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If you passed your car driving test before 1st January 1997 you will automatically have “acquired rights” to categories C1, D1 and B+E entitlements which means you can drive goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes, towing a trailer up to 750kg, a minibus up to 16 seats towing a trailer and a car towing any trailer. If you passed your test after 1st January 1997 you are allowed to drive vehicles up 3.5 tonnes (Ford Transit or Mercedes Sprinter sized vehicles but check the Gross Weight on the vehicles plate because some “Small vans” are not that small!) towing a trailer up to 750kg (but not exceeding a train weight of 3.5tonnes), a minibus up to 8 seats towing a trailer up to 750kg (not exceeding a train weight of 3.5tonnes) and a car towing a trailer up to 750kgs (again, not exceeding the 3.5 tonnes train weight).?
Almost straight away. Once you have passed you category C you will need to send your driving licence away to DVLA. They will up date your licence and add the provisional C+E entitlement automatically. As soon as your licence returns you can then book your C+E training and test.
No. You will need to apply to the D.V.L.A. for provisional entitlement of the correct category to be added onto your licence.
No. Licence categories changed in the early 1990?s to bring the U.K. into line with the rest of Europe. Here are the main categories:
Yes you will need to pass your category C before you move onto your C+E training and test.?
As from 10th of September 2009, you can drive a category C1, C and C+E lorry, D1 D and D+E Bus at 18 as long as you have passed the Driver CPC.
No. Here is the process from Car (category B) to artic (category C+E):
If you intend to use your LGV driving licence commercially (for hire or reward) any driver who first passed any category C driving test after 9th of September 2009 must have this new qualification. Drivers who held any LGV driving entitlement before that date have 5 years “acquired rights” to the Driver CPC. The Driver CPC is enforced on the road in the same way as holding an appropriate driving licence and it is an offence to drive without it. There are penalties for drivers and operators who flaunt this new requirement. See Driver CPC page.?
As from 10th of September 2009, you can drive a category C1, C and C+E lorry, D1 D and D+E Bus at 18 as long as you have passed the Driver CPC.
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