Driving license categories - A, B, C, D, M

In 2013, changes to the law on traffic rules came into force in Russia. According to them, new categories of rights have appeared, as well as the responsibility for driving a vehicle that does not correspond to the category of your rights has increased.

At the moment there are the following categories of rights:

• A - motorcycle control;
• B - cars weighing up to three and a half tons, jeeps, as well as minibuses in which there are no more than eight seats for passengers;
• C - trucks;
• D - passenger transport, in which there are more than eight seats for passengers;
• M - a new category - driving mopeds and ATVs;
• Tm and Tb - categories giving the right to drive a tram and trolleybus.

After the changes came into force, the category “E” disappeared, which gave the right to drive heavy tractors with semi-trailers and trailers.

In addition to the categories listed above, there are a number of subcategories that give the right to drive certain types of vehicles:

• A1 - motorcycles with an engine capacity of less than 125 cmXNUMX;
• B1 - quadricycles (unlike quadricycles, quadricycles are equipped with all controls, like a car - gas pedal, brakes, gearshift lever);
• BE - driving a car with a trailer heavier than 750 kilos;
• C1 - driving trucks no heavier than 7,5 tons;
• CE - driving a truck with a trailer heavier than 750 kg;
• D1 - passenger cars with the number of passenger seats from 8 to 16;
• DE - passenger transport with a trailer heavier than 750 kg.

After amendments to the law on traffic rules, the following subcategories also appeared: C1E and D1E, that is, they allow driving vehicles of the corresponding categories with a trailer heavier than 750 kilograms. It is also worth noting that drivers with a DE or CE category can drive C1E and D1E vehicles, but not vice versa.

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