Volunteers/DrivingLicenceCategories

Driving licence categories

The full list is available at https://www.gov.uk/driving-licence-categories, but in summary:

Category	Can drive
A	Motorbikes with a power output more than 35kW or a power to weight ratio more than 0.2kW/kg. Motor tricycles with a power output more than 15kW. Light vehicles and quad bikes.
B1	Motor vehicles with 4 wheels up to 400kg unladen or 550kg if they’re designed for carrying goods.
B	Vehicles up to 3,500kg Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) with up to 8 passenger seats (with a trailer up to 750kg). You can also tow heavier trailers if the total weight of vehicle and trailer isn’t more than 3,500kg. The fully loaded trailer can’t weigh more than the unladen vehicle.
BE	Category B vehicle with a trailer when they have a combined weight over 3,500kg.
C1	Vehicles weighing between 3,500 and 7,500kg (with a trailer up to 750kg).
C1E	C1 category vehicles with a trailer over 750kg, but the trailer when fully loaded can’t weigh more than the vehicle. The combined weight of both can’t exceed 12,000kg.
C	Vehicles over 3,500kg (with a trailer up to 750kg).
CE	Category C vehicles with a trailer over 750kg.
D1	Vehicles with no more than 16 passenger seats, a maximum length not more than 8 metres and a trailer up to 750kg
D1E	D1 category vehicles with a trailer over 750kg, but the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the vehicle. The combined weight of both can’t exceed 12,000kg.
D	Any bus with more than 8 passenger seats (with a trailer up to 750kg).
DE	D category vehicles with a trailer over 750kg.