Learner Drivers (Motorways) Act 2017 1

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Permit learner drivers to drive on motorways when under the supervision of a

qualified driving instructor in a dual-control car.

B E IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Definitions
For the purposes of this Act
learner driver shall be defined as an individual who holds a provisional driving
licence for category B vehicles;
driving instructor shall be defined as an individual who is on the register of
approved driving instructors;
dual-control car shall be defined as a category B vehicle fitted with additional
brake and clutch pedals which can be operated from the front passenger seat;
motorway shall be defined as any road designed with an M prefix or any A-
class road designated with an (M) suffix.

2 Learner drivers on motorways

(1) Learner drivers shall be permitted to drive on motorways when they are
(a) under the supervision of a driving instructor, and
(b) driving a dual-control car.
(2) It shall remain an offence if a learner driver drives on a motorway when not
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(a) under the supervision of a driving instruction, or

(b) driving a dual-control car.
(3) Learner drivers shall be permitted to drive on motorways when they are
(a) under the supervision of a driving instructor, and
(b) driving a dual-control car,
once the driver has completed at least 9 hours of tuition.

3 Commencement and short title

(1) This Act shall come into effect immediately after receiving Royal Assent.
(2) This Act may be cited as the Learner Drivers (Motorways) Act 2017.
(3) This Act shall extend to England, Scotland, and Wales.