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Driving Test Vehicle Category |
Vehicle for Test if
Registered before 01/01/2004 (Vehicles Registered before 1/1/04 can be used up to 2013) |
Vehicle for Test if
Registered on or after 1/1/2004 |
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Category A |
Motorcycle (without a sidecar) with an engine capacity greater than
125 cc. and capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h. |
Motorcycle (without a sidecar) with an engine
capacity greater than 125 cc., and capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h. |
Category A1 |
Motorcycle (without a sidecar) with an engine capacity not exceeding
125 cc. The machine must have (a) an engine capacity greater than 50 cc. or
(b) a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h. |
Motorcycles without a sidecar, with an engine
capacity not exceeding 125 cc. The machine must have (a) an engine capacity
greater than 50 cc. or (b) a maximum design speed of more than 45 Km/h. |
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Category M |
Two wheeled mechanically propelled vehicle,
not capable of being manually propelled. The machine must have an engine
capacity not exceeding 50 cc., and have a maximum design speed not exceeding
45 km/h. |
Two wheeled mechanically propelled vehicle,
not capable of being manually propelled. The machine must have an engine
capacity not exceeding 50 cc. and have a maximum design speed not exceeding
45 km/h. |
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Category B |
Four wheeled vehicles (e.g. cars/light vans)
having a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500 kg., with passenger
accommodation for not more than 8 persons, and capable of a speed of at least
100 km/h. |
Four wheeled vehicles (cars/light vans) with
passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons, a gross vehicle weight
not exceeding 3,500 kg. capable of a speed of at least 100 Km/h. |
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Category C |
Vehicles, (trucks) with passenger accommodation
for not more than 8 persons, having a gross vehicle weight of at least 10,000
kg., a length of at least 7 metres, and capable of a speed of at least 80
km/h. |
Vehicles (rigid trucks/large vans) with
passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons, a gross vehicle weight
of at least 12,000 kg., a length of at least 8 metres, a width of at least
2.4 metres, capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. The vehicle must be fitted with anti-lock brakes, be equipped
with a gearbox having at least 8 forward ratios, and recording equipment
(tachograph). The cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body, which
is at least as wide and as high as the cab. |
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Category C1 |
Vehicles, (larger vans/ light trucks) with
passenger accommodation for not more than
8 persons, having a gross vehicle weight of at least 4000 kg., but not
exceeding 7,500 kg., and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. |
Vehicles (larger vans/light trucks) with
passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons, a gross vehicle weight of
at least 4,000 kg. but not more than 7,500 kg., a length of at least 5
metres, and capable of a speed of at least 80 Km/h. The vehicle shall be
fitted with anti-lock brakes, and with recording equipment (tachograph). The
cargo compartment shall consist
of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high
as the cab. |
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Category D |
Vehicles (buses) having passenger
accommodation for more than 16 persons being at least 9 metres in length and
capable of a speed of at least 80Km/h. |
Vehicles (buses) having passenger
accommodation for more than 16 persons, a length of at least 10 metres, a
width of at least 2.4 metres, and capable of a speed of at least 80 Km/h. The
vehicle shall be fitted with anti-lock brakes, and recording equipment
(tachograph). |
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Category D1 |
Vehicles (minibuses) having passenger
accommodation for more than 8 persons, but not more than 16 persons, and
capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. |
Vehicles (minibuses) having passenger
accommodation for more than 8 but not more than 16 persons, a gross vehicle
weight of at least 4,000 kg., a length of at
least 5 metres, and capable of a speed of at least 80 Km/h. The vehicle shall
be fitted with anti-lock brakes, and with recording equipment (tachograph). |
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Category EB |
A combination, made up of a Category B test
vehicle with a trailer, capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h. which should
be either (a) a 4 wheel drive vehicle and trailer, or (b) a vehicle with a
minimum length of at least 4.25 metres, and a trailer, which does not fall
within Category B. The trailer used shall have a gross vehicle weight of at
least 1,400 kg., and have internal dimensions of at least 2.4 metres by 1.2
metres. |
Combinations, made up of a Category B test
vehicle which should be either (a) a minimum length of at least 4.25 metres,
or (b) a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of
at least 1,400 kg., capable of a speed of at least 100 Km/h, which does not
fall within Category B. The cargo
compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at
least as wide and as high as the motor vehicle, and have a length of at least
2.4 metres. (The closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the
motor vehicle, provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of
the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle.) |
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Category EC |
Articulated vehicle with at least 4 axles,
having a combined gross vehicle weight of at least 18,000 kg., an overall
length of at least 12 metres, and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. |
Either (a) an articulated vehicle, or (b) *a combination of a
Category C test vehicle and a trailer
of at least 7.5 metres in length. Both the articulated vehicle and the combination
shall have passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons, at least 4
axles, a gross vehicle weight of at least 20,000 kg., a length of at least 14
metres, a width of at least 2.4 metres and be capable of a speed of at least
80 Km/h. The vehicle shall be fitted with anti-lock brakes, be equipped with
a gearbox having at least 8 forward ratios, and recording equipment
(tachograph). The cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as
the cab. *Tests in the
truck/trailer combination are only an option at present where off-road compounds
are available. |
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Category EC1 |
A combination made up of a Category C1 test
vehicle with a trailer, capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h.and with an
overall length of at least 8 metres. The trailer used shall have a gross
vehicle weight of at least 2,000 kg., and have internal dimensions of at
least 2.4 by 1.2 metres. |
A combination made up of a Category C1 test
vehicle, and a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of at least 2,000
kg. The combination shall be at least
8 metres in length, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 Km/h,
The combination shall have a gross vehicle weight of not more than 12,000
kg., and the gross vehicle weight of the trailer must not exceed the unladen
weight of the drawing vehicle. The
cargo compartment of the trailer
shall consist of a closed box body
which is at least as wide and as high as the cab, and have a length of
at least 2.4. metres. (The closed box body may also be slightly less wide
than the cab, provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of
the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle.) |
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Category ED |
A combination made up of Category D test
vehicle, and a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of at least 1,400 kg.,
capable of a speed of 80 km/h. The trailer used shall have internal
dimensions of at least 2.4m by 1.2m. Tests in this Category
are only an option at present where off-road compounds are available. |
A combination made up of a Category D test
vehicle, and a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of at least 1,400 kg.,
capable of a speed of at least 80 Km/h. The cargo compartment of the trailer
shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 metres wide, 2 metres high, and have a length of at
least 2.4 metres. Tests in this Category
are only an option at present where off-road compounds are available. |
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Category ED1 |
A combination made up of a Category D1 test
vehicle with a trailer, capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. The trailer
used shall have a gross vehicle weight of at least 1,400 kg. and have
internal dimensions of at least 2.4
metres by 1.2 metres. |
A combination made up of a Category D1 test
vehicle, and a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of at least 1,400 kg.,
capable of a speed of at least 80 Km/h. The cargo compartment of the trailer
shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 metres wide, 2 metres
high, and have a length of at least 2.4 metres. The combination shall have a gross vehicle weight of not more
than 12,000 kg., and the gross vehicle weight of the trailer must not exceed
the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle.
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Category W |
Works vehicles, and land tractors. |
Works
vehicles, and land tractors. |