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Category C1 & C1+E

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Category C1

Category C1 - LGV

Defined as a large goods vehicle with a maximum authorised mass (gross vehicle weight) of up to 7,500 kilograms (16,535 lb). C1+E allows the goods vehicle to be used with a trailer up a maximum authorised mass of up to 750 kilograms (1,653 lb).
You must be at least 18 years of age to take this test, which is a replacement of the old HGV Class 3 (two-axle goods vehicle over 7,500 kilograms) in the UK.
You will need to apply for the correct provisional entitlement to be added to the paper part of your license. You must be over 18 and hold a full valid cat B car license. You will need to complete form D2 'Application for a driving licence for a lorry, minibus or bus' and medical report form D4, which will need to be completed by a registered medical practitioner. Most GPs will do this for a charge.
Application for Form D2 can be made here , and medical form D4 can be downloaded here . If you want to drive a bus or lorry for a living you will also need to complete the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC).

Category C1+E - LGV Vehicle and Trailer

Licence Category C1+E will allow you to drive a 7.5 tonne vehicle towing a trailer that exceeds 750kgs. If you passed your car driving test prior to January 1997 then you will have gained a C1+E licence but this is restricted to trailers not weighing more than 750kgs (Total train weight of vehicle and trailer can not exceed 8250kgs).
If you are required to tow trailers that exceed 750kgs then you will be required to take a C1+E course and test, on passing the test you will be able to tow trailers up to 4500kgs (Total train weight of vehicle and trailer can not exceed 12000kgs).
Although you may have the Category C1+E on your current licence you will be required to have a medical to comply with current licensing legislation, apply for a provisional C1+E licence and take a theory test. Once your provisional licence has been approved and returned to you your theory test can be arranged.

Changes to Category C1 and C1+E Licence Requirements

If you are aged 45 years or older, you will need to renew your licence to drive lorries, mini buses or buses every 5 years.
When you reach 65, you'll need to renew your licence every year. The rules will be changing for new and renewal bus and lorry licence's from 19 January 2013.

New drivers passing a driving test from 19 January 2013

Drivers passing a driving test in categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E, after 19 January 2013 will get a licence valid for 5 years. Every 5 years up to age 45, you will need to sign a declaration to show you still meet the medical standards.



After age 45, you will need to provide a medical examination report every 5 years to renew your driving entitlement.



56 days before your driving licence runs out, you will now receive 2 forms from DVLA:
Form D47P an 'application for renewal of lorry and bus entitlement'
and
Form D4 the medical examination report.

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