Regulation 5 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 5A (further requirements at tests: initial CPC test) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

For the purposes of the conduct of the practical test referred to in the table in regulation 5 the candidate shall provide a relevant vehicle which falls within a category or sub-category shown in column (1) of the table in regulation 37 of the Driving Licences Regulations and which—

(a)

has a power, mass, size or other specification equivalent to or greater than that shown in column (2) of the table in that regulation 37 in respect of the category or sub-category within which the vehicle falls;

(b)

is reasonably representative of the category or sub-category to which it belongs and is otherwise suitable for the purposes of the test;

(c)

complies with each requirement specified in column (1) of the following table where the vehicle is one which falls within the category or sub-category specified in relation to that requirement in column (2) of the table.

Table

(1) Requirement	(2) Category or sub-category of vehicle
The vehicle shall not be carrying goods or burden other than fixed items which are characteristic of the category or sub-category to which it belongs.	C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E
The vehicle shall be fitted with linkage and braking mechanisms which are designed for use when the trailer is fully laden	C1+E, C+E, D1+E, D+E
The vehicle shall be fitted with an anti-lock braking system and a tachograph	C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E
The vehicle shall have eight or more forward ratios.	C, C+E

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