Types of licences
7A Types of licences
The types of licence are as follows—
Type 1,
Type 2,
Type 2 endorsed,
Type 3,
Type 4,
Type 4 endorsed,
Type 5.
It is a condition of a licence that the holder act as a driving instructor only in respect of the following vehicles—
for a Type 1 licence—motor vehicles with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or less or a tractor or implement (but not a motor bike, motor trike or a vehicle seating more than 12 adults including the driver),
for a Type 2 licence—motor vehicles—
having a GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes but not greater than 8 tonnes, or
seating more than 12 adults (including the driver) and having a GVM not greater than 8 tonnes,
for a Type 2 endorsed licence—
motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 2 licence may act as a driving instructor, and
motor vehicles having 2 axles and a GVM greater than 8 tonnes,
for a Type 3 licence—
motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 2 endorsed licence may act as a driving instructor, and
motor vehicles having 3 or more axles and a GVM greater than 8 tonnes (including an articulated bus, but not including any other articulated vehicle),
for a Type 4 licence—
motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 3 licence may act as a driving instructor, and
prime movers to which a single semi-trailer plus any unladen converter dolly is attached, and
rigid motor vehicles to which a trailer that has a GVM greater than 9 tonnes plus any unladen converter dolly is attached,
for a Type 4 endorsed licence—motor vehicles other than motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 1 licence or Type 5 licence may act as a driving instructor,
for a Type 5 licence—motor bikes or motor trikes.
In this clause—
GVM has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013.
implement means a motor vehicle that comprises an excavator, road grader, road roller, bulldozer, forklift truck or other machinery or apparatus and is not constructed on a chassis of a type normally used in the construction of a motor lorry.
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