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You wont need an o-licence for private usage, that is only for "commercial purposes" or for "hire or reward" . Hence the stickers on the cabs, providing they get no commercial gain through it, ie if their team was set up as a business then it is perfectly legal. You could argue over prize money though.
They are still required to stick to EU drivers hours rules though as of next week.
For info, it is possible to get a restricted o-licence without a CPC, although it basically only covers you for hauling your own goods in the UK.
Yeah it's madness, regardless of size and weight any motorised vehicle is a lethal weapon. The o-licence exemption is another weird rule, why should a commercial user legally have to do inspections on the vehicle around every 6 weeks yet the only maintenace a private user legally has to do is an annual MOT. I am sure that some of the "not for hire or reward" guys cover more miles than some small commercial operators.
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