# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996, Regulation 47: Part IV of the Traffic Act: prescribed classes of large goods and passenger-carrying vehicle


(1) Part IV of the Traffic Act and regulations 51 to 54 shall not apply to large goods vehicles—
(a) of a class included in category F, G or H or sub-category C1 + E (8.25 tonnes), or
(b) which are exempted goods vehicles or exempted military vehicles.
(2) Part IV of the Traffic Act and regulations 51 to 54 shall not apply to—
(a) any passenger-carrying vehicle manufactured more than 30 years before the date when it is driven and not used for hire or reward or for the carriage of more than 8 passengers;
(b) a passenger-carrying vehicle driven by a constable for the purpose of removing or avoiding obstruction to other road users or other members of the public, for the purpose of protecting life or property (including the passenger-carrying vehicle and its passengers) or for other similar purposes.
(3) All classes of large goods and passenger-carrying vehicle to which Part IV of the Traffic Act applies are prescribed for the purposes of section 117(7) of the Traffic Act.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2824/regulation/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-regulations-1996/regulation-47
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.