TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
DVS UNIT
AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING LICENCES) (JERSEY)
ORDER 2003
Purpose of the report
To gain the approval of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services for changes to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 to introduce changes to the appearance of the photocard driving licence and add jurisdictions that have agreed to the mutual exchange of driving licences.
Discussion
There are minor amendments required to Schedules in the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 to:-
- Accommodate the parishes changing to laser engraving photocard licences, which is now a mandatory security requirement of the “Community Model Driving Licence”;
- Harmonise the position of the serial number of the licence (driver number) with the “Community Model Driving Licence”
- Add further jurisdictions that have agreed the mutual exchange of driving licences with Jersey.
SCHEDULE 4
PART 1- FORM OF LICENCE (NOT BEING A PROVISIONAL LICENCE)
On the illustration of the front of the licence, “4d” will be deleted.
On the index down the left hand side of the illustration of the reverse of the licence, “4d. Driver number” and “5. Number of licence” will be deleted and replaced with “5. Serial number of licence”.
PART 2 – FORM OF LICENCE (PROVISIONAL LICENCE)
On the illustration of the front of the licence, “4d” will be deleted and “PROVISIONAL” down the right hand side will appear in grayscale (laser engraved), instead of blue.
On the index down the left hand side of the illustration of the reverse of the licence, “4d. Driver number” and “5. Number of licence” will be deleted and replaced with “5. Serial number of licence”.
SCHEDULE 5 - exchangeable driving licences.
(i) Croatia has agreed to accept for exchange purposes Jersey driving licences and should be added in the correct alphabetical order with the columns entered in that entry as below:-
In column 1 | In column 2 | |
| Category A1 | Category A1 |
| Category A | Category A |
| Category A2 | Category A |
| Category AM | Category P |
| Category B1 | Category B1 |
| Category B | Category B |
| Category C1 | Category C1 |
| Category C | Category C |
| Category D1 | Category D1 (only if proved driving test passed in D1 vehicle) |
| Category D | Category D |
| Category E | Category E |
| | |
(ii) Czech Republic has agreed to accept for exchange purposes Jersey driving licences and should be added in the correct alphabetical order with the columns entered in that entry as below:-
In column 1 | In column 2 | |
| Category A1 | Category A1 |
| Category A | Category A |
| Category A2 | Category A |
| Category AM | Category P |
| Category B1 | Category B1 |
| Category B | Category B |
| Category C1 | Category C1 |
| Category C | Category C |
| Category D1 | Category D1 (only if proved driving test passed in D1 vehicle) |
| Category D | Category D |
| Category E | Category E |
(iii) Romania subject to signing a formal agreement which the Minister agreed in principle, has agreed to accept for exchange purposes Jersey driving licences and should be added in the correct alphabetical order with the columns entered in that entry as below:-
In column 1 | In column 2 | |
| Category A1 | Category A1 |
| Category A | Category A |
| Category A2 | Category A |
| Category AM | Category P |
| Category B1 | Category B1 |
| Category B | Category B |
| Category C1 | Category C1 |
| Category C | Category C |
| Category D1 | Category D1 (only if proved driving test passed in D1 vehicle) |
| Category D | Category D |
| Category E | Category E |
(iv) The new 3rd directive EU Community Model driving licences are beginning to appear with category A2 (motorcycle without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 400 cc, and an engine power of at least 25 kW) shown on them. These motorcycles are currently category A in Jersey driving licences. When resources are available to amend the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 and subject to the outcome of the Road Safety Strategy, it would be the intention to update Jersey licence categories and testing to include category A2. However, with the formalisation of these vehicles in the 3rd directive we should include category A2 licence exchanges in the Order. Therefore in the following entries for the EU and EEA countries in the Order there should be added in column 1 "A2" and in column 2 "A" :- Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom.
Recommendation
The Minister is recommended to agree to the proposed changes to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003.
Reason(s) for decision
To incorporate changes to producing licences and jurisdictions with mutual exchange arrangements into the legislation.
Resource Implications
There are no resource implications for TTS.
Action Required
Inspector of Motor Traffic to issue instructions to the Law Draftsman to draft the necessary amendments to the legislation which would put these changes into effect.
Written by: Head of DVS and Inspector of Motor Traffic
Approved by: Director of Transport
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