Category C & C+E Courses Who needs to take the Category C test? Anyone who has passed their car driving test and wants to drive a goods vehicle over 7.5 Tonnes and is over 18 years old.
What do I need to do to take the test? You need to obtain provisional entitlement on your licence for Category C - see our page "What to Do".
What am I entitled to drive after I pass my practical test? You can drive any rigid vehicle from 3.5 Tonnes up to 32 Tonnes with a trailer no heavier than 750kg.
**Proposed changes to enable car licence holder to go straight to C+E licence without the need to obtain the Category C licence first** See the link below regarding the latest update from the Government on this:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/changes-to-hgv-and-bus-driving-tests-from-autumn-2021
Who needs to take the Category C+E test?
Anyone who has passed their car driving test and wants to drive a goods vehicle over 3.5 Tonnes with a trailer over 750kgs e.g. Artic/Drawbar and is over 18 years old.
What do I need? To take the C+E trailer test you must have a current (Category C) licence with C+E provisional entitlement on it.
What am I entitled to drive after I pass my practical test? Any large goods vehicle over 7.5tonne with a trailer over 750kgs e.g Artic/drawbar
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