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• All HGV and PSV driving test candidates are now required to produce evidence of their identity.
The new rule is designed to foil "stand-ins" impersonating candidates. Driving licences are acceptable as proof of identity, as are security identity cards provided they carry the holder's photograph and signature. However, the Department of Transport is not to extend new rules on supervision of learner car drivers to those supervising HGV and PSV learners. The new car rules require that supervisors are at least 21 years of age with three years' Driving licences OK as proof of test identity.
experience as a qualified driver. "It is expected that the industry itself should be capable of ensuring that learners are taught and supervised safely without any new legislative burdens," says the DTp.