# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2864). The effect of the amendment is to require that applications under regulation 31(1)(a) (applications for manoeuvres tests, large vehicle off road manoeuvres tests, practical tests, and unitary tests:applicants in person) for an appointment to take the practical element of a car driving test are made by the person intending to take the test.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. Instead, a de minimus assessment has been prepared and has been published, with an Explanatory Memorandum, alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/326/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-2026/note
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