07 categories of driver licenses with limited validity when participating in road traffic in Vietnam

Specifically, according to the Draft Law on ensuring road traffic order and safety of Vietnam, driver licenses with limited validity are of the following categories:

- Category A4, granted to drivers of tractors of a mass of up to 1,000 kg;

- Category B1, granted to non-professional drivers of passenger cars of up to 9 seats, trucks and tractors of a mass of under 3,500 kg;

- Category B2, granted to professional drivers of passenger cars of up to 9 seats, trucks and tractors of a mass of under 3,500 kg;

- Category C, granted to drivers of trucks and tractors of a mass of 3,500 kg or higher, special purpose motorcycles with wheel cranes  and vehicle types prescribed for category-B1 and -B2 driver licenses;

- Category D, granted to drivers of passenger cars of between 10 and 30 seats and vehicle types prescribed for category-B1, -B2 and -C driver licenses;

- Category E, granted to drivers of passenger cars of over 30 seats and vehicle types prescribed for category-B1, -B2, -C and -D driver licenses;

- Driver licenses of categories FB2, FD and FE, granted to drivers who already possess driver licenses of category B2, D or E to drive vehicles prescribed for these categories of driver licenses when pulling trailers or articulated passenger cars; driver licenses of category FC granted to drivers who already possess driver licenses of category C to drive vehicles prescribed for this category of driver license when pulling trailers or tractors pulling semi-trailers.

Besides, this Draft Law also stipulates that driver licenses with unlimited validity are of the following categories:

- Category A1, granted to drivers of motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of between 50 cm3 and under 175 cm3;

- Category A2, granted to drivers of motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 175 cm3 or higher and those prescribed for category-A1 driver licenses;

- Category A3, granted to drivers of three-wheeled motor vehicles and those prescribed for category-A1 driver licenses and similar vehicles.

View more details at the Draft Law on ensuring road traffic order and safety of Vietnam.

Ty Na

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