Categories Valid in All EEA Countries
| Class | Description | Age of acquisition | Requires | Includes | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mopeds | |||||
| AM | Two-wheel vehicles or three-wheel vehicles with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h and with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cubic centimetres. | 16 years (15 years in Finland,Czech Republic, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden, 14 years in Estonia, Latvia, France, Italy, Portugal, Hungary and The Netherlands). | Until 19 January 2013 this class was called "M" in Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Norway. | ||
| Motorcycles | |||||
| A1 | Motorcycles with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 125 cubic centimetres and a power not exceeding 11 kW; and motor tricycles with a power not exceeding 15 kW. | 16 years. (17 years in the UK). | AM, (also T in Finland) | Recently, Portugal passed a law in which B and BE driving licencees can drive motorcycles not exceeding 125cc within Portugal. B licence holders in Latvia, Spain (Once you have a three years experience with B) and Italy are able to drive motorcycles not exceeding 125cc within the respective countries. | |
| A2 | motorcycles of a power not exceeding 35 kW and with
a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0,2 kW/kg and not derived from a vehicle of more than double its power. |
18 years. (19 years in the UK). | |||
| A | Any motorcycle or motor tricycle not in category A1. Limited to 25 kW and 0.16 kW/kg for 2 years. | 20 years. (21 years in the UK). However, access to the driving of motorcycles of this category shall be subject to a
minimum of two years' experience on motorcycles under an A2 licence. This requirement as to previous experience may be waived if the candidate is at least 24 years old. |
A1, AM, (also T in Finland) | ||
| Motor vehicles | |||||
| B | Motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3500 kg and designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver; motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass which does not exceed 750 kg. | 18 years (17 years in the UK, Iceland, Ireland and Hungary). | AM, S | Does not include S in Norway. | |
| BE | Without prejudice to the provisions of type-approval rules for the vehicles concerned, combination of vehicles consisting of a tractor vehicle in category B and a trailer or semi-trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer does not exceed 3500 kg. | 18 years (17 years in the UK and Ireland). | B | Include T in Norway. | |
| Large goods vehicle | |||||
| C1 | Large goods vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of not more than 7.5 t; with or without a trailer with a maximum mass of less than 750 kg. | 18 years | B | ||
| C1E | Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category C and its trailer or semi-trailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg. | 18 years | C or C1 | T | see C. |
| C | Large goods vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of more than 3.5 t mass and not more than 8 + 1 seats (lorry); with a trailer with a maximum mass of 750 kg. | 21 years (18 years in Bulgaria, Sweden, Finland and Ireland; 18 years in Germany for non-commercial use only except for apprenticeship as professional driver) | B | C1 | |
| CE | Other combinations of vehicles and trailers which with combined maximum authorised mass of more than 750 kg. | 21 years | C | C1E | |
| Buses | |||||
| D | Vehicles with more than 8 + 1 seats (buses). | 24 years | B | D1 | Motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of more than eight passengers in addition to the driver; motor vehicles which may be driven with a category D licence may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass which does not exceed 750 kg. Includes articulated buses (at least in the UK). |
| D1 | Light buses with a maximum of 16 + 1 seats. | 21 years | B | Motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 16 passengers in addition to the driver.; motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg. | |
| DE | Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category D and its trailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg. | 24 years | D | D1E | |
| D1E | Combinations of vehicles where the tractor vehicle is in category D1 and its trailer has a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg. | 21 years | D or D1 | ||
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