# The Road Vehicles (Prohibition) Regulations 1992, Regulation 3: Exemptions from section 71(1) of the 1988 Act


(1) The driving of a vehicle on a road—
(a) solely for the purpose of submitting it by previous arrangement for a specified time on a specified date for an inspection by a vehicle examiner or authorised constable with a view to the removal of the prohibition;
(b) solely for the purpose of submitting it by previous arrangement for a specified time on a specified date for an inspection by a vehicle examiner with a view to the removal of the prohibition and the issue of either a test certificate or a goods vehicle test certificate;
(c) in the course of an inspection with a view to the removal of a prohibition; or
(d) within 3 miles from where it is being, or has been, repaired solely for the purpose of its test or trial with a view to the removal of a prohibiton,
is exempted from section 71(1)(a) and (b) of the 1988 Act.
(2) Where a prohibition has been imposed with a direction under section 69A(3) of the 1988 Act, the driving of the vehicle on a road solely for the purpose of submitting it by previous arrangement at a specified time for an examination under section 45(3) of the 1988 Act with a view to obtaining a test certificate or bringing it away from such an examination is exempted from section 71(1)(a) and (b) of that Act.
(3) Where—
(a) a prohibition has been imposed with a direction under section 69A(3) of the 1988 Act, and
(b) a relevant test certificate has been issued,
the driving of the vehicle on a road to a police station with a view to the prohibition being removed under regulation 4(3) of these Regulations is exempted from section 71(1)(a) and (b) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1285/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-prohibition-regulations-1992/regulation-3
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