# The Motorways Traffic (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend The Motorways Traffic Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 to allow learner drivers and learner motorcyclists to learn on motorways under the instruction of an approved instructor.
The statutory rule also carves out provisions deferring motorway eligibility for certain existing provisional licence holders who held provisional licences prior to 1st October 2026 until 1st April 2027.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/143/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motorways-traffic-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/note
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