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A mobile project vehicle is defined in regulation 3 (1) of The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 as amended as follows: “a vehicle which has a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, is constructed or adapted to carry not more than 8 persons in addition to the driver and carries principally goods or burden consisting of- (a) play or educational equipment and articles required in connection with the use of such equipment, or (b) articles required for the purposes of display or of an exhibition,and the primary purpose of which is use as a recreational, educational or instructional facility when stationary.”Mobile project vehicles, which meet the definition, are exempt from the normal driver licensing requirements that apply to large vehiclesRegulation 51 (1) (r ) of The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences ) Regulations 1999 allows a person who has held a full GB, Northern Ireland or EC/EEA category B driving licence for an aggregate period of at least 2 years, is aged 21 or over to drive a mobile project vehicle on behalf of a non commercial body :-(i) to or from the place where the equipment it carries is to be, or has been used, or the display or exhibition is to be, or has been mounted, or (ii) to or from the place where a mechanical defect in the vehicle is to be , or has been remedied, or (iii) in such circumstances that by virtue of paragraph 22 of schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 the vehicle is not chargeable with duty in respect of its use on public roads.N.B. Drivers who obtained their full category B licences before the 1st January 1997 are not subject to the same conditions as new drivers. They do not have to be 21 years of age or have held the licence for 2 years. The drivers are allowed to drive mobile project vehicles on behalf of both commercial and non-commercial bodies. Mobile project vehicles which do not meet the definition will be subject to normal driver licensing requirements and the category of entitlement needed to drive the vehicle will depend on the vehicle's maximum authorised mass. This means that the driver of a vehicle, which is: - a. up to 3.5 tonnes will need to hold category B; b. between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes will need to hold category C1; c. over 7.5 tonnes will need to hold category C.