Consultation outcome

Category B driving licence derogation for alternatively fuelled commercial vehicles

• From: Office for Low Emission Vehicles, Department for Transport and Innovate UK
• Published: 26 July 2017
• Last updated: 29 March 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Regulatory changes to support take-up of alternatively-fuelled light commercial vehicles - government response

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Detail of outcome

Following analysis of consultation responses, the department is now publishing the final outcome of this consultation.

We have decided to seek a derogation from the European Commission to allow category B (car) licence holders to drive a slightly heavier commercial vehicle, if it is powered by a low emission technology.

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Original consultation

Summary

Changes to regulations to support the take-up of alternatively fuelled light commercial vehicles.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 26 July 2017 to midday on 18 October 2017

Consultation description

The government wants to establish low emission light commercial vehicles as an alternative to diesel-powered vans. This will help to improve air quality in our towns and cities and meet our legal obligations under the Climate Change Act and air quality regulations.

The proposals set out in this consultation would allow category B (car) licence holders to drive a slightly heavier vehicle, if it is powered by a low emission technology, by offsetting the additional weight of the powertrain.

This will help compensate for lost payload capacity due to the added weight and size of alternative fuel technologies.

Documents

Regulatory changes to support the take-up of alternatively-fuelled light commercial vehicles

Ref: DfT-2017-08

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Published 26 July 2017
Last updated 29 March 2018 + show all updates

1. 29 March 2018

   Government response to consultation on regulatory changes to support the take-up of alternatively-fuelled light commercial vehicles.

2. 10 August 2017

   A correction to the restrictions for drivers who obtained a category B licence after January 1997 (page 9, section 2.2).

3. 26 July 2017

   First published.