Which licence for which category of vehicles?
Verified 15 March 2021 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
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The category of driving licence required depends on the category of vehicle you wish to drive.
Vehicle type | Permit required |
|---|---|
- Moped not exceeding 50 cm1or a maximum power of 4 kW: titleContent and not more than 45 km/h speed - Light motor quadricycle (cart) | - AM Category with additional entry 108 of the permit - or road safety certificate (BSR)option "cyclo" - or driving licence (any category) However, you do not need a permit if you were born before 1988. |
Light motorcycle : motorcycle with or without side-car, with a maximum displacement of 125 cm1 11 kW: titleContent maximum (15 ch: titleContent) | - or permit A2 - or permit A - or permit B conditions (2-year licence term and training) |
Motorcycle (with or without side-car), with a power not exceeding 35 kW: titleContent (47.5 ch: titleContent) and whose power/weight ratio does not exceed 0,2 kW: titleContent per kg | |
Motorcycle of another cylinder or power (with or without side-car) | Category A can be obtained by training (7 hours) after 2 years of detention of category A2. |
Vehicle type | Permit required |
|---|---|
Tricycle (category L5e vehicle) with a power of 15 kW: titleContent maximum (20 ch: titleContent) | - or permit A2 - or permit A - or permit B conditions (2-year licence term and training) - or permit B1 obtained before 19 January 2013 |
Tricycle (category L5e vehicle) with a power exceeding 15 kW: titleContent (20 ch: titleContent) | - Permit A : Category A can be obtained by training (7 hours) after 2 years of detention in Category A2 - or permit B conditions (at least 21 years old, 2 years old licence and training) |
Vehicle type | Permit required |
|---|---|
Maximum 8-seat vehicle + driver if vehicle weight does not exceed 3,5 tons + possible trailer of 750 kg maximum | |
Vehicle with a maximum of 8 seats + driver if the vehicle weight does not exceed 3,5 tons + possible trailer with a maximum of 750 kg if the sum of PTAC: titleContent (car + trailer) does not exceed 3 500 kg | |
Vehicle with a maximum of 8 seats + driver + vehicle with a maximum capacity of 3,5 tons + trailer with a capacity of more than 750 kg, if PTAC: titleContent (car + trailer) is greater than 3 500 kg without exceeding 4 250 kg | Permit B (additional entry 96 obtained through training) |
Vehicle with a maximum of 8 seats + driver + trailer of more than 750 kg but not more than 3 500 kg, if the sum of the PTAC (vehicle + trailer) exceeds 4 250 kg | |
Vehicle + trailer of more than 3,5 tons PTAC: titleContent |
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Camper less than or equal to 3,5 tons
Vehicle type | Permit required |
|---|---|
Maximum 8-seat vehicle + driver if vehicle weight does not exceed 3,5 tons + possible trailer of 750 kg maximum | |
Vehicle with a maximum of 8 seats + driver if the vehicle weight does not exceed 3,5 tons + possible trailer with a maximum of 750 kg if the sum of PTAC: titleContent (car + trailer) does not exceed 3 500 kg | |
Vehicle with a maximum of 8 seats + driver + vehicle with a maximum capacity of 3,5 tons + trailer with a capacity of more than 750 kg, if PTAC: titleContent (car + trailer) is greater than 3 500 kg without exceeding 4 250 kg | Permit B (additional entry 96 obtained through training) |
Vehicle with a maximum of 8 seats + driver + trailer of more than 750 kg but not more than 3 500 kg, if the sum of the PTAC (vehicle + trailer) exceeds 4 250 kg | |
Vehicle + trailer of more than 3,5 tons PTAC: titleContent |
Camper + 3.5 tons
Characteristics of Permit B | Driving with a B licence? |
|---|---|
Permit B issued on or after January 20, 1975 | No. You must pass permit C1. |
Permit B issued before January 20, 1975, invalidated or cancelled after that date | No. You must pass permit C1. |
Permit B issued before January 20, 1975 obtained following the exchange of a permit issued by another State (European (or not) where the exchange took place after 20 January 1975 | No. You must pass permit C1. |
Licence B issued before January 20, 1975 following the validation of a professional diploma when this validation took place after January 20, 1975 | No. You must pass permit C1. |
B licence issued before January 20, 1975, obtained following the conversion of a military driver's licence when that conversion took place after January 20, 1975 | No. You must pass permit C1. |
Permit B issued before January 20, 1975 | Yes |
Please note
if you are driving at the foreigner, the driver's licence must be marked with code 79 (motorhome/motor caravan code including PTAC exceeds 3.5 tons).
Situation | Permit required |
|---|---|
PTAC: titleContent between 3.5 and 7.5 tons | Trailer not exceeding 750 kg: permit C1 or C Trailer with a PTAC greater than 750 kg: permit C1E |
PTAC: titleContent greater than 7,5 tons | Trailer not exceeding 750 kg: permit C Trailer with a PTAC greater than 750 kg: EC licence |
Vehicle type | Permit required |
|---|---|
Vehicle with more than 8 seats not including driver | |
Vehicle with more than 8 seats + driver + trailer above 750 kg | |
16-seater vehicle + driver, 8 metres long maximum + trailer of 750 kg maximum | |
16-seater vehicle + driver, 8 metres long maximum + trailer + 750 kg |
Vehicle type | Permit required |
|---|---|
Agricultural or forestry vehicle or apparatus attached to a farming or forestry holding, ETA: titleContent or Cuma: titleContent | Licence waiver and minimum age of 16 years, but only during the agricultural or forestry activity |
Vehicle or agricultural or forestry apparatus, or equivalent vehicle, not exceeding 40 km/h | |
Vehicle or agricultural or forestry apparatus or equivalent vehicle with a speed exceeding 40 km/h | Heavy Vehicle Permit: - Permit C - or pEC licence - or permit C1 - or permit C1E |
- Route Code: Articles L221-1A to L221-10Driving a tractor (Article L221-2)
- Route Code: items R221-4 to R221-8Categories of driving licence
- Order of 17 January 2013 concerning the training required for holders of category B for the conduct of a combination with a PTAC of between 3500 and 4250 kg
- Order of 8 November 2012 fixing the conditions for obtaining the road safety certificate corresponding to category AM of the driving licence
- Order of 20 April 2012 fixing the conditions of establishment, issue and validity of the driving licenceAppendix 2 (equivalencies between old and current licence categories)
- Ministerial Response of 12 January 2021 on the operation of tractors and other agricultural machinery
- Departmental Response of December 29, 2020 regarding the minimum age to issue the B permit
- Ministerial Response of 15 September 2020 on the Rules of Conduct for Agricultural Materials
FAQ
- What do the codes added to Licence B mean?
- Which vehicles can be driven with the B licence?
- Motorcycle licence: how to move from category A2 to category A?
- At what age can you drive a scooter or a motorcycle?
- How do I get a new category added to my driver's licence?
- Can I drive a 3-wheeled scooter or a 125 motorcycle with a B licence?
- Which vehicles can be driven without a driver's licence?
- Road Safety Certificate (BSR), driving licence category AMService-Public.fr