Regulation 2
Amendment of rule 19
of Road Traffic(Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences)(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026
In the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27), in rule 19 —
renumber the rule as paragraph (1) of that rule;
in paragraph (1)(e), replace sub‑paragraph (ii) with —“(ii)motor tractors and other motor vehicles (not being electric light goods vehicles or electric small buses) the weight of which unladen does not exceed 2,500 kilograms;
(iia)electric light goods vehicles and electric small buses the weight of which unladen does not exceed 3,000 kilograms; and”;
in paragraph (1)(eb), after “paragraph (e)(ii)”, insert “, (iia)”; and
after paragraph (1), insert —“(2) In this rule —“electric light goods vehicle” means a light goods vehicle that is —
propelled wholly by electricity; and
equipped with a battery;“electric small bus” means a small bus that is —
propelled wholly by electricity; and
equipped with a battery;“light goods vehicle” has the meaning given by rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing Rules) (R 5);“small bus” means a bus which has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms.”.