Section 2.7 - Conditions for provisional licence holders

Section 2.7 - Conditions for provisional licence holders

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Rules of The Road 2007 - Contents

Section 2 - Before you are a Fully licensed Driver

To obtain a provisional licence

Driver theory test

Driving legally

Tax

Insurance

National car test

Conditions for provisional licence holders

What happens when your second provisional licence expires

Full driving licence

Carrying a driving licence

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Section 2.7 - Conditions for provisional licence holders

Accompanied when driving

If you are on your first, third or later provisional licence for a category B vehicle, you must have a fully licensed driver with you. That driver must hold a current and valid full licence for the same category of vehicle and must be with you at all times when you are driving.

You must have a fully licensed driver with you at all times when driving where you hold a provisional licence for categories C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 and ED (Please see table on page 15).

If you hold a provisional licence for categories A, A1, and M vehicles you must not carry a passenger.

Motorways

As a provisional licence holder, you must not drive on a motorway. It is a serious offence to do so.

Trailers

You must not use a category B, C, C1, D or D1 vehicle to tow a trailer if you hold a provisional licence for any of these categories.

Carrying a passenger

If you drive a car, van, bus or coach, you must not carry any passenger for payment of any kind.
If you are a motorcyclist, you must not carry a passenger.
If driving a category W vehicle, (for example a work vehicle or tractor), you may not carry a passenger unless the vehicle is designed to take one and the passenger holds a full driving licence for category W.