Title and introductory text
2025 No. 608
RETAINED EU LAW REFORM
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
Made
20th May 2025
Coming into force
10th June 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 101(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) and sections 14(2) and 20(1)(a) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”).
The Secretary of State has consulted such representative organisations as the Secretary of State thinks fit in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act.
The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purposes of section 14(2) of the 2023 Act.
In accordance with paragraphs 2(2) and 5(5) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Propose a change2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
In the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999, in regulation 7 (competence to drive classes of vehicle: special cases), for paragraphs (11) and (12) substitute—
(11) A person who holds a relevant full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B, other than vehicles in former sub-category B1, sub-category B1 or sub-category B1 (invalid carriages), may drive—
(a) a zero-emission vehicle of a class that would be included within category B but for its maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, provided that it is not a mobile project vehicle and has a maximum authorised mass—
(i) not exceeding 4.25 tonnes, excluding any part of that weight which is attributable to specialised equipment intended for the carriage of disabled passengers, and
(ii) not exceeding 5 tonnes otherwise;
(b) a zero-emission vehicle and trailer combination which has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 7 tonnes, comprising—
(i) a zero-emission vehicle referred to in sub-paragraph (a), and
(ii) a trailer which has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes;
(c) a zero-emission vehicle of a class included in sub-category D1 and which has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 4.25 tonnes, excluding any part of that weight which is attributable to specialised equipment intended for the carriage of disabled passengers, and not exceeding 5 tonnes otherwise, provided—
(i) that person has held that licence for an aggregate period of not less than 2 years,
(ii) that person is aged 21 or over,
(iii) that person, if aged 70 or over, is not suffering from a relevant disability in respect of which the Secretary of State would be bound to refuse to grant them a Group 2 licence,
(iv) that person is driving the zero-emission vehicle on behalf of a non-commercial body for social purposes but not for hire or reward,
(v) that person receives no consideration for so doing, other than out-of-pocket expenses,
(vi) that the zero-emission vehicle has no trailer attached, and
(vii) if the person is by that licence authorised to drive only vehicles having automatic transmission, that person shall be deemed competent to drive only such zero-emission vehicles in sub-category D1 as conform to the above specification and have automatic transmission.
(12) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) when a person drives a zero-emission vehicle of a kind specified in paragraph (11)(a) or (b) which is a “medium-sized goods vehicle” or “other motor vehicle” for the purposes of section 101 of the Traffic Act (disqualification of persons under age), that section has effect as if, for the ages specified in the Table in that section in respect of “medium sized goods vehicle” and “other motor vehicle”, there were substituted the age “17”, and
(b) “zero-emission vehicle” means a vehicle without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that has emissions of CO2 of zero grams per kilometre.
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