| Category |
Description of Vehicles in the Category |
Old group(s) or class(es) |
| A |
Motor bicycle (with or without sidecar) but excluding any vehicle in category K or P |
D |
| B |
Motor Vehicle with maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, not included in any other category and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750kg |
B |
| B1 |
Motor tricycle with maximum design speed exceeding 50 km/h and engine capacity greater than 50cc but excluding any vehicle in category K,L or P |
C and J |
| C |
Motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods with permissible maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750Kg |
Hgv 2 or 3 |
| C1 |
Motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods with maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750kg |
A |
| D |
Motor Vehicle used for the carriage of passengers with more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat |
Psv 1,2 or 3 |
| D1 |
Motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers with more than eight seats , but not more than 16 seats, in addition to the drivers seat and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750kg |
A |
| B plus E |
Combination of a motor vehicle in category B and a trailer with maximum with maximum authorised mass exceeding 750kg |
A |
| C plus E+ |
Combination of a motor vehicle in category B and a trailer with maximum authorised mass exceeding 750kg |
Hgv 1 |
| C1 plus E++ |
Combination of a motor vehicle in sub category C1 and a trailer with maximum authorised mass exceeding 750kg where the mam of the combination does not exceed 8.25 tonnes (or 12 tonnes if a separate C1 plus E test has been passed) and the trailer mam does not exceed the towing vehicle ulw |
A |
| D plus E |
Combination of a motor vehicle on Category D and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg |
Psv 1 or 2 |
| D1 plus E |
Combination of a motor vehicle in a sub-category D1 and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750kg |
A |
| F |
Agricultural tractor, but excluding any vehicle in category H |
F |
| G |
Road roller |
G |
| H |
Track-laying vehicle steered by its tracks |
H |
| K |
Mowing machine or pedestrian-controlled vehicle |
K |
| L** |
Vehicle propelled by electrical power but excluding any vehicle in category A,K or P |
L |
| N** |
Vehicles covered by the former ‘six miles a week’ or new ‘limited use’ VED categories |
N |
| P |
Moped |
E |
| ** Not covered on Post 1st January 1997 licences
+ Holders of licences based on old class 2 or 3 entitlement will have C plus E entitlement limited to drawbar trailers. This is shown as category restriction 102 on the licence ++ The trailer mam/towing vehicle ulw ratio was originally understood to apply only to combinations in the ’12 tonne’ category. However, a legal loophole arising from the implementing regulations means in the that this limit applies to C1 plus entitlement in general, regardless of the basis of entitlement
source: FTA, 2002, " Road Transport Law", pg. 75 |
