DRIVING LICENCE

CATEGORIES
PRESENTER: MR MIBEI
Categories Characteristics Maximum Minimum Passengers Requireme
Load age allowed nts

A Category A1 Up to and including 16 years No Previous one

(Mapped) 50 C.C. passengers [1] year
riding
experience
Category A2 Above 50 C.C. 18 years  
for category
(Light Motor One [1] A2.
vehicle) passenger Required to
Category A3 100 C.C and above 21 years undergo
(Motorcycle training and
Taxi, retesting for
Couriers and category A3.
three
wheelers)
Categories Characteristics Maximum Minimum Passengers Requireme
Load age allowed nts
B Category B Light vehicle GVW of 18 years  
(Light [passenger car] maximum kg
with one light
Vehicle)  
trailer[not
exceeding
750kg]
Category B Light vehicle GVW of 18 years Not more
Automatic [passenger car maximum than seven
(light vehicle equipped with 3,500kg with passengers.
one light
automatic) automatic gearbox]
trailer [not
exceeding
750kg].
Category B Light GVW of 21years Not more
(Professional) vehicle[passenger maximum than seven
3,500kg with
car equipped with passengers.
one light
manual or
trailer[not
automatic gearbox] exceeding
  750kg]
Categories Characteristi Maximum Load Minimum Passenge Requirement
cs age rs s
allowed
C Category C Light truck GVW exceeding 22years   Previous two
(Light Truck) 3500kg and a [2] years
maximum driving
7,500kg with experience for
maximum light category C1.
trailer [not Required to
exceeding undergo
750kg]. training and
Category C   Heavy truck with 24 years   retesting for
(Medium Truck) a GVW category C
exceeding
7,500kg with
maximum one
light trailer[not
exceeding
750kg]
Cs Category CE   Heavy truck with a 28 years   Previous four[4]
(Medium truck with gross vehicle years driving
trailer) weight [GVW] experience for
exceeding 7,500kg category C
with heavy trailer -Required to
or semitrailer – undergo training
articulated and retesting for
vehicles category CE
Category CD (Heavy   Heavy truck with a 30 years   -Previous two [2]
goods vehicle for Gross vehicle years driving
transportation of weight [GVW] experience for
Hazardous exceeding 7,500kg category CE.
materials) with heavy trailer -Required to
or semitrailer- undergo training
Articulated vehicles and retesting for
category CD.
Categories Characteristics Maximum Minimum Passengers Requirements
Load age allowed
D Category D1     22 years Maximum 14 -Maximum three
(Van) passengers [3] years driving
Category D2     25 years Between 14 experience for
(Minibus) and 32 category D1.
passengers. -Required to
undergo training
and retesting for
category D2
Category D3     30 years 33 Minimum three
(Large Bus) passengers [3] years driving
and above. experience for
category D2.
-Required to
undergo training
and retesting for
category D3.
Categories Characteristic Maximum Minimum Passengers Requirements
s Load age allowed
E CATEGORY     21 years   Completed three
E(SPECIAL [3] months driving
PROFFESSION practice with any
AL DRIVERS’ vehicle classified
LICENCE) under categories
C1,C,CE,D,D1,D2,D3
,and licensed as
EC1,EC,ECE,ED,ED1
,ED2,EDC,
respectively
-Class ED2,licences
shall be endorsed
for classes D1 and D
,while class ECE
licenses shall be
endorsed
Categoriess Characteristics Maxim Minimu Passenger Requirements
um m age s allowed
Load
F (SPECIAL Depending on the   18 years   Requirements are as per
DRIVERS class of the vehicle the categories of abled
LICENCE FOR the PWD, is trained drivers- The PWD will
ERSONS WITH on ,it is further undergo the normal
DISABILITY) classified as ordinary training, testing
follows: and licensing for the
Categories category chosen by the
A1,A2,A3,B,C1,C,C individual upon medical
E,CD,D2,D3 and assessment and
licensed as appropriate adaptation of
Fa1,Fa2,Fa3,FB,FC the vehicle.
1,FC,FCE,FCD,FD1,
Fd2,FD3
respectively
Categories Characte Maximu Minimu Passengers Requirements
ristics m Load m age allowed

G CATEGORY G         -Special kinds of plants and

(INDUSRIAL equipment far which special
CONSTRUCTION authorization is required from the
AND authority before such plants can be
AGRICULTURAL registered for use.
PLANTS AND -To operate such plants and
EQUIPMENTS) equipment, a driving license is a
requirement-endorsement for class
G will be done on the driving
license.