Young potential heavy goods vehicle drivers as well as driving instructors are feeling the blow of the Barbados Licensing Authority’s abrupt end to issuing such licences to people under the age of 25 in an effort to comply with legislative changes.Among them is 21-year-old aspiring forklift operator Marco Moore who has so far spent $400 in pursuit of getting a heavy goods licence and is pleading with authorities to give him and other young people in similar circumstances a chance.“Even if you say that you have to be 25 years or over, I believe the people who have the permit already should still be able to do their test because they already paid and everything,” he argued.Moore was issued with a driver’s permit in July this year although the age for acquiring a heavy goods licence was changed from 18 to 25 years when an amendment to the Road Traffic Act was passed by lawmakers in 2017.According to the amendment to Section 69 (1) of the Act, “a driving licence shall not be issued or endorsed as valid to an applicant who is under the age of 25 years, for the purpose of driving a public service vehicle that is not a self-driven or hired car, a motor tractor, or a heavy goods vehicle; or under the age of 18 years for the purpose of driving a self-driven or hired car.”The Barbados Licensing Authority had still been allowing individuals from as young as 18 to test for a heavy goods vehicle licence, seemingly unaware of the amendment. However, after the issue was raised publicly recently, officials at the government agency decided to enforce the amended legislation.