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DRIVING LICENCE CATEGORIES


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On this page a single-axled drawbar trailer indicates a trailer not over 750kg PMW and a two-axled drawbar trailer indicates a trailer over that weight. In practice the opposite configuration and other arrangements could arise.


CATEGORY B

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A motor vehicle having a permissible weight not over 3.5 tonnes and not more than eight seats (in addition to the driver's seat), including:

  1. a combination of such a vehicle and trailer where the trailer has a permissible weight maximum weight (pmw) not over 750kg, and
  2. (if a trailer over 750kg pmw) a combination of such a vehicle and trailer where the permissible maximum weight of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes and the permissible maximum weight of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle.

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CATEGORY B+E

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Combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category B (ie not over 3.5 tonnes pmw and not more than eight seats) but the combination does not fall within that category (ie trailer over 750kg pmw and combination over 3.5 tonnes pmw)

CATEGORY C1

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Motor vehicles with a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a permissible weight not exceeding 750kg.

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CATEGORY C1+E

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Any combination of motor vehicle and trailer where:

  1. the tractor vehicle is in category C1
  2. the permissible maximum weight of the trailer exceeds 750kg but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle, and
  3. the permissible maximum weight of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes.

(In a licence issued before 1997, this category is restricted to a combination weight of 8.25 tonnes)

CATEGORY C

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Any motor vehicle having a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes, other than a vehicle in category D, F, G, or H, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a permissible maximum weight not exceeding 750kg.

CATEGORY C+E

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Combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in Category C but the combination does not fall within that category.

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CATEGORY D1

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Motor vehicles with more than eight, but not more than 16 seats (in addition to the driver's seat) including the driver's seat, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer not over 750kg pmw.

CATEGORY D1+E

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A combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where

  1. the tractor vehicle is in category D1
  2. the permissible maximum weight of the trailer exceeds 750kg but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle;
  3. the permissible maximum weight of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes, and
  4. the trailer is not used for the carriage of passengers

CATEGORY D

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A motor vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers with more than 8 seats (in addition to the driver's seat), including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a permissible maximum weight not over 750kg.

CATEGORY D+E

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Combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in Category D but the combination does not fall within that category.

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