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Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2017
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#### 5 Licence classes and class codes
5 Licence classes and class codes
(cf 2008 Reg cl 5)
> > (1) For the purposes of this Regulation, the classes of driver licence are as follows—
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> > > (a) motorcycle licence,
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> > > (b) car licence,
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> > > (c) light rigid vehicle licence,
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> > > (d) medium rigid vehicle licence,
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> > > (e) heavy rigid vehicle licence,
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> > > (f) heavy combination vehicle licence,
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> > > (g) multi-combination vehicle licence.
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> > (2) A licence class may be shown on a driver licence by means of a symbol or by the code (the licence code) shown opposite the relevant licence class in the following table.
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> > | Licence class | Licence code |
> > | motorcycle licence | R |
> > | car licence | C |
> > | light rigid vehicle licence | LR |
> > | medium rigid vehicle licence | MR |
> > | heavy rigid vehicle licence | HR |
> > | heavy combination vehicle licence | HC |
> > | multi-combination vehicle licence | MC |
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> > (3) A licence class may be described by reference to its licence code.