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Driver
Licence Entitlements and Age Requirements
Information regarding
the current drivers licence categories. Find out what the legal age requirements
are and what other categories you have to have to pass a new category.
Entitlements and Age Requirements
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Categories |
Other Full Entitlements |
Provisional Entitlement |
Minimum Age Requirements Section 101 Road Traffic Act 1988 |
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A
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K,
P, B1* (* B1 - only if test passed before 1/2/2001)
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B,
F
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21 (17)
17yrs - Motorbicycle not exceeding 25kW/33bhp
21 years - Motorbicycle exceeding 25kW/33bhp
or 2 years after passing test (19yrs min) otherwise 17yrs if Motorcycle owned
or operated by Secretary of State for Defence used for naval, military or airforce
purposes, or being driven by a person subject to orders of member of British armed
forces and used for naval, military or airforce purposes.
|
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A1
|
P
|
A,
B, F, K
|
17yrs - A1
is limited to 125cc/11kW/14.6bhp.
|
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B
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F,
K, P*
* From 1/2/2001 new full cat B licence holders require basic training (CBT) before
riding a moped Cat P
B1 and B1 (invalid carriages) - these sub-categories are included with
a full Cat B licence although they are not shown on the licence
|
A,
B+E,
G, H
|
17yrs (16 yrs
- person in receipt of disability living allowance at the higher rate providing
no trailer is drawn.) |
|
B+E
|
(See
above)
|
None
|
17
|
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B1
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K,
P
|
A,
B, F
|
17
|
|
B1
(invalid carriages)
|
K,
P
|
A,
B, F
|
16
|
|
C1
|
None
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A,
B, F
|
21
|
|
C1+E
|
B+E
|
A,
B, F
|
18 yrs -
providing the M.A.M of the combination does not exceed 7.5tonnes.
|
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C1+E
(8.25 tonnes)
|
B+E
|
A,
B, F
|
17 yrs -
vehicles owned or driven by persons under orders of the armed forces
|
|
C
|
None
|
C1+E,
C+E
|
21
18 yrs - on an LGV training scheme.
17 yrs - vehicles owned or driven by persons under orders of the armed force.
|
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C+E
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B,
E
|
C1+E,
C+E
|
21
18 yrs - on an LGV training scheme.
17 yrs - vehicles owned or driven by persons under orders of the armed force.
|
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D1
(not for hire or reward)
|
B+E
|
D1+E
|
21
An 18 year old may drive an ambulance
|
|
D1+E
(not for hire or reward)
|
B+E
|
D1+E
|
21 |
|
D1
|
None
|
D1+E
|
21
yrs
18 yrs - provisional licence holder providing it is not engaged in the carrying
of passengers (other than the supervisor and other trainees in the vehicle).
- 18 yrs - full
licence holder if the vehicle is a PSV using a PSV operators licence or a community
bus permit and:
- - the vehicle
is in Category D1, or
- - the vehicle
is in any category and is engaged in the carriage of passengers on a regular service
over a route not exceeding 50km.
17 yrs - Vehicles
owned or driven by persons under the orders of the armed forces.
|
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D1+E
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B+E
|
|
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D
|
None
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D1+E,
D+E
|
|
D+E
|
B+E
|
|
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F
|
K
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B,
P
|
17
16 yrs if proceeding to, taking, returning from or having passed a Cat F test
and vehicle is wheeled, vehicle + trailer not exceeding 2.45 metre width, trailer
is two wheeled or close coupled (840 millimetres) 4 wheel
|
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G
|
None
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H
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Age
depends on which class of vehicle it falls into:
- Invalid carriage
- 16yrs
- Moped - 16yrs
- Motor bicycle
- 17yrs
- Agricultural or
forestry tractor - 17yrs
- Small Vehicle
- 3.5t max gross wt, not exceeding 8 passengers + driver - 17 yrs
- Medium-sized Goods
Vehicle - 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes, goods not exceeding 8 passengers + driver -
18 yrs
- Other Motor Vehicle
- 21 yrs
|
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H,
|
None
|
G
|
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K
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None
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L
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None
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|
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P
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None
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A,
B, F, K
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16 years
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