Hgv driver licence categories

Driving licence categories are different in Northern Ireland. Licences issued between and Vehicles you can drive HGV 2 or 3: C: Vehicle over 3,kg with a trailer over kg. HGV / LGV Cat 'C+E' (Class 1) Any vehicle over t that has a detachable or separate trailer, Cat 'C+E' licences can only be applied for once the driver has taken and passed their Cat 'C'. These are larger vehicles so tend to be used for long haul, national and international routes. 24 rows ·  · On 19 January , the DVLA, DVANI updated driving licences categories to meet EU regulations.

An operator with a category C1 licence will not drive as big of a truck as with the other licences. This is necessary any time the HGV is more than tonnes, but under tonnes. Drivers who passed their driving test before will automatically get one of these licences. On 19 January , the DVLA, DVANI updated driving licences categories to meet EU regulations. Driving licence categories are different in Northern Ireland. Licences issued between and Vehicles you can drive HGV 2 or 3: C: Vehicle over 3,kg with a trailer over kg.

Category CE entitles you, among other things, to drive a lorry and tow a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of more than kg. If you passed your practical car test (licence category B) before 1 January delivery driving, ambulances) or a social pastime (e.g. lorry horseboxes. The categories on your driving licence and what vehicles you can drive.