving of a class of motor vehicles included in an old category having automatic transmission, it shall not under this regulation authorise the driving of any vehicle not having automatic transmission.”;
in paragraph (4)—
in the definition of “old category” for “column (1)” substitute “column (2)”;
after the definition of “old category” insert—
““older category” and “class included in an older category”, mean respectively a category and a class of vehicles specified in column (1) of the table at the end of this regulation,”;
for the definition of “new category” substitute—
““new category” and “class included in a new category”—
(a)in relation to an old category, means respectively the category (or, as the case may be, the sub-category) and the class of vehicles specified in column (3) of the table as corresponding to the relevant old category or class included in that old category; and
(b)in relation to an older category, means respectively the category (or, as the case may be, the sub-category) and the class of vehicles specified in column (3) of the table as corresponding to the relevant older category or class included in that older category,”;
for the table at the end of paragraph (4) substitute—
“
(1) Older category or class (2) Old category or class (3) Corresponding new category or class A (excluding A1) A A1 A1 B1 Motor tricycles in categories AM and A and light quadricycles in category AM B1, limited to invalid carriages B1 (invalid carriages) B B B plus E B + E B+E B + E C1 C1 C1 plus E C1 + E (8.25 tonnes) C C C plus E C+E C plus E, limited to drawbar trailer combinations only Vehicles in category C+E which are drawbar trailer combinations D1 D1 (not for hire or reward) D1 D1 D1 plus E D1 + E (not for hire or reward) D1 + E D1 + E D, limited to 16 seats D1 D, limited to vehicles not more than 5.5 metres in length D1 and vehicles in category D not more than 5.5 metres in length D, limited to vehicles not driven for hire or reward Vehicles in category D which are either driven while being used in accordance with a section 19 permit or, if not being so used, driven otherwise than for hire or reward D D D plus E D + E F F G G H H K K L L P Q and AM ”