25Duration of provisional licences

25 Duration of provisional licences (1) A provisional motorcycle licence must be issued to a person for— (a) if the person has never held a provisional motorcycle licence— 3 years; or (b) if the person holds, or has at any time held, a provisional motorcycle licence—the difference between 3 years and the period the person has held a provisional motorcycle licence. (2) A provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence) must be issued to a person for— (a) if the person has never held a provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence)—3 years; or (b) if the person holds, or has at any time held, a provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence)—the difference between 3 years and the period the person has held any such provisional licence.

(3) If a provisional licence is issued subject to the P1 licence conditions— (a) the conditions cease to apply after the licence has been held for 12 months; and (b) the P2 licence conditions apply for the remaining period of the (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a class of licence included as an additional provisional class in a driver licence. provisional licence of the relevant class or a higher class is counted. Note 3 A motorcycle licence is not part of the driver licence class hierarchy (see s 8 (2)).