MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1987
+WHEN THE GRACE PERIOD EXPIRES ON AUGUST 24 THIS YEAR, THE ABOVE-MENTIONED +ALL GOODS VEHICLES+ DRIVERS WHO HAVE NOT YET PASSED OR BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING TEST WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DRIVE ARTICULATED VEHICLES.
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THEREFORE, THOSE WHO LEARN TO DRIVE ARTICULATED VEHICLES, LIKE PRIVATE CAR LEARNER DRIVERS, WILL HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY LICENSED DRIVING INSTRUCTORS,+ HE EXPLAINED.
DRIVING INSTRUCTORS' LICENCES HAVE SO FAR BEEN ISSUED ONLY FOR FOUR CLASSES OF VEHICLES: PRIVATE CARS, PUBLIC BUS AND MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES.
TO QUALIFY FOR THE ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING INSTRUCTORS® LICENCE, AN APPLICANT MUST HAVE HELD A DRIVING LICENCE FOR ALL KINDS OF GOODS VEHICLES FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPLICATION.
THE APPLICANT MUST ALSO HAVE GOOD DRIVING SKILL, DE FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THE ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION AND DRIVING INSTRUCTION RULES AND BE ABLE TO GIVE CORRECT AND ADEQUATE DRIVING INSTRUCTION.
+IN ADDITION, HE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENCES, NAMELY, RECKLESS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRINK OR DRUG DURING THE FIVE YEARS PRECEDING HIS APPLICATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE SHA TIN DRIVING TEST OFFICE AT FIFTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE STATION, FROM JANUARY 14.
SHA TIN ALL COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE BEFORE 4 PM ON FEBRUARY 13.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED FIRST TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. THOSE WHO PASS THE INTERVIEW WILL THEN HAVE TO SIT FOR A WRITTEN TEST FOLLOWED BY A ROAD TEST. THE FEE FOR ATTENDING THE TWO TESTS IS $350.
+TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF EXPERIENCED DRIVING INSTRUCTORS TO TRAIN LEARNER ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE GRACE PERIOD. THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONSIDER GRANTING EARLY TESTS TO APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HOLD A FULL (1.E. CODE 20) ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCE, WHO CAN PROVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVING ARTICULATED VEHICLES DURING THE THREE YEARS PRECEDING
LEAST SIX MONTHS' EVRENEMOS I AND AT THE SAME TIME HAVE AT
TRAINING ARTICULATED VEHICLE
LEARNER DRIVERS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE SHA TIN DRIVING TEST OFFICE ON
0-6061676.
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