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| Motorcycles |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Light
motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125cc
and a power output not exceeding 11kW (14.6bhp). |
A1 |
17 |
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| Motorcycles
up to 25kW(33bhp) and a power to weight ratio not exceeding
0.16kW / kg. Motorcycle combination with a power to
weight ratio not exceeding 0.16kW / kg. |
A |
17 |
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| Any
size motorcycle with or without a sidecar. |
A |
21 |
1 |
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| 3
or 4 wheeled light vehicles |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Motor
tricycles / quadricycles, 3 or 4 wheeled vehicles with
an unladen weight not exceeding 550kg. |
B1 |
17 |
2 |
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| Cars |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Motor
vehicles with a MAM not exceeding 3500kg having not
more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750kg.
Combinations of towing vehicles in category B and a
trailer, where the MAM of the combination does not exceed
3500kg and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the
unladen mass of the towing vehicle. |
B |
17 |
2 |
| Automatic
cars |
| As
cars, but with automatic transmission. |
B
Automatic |
17 |
2 |
| Cars
with trailers |
| Combinations
of vehicles consisting of a vehicle in category B and
a trailer, where the combination does not come within
category B. |
B+E |
17 |
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| Medium
Sized Vehicles |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Lorries
between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer up to
750kg. |
C1 |
18 |
3 |
| Medium
Sized vehicles with trailers |
| Lorries
between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer over 750kg -
total weight not more than 12000kg (if you passed your
category B test prior to 1.1.1997 you will be restricted
to a total weight not more than 8250kg). |
C1+E |
21 |
3 |
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| Large
Vehicles |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Vehicles
over 3500kg with a trailer up to 750kg. |
C |
21 |
4 |
| Large
Vehicles with trailers |
| Vehicles
over 3500kg with a trailer over 750kg. |
C+E |
21 |
4 |
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| Minibuses |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Vehicles
with between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a trailer
up to 750kg. |
D1 |
21 |
5 |
| Minibuses
with trailers |
| Combinations
of vehicles where the towing vehicle is in subcategory
D1 and its trailer has a MAM of over 750kg, provided
that the MAM of the combination thus formed does not
exceed 12000kg, and the MAM of the trailer does not
exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. |
D1+E |
21 |
5 |
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| Buses |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Any
bus with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer
up to 750kg. |
D |
21 |
5 |
| Buses
with trailers |
| Any
bus with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer
over 750kg. |
D+E |
21 |
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| Other
Categories |
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| Description |
Category |
Minimum
Age |
See
Note |
| Agricultural
tractors |
F |
17 |
6 |
| Road
Rollers |
G |
21 |
7 |
| Tracked
Vehicles |
H |
21 |
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| Mowing
machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian |
K |
16 |
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| Electric
vehicles |
L |
17 |
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| Vehicles
used for very short distances on public roads |
N |
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| Mopeds |
P |
16 |
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| Notes |
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| Note
1 |
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| Age
21 or 2 years from the date of standard A test pass. |
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| Note
2 |
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| Age
16 if you are currently getting Disability Living Allowance
at the higher rate (mobility component). |
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| Note
3 |
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| Age
18 if combination weight is under 7500kg. |
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| Note
4 |
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| Age
17 if member of armed forces. |
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| Age
18 if member of the Young Drivers Scheme. |
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| Note
5 |
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| Age
17 if member of armed forces. |
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| Age
18 i.while learning to drive or taking passenger carrying
vehicle (PCV) test; or |
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| ii.
after passing a PC V test when: |
| driving
on a regular service where the route does not exceed
50km, or |
| driving
a PCV constructed to carry no more than 16 passengers,
and |
| the
vehicle is operated under a Public Service Vehicle (PSV)
operator's licence or permit. |
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| iii.
not engaged in the carraige of passengers |
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| Note
6 |
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| Age
16 for tractors less than 2.45m wide. It must
only pull trailers less than 2.45m wide with two wheels,
or four close coupled. |
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| Note
7 |
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| Age
17 for small road rollers with metal or hard rollers.
They must not be steam powered, weigh more than 11.69
tonnes or be made for carrying loads. |
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