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DRIVING LICENCE CATEGORIES WITH AGE REQUIREMENTS AND TRAINING VEHICLE DESCRIPTION- By Sensei Institute of technology Driving Department 0729-891301 or 0717-951055

CATEGORY A- DRIVING LICENCE

Category	Description	Requirements
A1 Moped	Enables one to ride a motorcycle of up to 50cc No passengers allowed to be carried. No loads No passenger Minimum age of 16 years	Minimum age of 16 years
A2 Light motorcycle	Enables one to ride a ride motorcycle above 50cc Can carry a maximum load of 60 Kg (for up to 400cc) Can carry a passenger	Minimum age of 18 years
A3 Motorcycle taxi Couriers Three wheelers (e.g Tuk-tuk)	Enables one to ride a motorcycle above 100cc Can carry a maximum load of 100 Kg (for up to 50cc) Can carry a passenger	Minimum age of 21 years 1 year riding experience of category A2

CATEGORY B- Driving Licence

Category	Description	Requirements
B1 Light Vehicle	Enables one to drive a light vehicle (passenger car) with a maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 3500 kg with one light trailer (not exceeding 750 kg) Can drive a vehicle equipped with both a manual or automatic gearbox Can carry up to a maximum of 7 passengers	Minimum age of 18 years
B2 Light Vehicle Automatic	Enable one to drive a light vehicle (passenger car) with an automatic gear box and a maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 3500 kg with one light trailer (not exceeding 750 kg) Cannot drive a vehicle equipped with a manual gearbox Can carry up to a maximum of 7 passengers Minimum age of 18 years	Minimum age of 18 years
B3 Professional	Enables one to drive a light vehicle (passenger car) with a maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 3500 kg with one light trailer (not exceeding 750 kg) Equipped with a manual or automatic gear box Can carry up to a maximum of 7 passengers Minimum age of 21 years	Minimum age of 21 years

CATEGORY C- DRIVING Licences

Category	Description	Requirements
C1 Light Truck	Enables one to drive a light truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 3500 kg and a maximum of 7500 kg with maximum one light trailer not exceeding 750 kg Equipped with manual or automatic gear box	Minimum age of 22 years
C Medium Truck	Enables one to drive a heavy truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 7500 kg with maximum one light trailer not exceeding 750 kg Equipped with manual or automatic gear box	Minimum age of 24 years Two years’ experience of driving category C1 Required to undergo training
CE Heavy Truck with trailer	Enables one to drive a heavy truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 7500 kg with a heavy trailer or semi-trailer Enables one to drive articulated vehicles (i.e. a vehicle with two or more parts that are connected so that they can move in different directions at the same time) Equipped with manual or automatic gear box	Minimum age of 28 years Four years’ experience of driving category C Required to undergo training and retesting for category CE
CD Heavy Goods Vehicle For Transportation of Hazardous Materials	Enables one to drive a heavy truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 7500 kg with heavy trailer or semitrailer. Enables one to drive articulated vehicles Equipped with a manual or automatic gear box	Minimum age of 30 years Two years’ experience of driving category CE Required to undergo training and retesting for category CD

CATEGORY D- Driving Licence

Category	Description	Requirements
D1 Van	Enables one to drive a van with a maximum of 14 passengers. Equipped with manual or automatic gearbox	Minimum of 22 years
D2 Mini-bus	Enables one to drive a bus with 14 to 32 passengers Equipped with manual or automatic gear box	Minimum age of 25 years Minimum experience of 3 years driving category D1 Required to undergo training and retesting for category D2
D3 Large Bus	Enables one to drive a bus with 33 or more passengers Equipped with manual or automatic gear box	Minimum age of 30 years Minimum experience of 3 years driving category D2 Required to undergo training and retesting for category D3

CATEGORY E- Driving Licence

Category	Description	Requirements
Special professional driving license	Enables one to drive any vehicles classified under categories C1, C, CE, D, D1, D2, D3 and licensed as EC1, EC, ECE, ED, ED1, ED2 and ECD3 respectively	Minimum age of 21years Completed 3 months driving practice with any vehicle classified under categories C1, C, CE, D, D1, D2, D3 and licensed as EC1, EC, ECE, ED, ED1, ED2 AND ECD 3 respectively Class ED2 Licenses shall be endorsed for class D1 and D while Class ECE Licenses shall be endorsed for C and C1

CATEGORY F- Driving Licence

Category	Description	Requirements
Special Driving License for Persons with Disability (PWD)	Enables one to drive a vehicle depending on the category the PWD is trained on	Minimum age of 18 years Requirement is as per the class the categories of abled drivers

CATEGORY G- DRIVING Licence

Category	Description	Requirements
Industrial construction and agricultural plants equipment	Enables one to operate forklift, motor grader, shovel, excavator, roller and any other special kinds of plant and equipment for which special authorization is required from the authority as defined in the Traffic Act before such plants can be registered for use.	Endorsement for class G will be done on the driving license.

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