Current Types of Driver's Licenses

Road motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as motor vehicles) include cars; tractors; trailers or semi-trailers towed by cars, tractors; two-wheeled motorcycles; three-wheeled motorcycles; mopeds (including electric motorcycles) and similar types of vehicles. According to Circular 58/2015/TT-BGTVT, driver's licenses are classified into 06 categories: A, B, C, D, E, F.

Category A includes A1, A2, A3, A4.

- A1 is issued to drivers for operating two-wheeled motorcycles with a cylinder capacity from 50 cm3 to under 175 cm3 and for disabled persons operating three-wheeled motorcycles for the disabled.- A2 is issued to drivers for operating two-wheeled motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 175 cm3 or more and types of vehicles specified for category A1 driver's license.- A3 is issued to drivers for operating three-wheeled motorcycles, types of vehicles specified for category A1 driver's license, and similar vehicles.- A4 is issued to drivers for operating small tractors with a load capacity of up to 1,000 kg.

Category B includes B1, B2.

- Automatic B1 is issued to non-professional drivers for operating automatic transmission cars carrying up to 9 seats, automatic transmission trucks, including special automatic transmission trucks with a design load of under 3,500 kg.- B1 is issued to non-professional drivers for operating cars carrying up to 9 seats, trucks, including special trucks with a design load of under 3,500 kg, tractors towing a trailer with a design load of under 3,500 kg.- B2 is issued to professional drivers for operating special trucks with a design load of under 3,500 kg, including types of vehicles specified for category B1 driver's license.

Category C is issued to drivers for operating trucks, including special trucks, special cars with a design load of 3,500 kg or more, tractors towing a trailer with a design load of 3,500 kg or more, and types of vehicles specified for category B1, B2 driver's license.

Category D is issued to drivers for operating cars carrying 10 to 30 seats, including the driver's seat, and types of vehicles specified for category B1, B2, and C driver's licenses.

Category E is issued to drivers for operating cars carrying more than 30 seats and types of vehicles specified for category B1, B2, C, and D driver's licenses.

Category F is issued to individuals who already have category B2, C, D, or E driver's licenses for operating corresponding types of cars towing trailers with a design load of over 750 kg, semi-trailers, or articulated buses.

Driver's licenses for operating sleeper buses, city passenger cars (used for passenger transport businesses by bus) are of category D and category E.

Validity period of driver's licenses:

- A1, A2, A3 driver's licenses are valid indefinitely.- B1 driver's license is valid until the female driver reaches 55 years old and the male driver reaches 60 years old.- A4, B2 driver's licenses are valid for 10 years from the date of issuance.- C, D, E, FB2, FC, FD, FE driver's licenses are valid for 5 years from the date of issuance.

For more details, refer to Circular 58/2015/TT-BGTVT effective from January 1, 2016.

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