Driving Instructors Regulation 2016

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.

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