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COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CATEGORIES - MEDIUM SIZED

For Driving Tests Passed after 1 January 1997

Commercial Vehicles Medium Sized With or Without Trailers

Description

Category

Minimum

Age

Commercial Vehicles between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer up to 750kg

18*

Combinations of vehicles where the towing vehicle is in subcategory C1 and its trailer has a MAM of over 750kg provided that the MAM of the combination thus formed does not exceed 12000kg and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. (If you passed your category B test prior to 1.1.1997 you will be restricted to a total weight not more than 8250kg)

C1+E

18*

*Age 18 if combination weight is less than 7500kg

For information on licence entitlement for trailers read towing weight

NB - Read EU Directive 2003/59/EC and how it affects commercial vehicle drivers of vehicles with C1 and C1+E licences.

We like to include below images of new vehicles drivers may drive with the correct category C1 and C1+E licence. Clicking on either the image or the name of the Van will link to different information on the vehicle manufacturer website. This will help VDOC Managers assess their suitability for use on their companies business.

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