167Use of unregistered vehicle with trade plates by certain eligible persons

167 Use of unregistered vehicle with trade plates by certain eligible persons (1) For the purposes of regulation 162(1), a licensed tester, or a person specified in regulation 154(1)(e) may use an unregistered vehicle on a highway— (a) to drive the vehicle from place to place to examine and test it; or (b) to drive the vehicle in the process of examining and testing it; or (c) to drive the vehicle in the course of collecting or returning it to its owner. (2) For the purposes of regulation 162(1), a person who is engaged in the business of altering, modifying, repairing or transporting vehicles before registration, or a person acting on behalf of that person may use an unregistered vehicle on a highway— (a) to drive the vehicle to any premises to be altered, modified or repaired; or (b) to drive the vehicle during the process of alteration, modification or repair; or (c) to return the vehicle to its owner after alteration, modification or repair.