elWe are a bodybuilding company with two premises several miles
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apart. Chassis-cab assemblies are often delivered to one of our workshops when they should have been taken to the other, Is it necessary for such vehicles to be driven between workshops by the holder of a heavy goods vehicle driving licence?
A The driver of a chassiscab assembly does not need to hold a heavy goods vehicle driving licence.
The licensing of heavy goods vehicle drivers is provided for in Part II of the Road Traffic Act 1972 in which Section 112 states that it is an offence to drive a heavy goods vehicle on a road without the appropriate driving licence.
Heavy goods vehicles are defined in Section 124 as "a vehicle which is constructed or adapted for hauling or carrying goods or burden of any description. . "
It is not possible to carry goods or burden on a chassiscab and, therefore, the vehicle does not fall within the definition of a heavy goods vehicle. It can be driven on an ordinary car driving licence provided the driver is over 21 years of age.