UK driving licence codes

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Note: MAM = Maximum authorised mass

License Code Vehicle type Minimum Age Notes
A1 Motorcycle 17 Light motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125 cc and of a power output not exceeding 11 kW (14.6 bhp).
A Motorcycle 17 Motorcycles up to 25 kW (33 bhp) and a power to mass ratio not exceeding 0.16W/kg. Motorcycle combination with a power mass ratio not exceeding 0.16W/kg.
A Motorcycle 21[1] Any size motorcycle with or without a sidecar.
B1 3 or 4 wheeled light vehicles 17 Motor tricycles/quadricycles up to 500 kg unladen.[2]
B Cars 17 [3]
  • Motor vehicles with a MAM not exceeding 3500 kg having not more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750 kg.
  • Combinations of vehicles in Category B and a trailer, where MAM of the combination does not exceed 3500 kg and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle.
    Example: A vehicle with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a MAM of 2 tonnes coupled with a trailer with a MAM of 1.25 tonnes could be driven by the holder of a category B entitlement, as the MAM of the combination does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle.
B Minibuses 21 Vehicles with between 9 and 16 passenger seats not for hire or reward. MAM not exceeding 3.5T or 4.25T including specialist equipment for the carriage of disabled passengers. No trailer of any size may be pulled. B licence must have been held for 2 years.
B (Automatic) Automatic Cars 17 As cars (B), but only those with automatic transmission.[4]
B+E Cars with trailers 17 Combinations of vehicles consisting of a vehicle in category B and a trailer, where the combination does not come within category B. The MAM of the trailer must not exceed the mass of the unladen towing vehicle[5]
C1 Medium sized vehicle 18 Vehicles between 3500 kg and 7500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg.
C1+E Medium sized vehicle with trailers 21 Combinations of vehicles where the towing vehicle is in subcategory C1 and its trailer has a MAM of over 750 kg provided that the MAM of the combination thus formed does not exceed 12000 kg and MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle.
C Large vehicles 21 Vehicles over 3500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg.
C+E Large vehicles with trailers 21 Vehicles over 3500 kg with a trailer over 750 kg.
D1 Minibuses 21 Vehicles with between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750 kg. See also under B
D1+E Minibuses with trailers 21 Combinations of vehicles where the towing vehicle is in subcategory D1 and its trailer has a MAM of over 750 kg, provided that the MAM of the combination thus formed does not exceed 12000 kg, and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle.
D Buses 21 [6] Any bus with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750 kg.
D+E Buses with trailers 21 Any bus with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up over 750 kg and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle.
F Agricultural Tractors 16 [7] N/A
G Road rollers 21 [8] N/A
h Tracked vehicles 21 N/A
k Mowing machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian 16 N/A
l Electric vehicles 17 N/A
n Vehicles used for very short distances on public roads N/A N/A
p Mopeds 16 Engine capacity must not exceed 50cc and the maximum design speed must not exceed 50km/h

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Age 21 or 2 years from date of standard A test pass.
  2. ^ Age 16 you may be issued a licence if you are in receipt of the higher rate of disability living allowance. However if the rate is withdrawn, the normal minimum age for driving a car (17 years) applies.
  3. ^ At the age of 16 you can be issued a licence if you are in receipt of the higher rate of disability living allowance. However if the rate is withdrawn, the normal minimum age for driving a car (17 years) applies.
  4. ^ Age 16 you may issued a licence if you are in receipt of the higher rate of disability living allowance. However if the rate is withdrawn, the normal minimum age for driving a car (17 years) applies.
  5. ^ If you passed your category B or B automatic test before 1 January 1997 your licence will already show C1, C1E (8.25 tonnes), D1, D1E (not for hire or reward) as entitlement flowing from the category B.
  6. ^ Age 17 if member of armed forces; age 18 under certain other cirumstances
  7. ^ Age 16 for tractors less than 2.45m wide. It must only pull trailers less than 2.45m wide with two wheels, or four close-coupled
  8. ^ Age 17 for small road-rollers with metal or hard rollers. They must not be steam powered, weigh more than 11.69 tonnes or be made for carrying loads
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