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New rules for h.g.v. driving licences

4th July 1969, Page 33
4th July 1969
Page 33
Page 33, 4th July 1969 — New rules for h.g.v. driving licences
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• On Monday the Vehicle and Driving Licences Act (Commencement No. 1) Order 1969 came into force. The main effect of the Order is to allow the Transport Minister to prescribe classes of heavy goods vehicles (for example road rollers, track layers and certain road construction machines) the driving of which will not entitle a person to claim exemption from the h.g.v. driving test. as hitherto allowed under Section 15 to the Act of 1960. In practice this means that a driver whose experience is confined to special vehicles such as road rollers, etc., may not drive a heavy goods vehicle if he has not passed the h.g.v. driving test.

Another amendment to the Act reduces from 10 to five years the period that a person remains eligible for an h.g.v. driver's licence; the five-year period extending from the time of passing the h.g.v. driving test or the expiry of the person's last h.g.v. driver's licence.

The Minister announced earlier this year that he proposes to introduce a scheme for licensing and testing h.g.v. drivers on February 2 1970, and to operate it on a voluntary basis from August 4,1969.