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Changes to automatic and manual PCV licences

DVSA announced yesterday that the Motor Vehicles Driving Licences (Amendment) Regulations 2014 will come into force on 10 April 2014. From this date all new vocational PCV licence holders who pass their PCV test in an automatic vehicle will be issued with a manual CAT D licence rather than an automatic licence provided they have passed a manual test in another category of vehicle either CAT B or C.

These regulations will also apply to existing automatic licence holders and we are currently awaiting confirmation from DVLA as to the procedure to be followed for existing automatic PCV licence holders to enable them to receive an upgraded manual licence. Provided they already hold a manual licence in another vehicle category either CAT B or C. Further details will be issued to Members as soon as we receive them from DVLA.

Item courtesy of CPT Newsline