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Vehicle Category Descriptions

Cars

Description Category Minimum Age See Note
Motor vehicles with a MAM not exceeding 3500kg having not more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750kg. Combinations of towing vehicles in category B and a trailer, where the MAM of the combination does not exceed 3500kg and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. B 17 2

 

Automatic Cars

Description Category Minimum Age See Note
As cars, but with automatic transmission. B Automatic 17 2

 

Cars With Trailers

Description Category Minimum Age See Note
Combinations of vehicles consisting of a vehicle in category B and a trailer,
where the combination does not come within category B.
B+E 17  

 

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