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Consultation Outcome Published 10 Oct 2023 Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles ↗ View on GOV.UK

Driving licence flexibility for alternatively-fuelled vehicles

Seeking views on licence flexibility alterations including training requirements, vehicle type, towing allowance and eligible powertrains.

Opened 9 Aug 2022
Closed 4 Oct 2022
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We are seeking views on potential changes to driving licence flexibility for alternatively-fuelled vans and other vehicles of similar weight.

The current licensing flexibility permits drivers to operate slightly heavier goods vans than the typical weight entitlement, in order to allow for the extra weight of a cleaner power system, for example, vehicles powered by a battery.

We are consulting specifically on the:

  • additional training that drivers must complete to gain driving licence flexibility
  • types of vehicles that should be eligible
  • towing allowance of these vehicles
  • powertrains that should be eligible