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-       Unlicensed Drivers driving Vehicles on the Public Highway (Minute No. 22)

Unlicensed Drivers driving Vehicles on the Public Highway

Further to Minute No. 22, Stephen Oliver explained that under the legislation there was an exemption for unlicensed drivers to drive a hackney carriage vehicle as part of an MOT test, but not to drive a vehicle to and from the test. With one exception all the other local licensing authorities did not allow unlicensed drivers to drive vehicles to and from the test station. It was confirmed that a licensed vehicle remained a licensed vehicle at all times unless the licence was surrendered. Trade representatives expressed concerns that the requirements relating to other forms of transport, such as buses, Highways vehicles and emergency vehicles, were not so restrictive, although it was suggested that such concerns would need to be raised by the trade at national level.

It was agreed that the relevant references from the legislation would be circulated with the minutes of the meeting (attached as Appendix A to the Minutes).