7ATypes of licences

7A Types of licences

7A Types of licences

(1) The types of licence are as follows—

(a) Type 1,

(b) Type 2,

(c) Type 2 endorsed,

(d) Type 3,

(e) Type 4,

(f) Type 4 endorsed,

(g) Type 5.

(2) It is a condition of a licence that the holder act as a driving instructor only in respect of the following vehicles—

(a) 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),

(b) for a Type 2 licence—motor vehicles—

(i) having a GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes but not greater than 8 tonnes, or

(ii) seating more than 12 adults (including the driver) and having a GVM not greater than 8 tonnes,

(c) for a Type 2 endorsed licence—

(i) motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 2 licence may act as a driving instructor, and

(ii) motor vehicles having 2 axles and a GVM greater than 8 tonnes,

(d) for a Type 3 licence—

(i) motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 2 endorsed licence may act as a driving instructor, and

(ii) 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),

(e) for a Type 4 licence—

(i) motor vehicles for which the holder of a Type 3 licence may act as a driving instructor, and

(ii) prime movers to which a single semi-trailer plus any unladen converter dolly is attached, and

(iii) rigid motor vehicles to which a trailer that has a GVM greater than 9 tonnes plus any unladen converter dolly is attached,