Regulation 8

Any visitor or hiring visitor applying for a licence under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 for a motor vehicle specified in a valid insurance card in which he is named as the insured may, during the period of validity specified in the card, in lieu of producing to the licensing authority such evidence as is required by Regulation 9 of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Regulations 1961^f1, as amended^f2, produce such a card to the licensing authority.