Driving licence class

A motor-driven vehicle other than a small-capacity moped or one intended to be steered on foot may only be driven by a person with an appropriate licence to drive a vehicle belonging to the class concerned. The driving licence classes are: (M) mopeds, (A) motorcycles, (A1) motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 123 cc or less and output capacity of 11 kW or less, (B) passenger cars and vans with a gross mass of 3,500 kg or under, (C) lorries and other vehicles with a gross mass of > 3,500 kg and passenger capacity of no more than eight persons in addition to the driver, (C1) lorries and other vehicles with a gross mass of > 3,500 kg but no more than 7,500 kg and passenger capacity of no more than eight persons in addition to the driver, (D) coaches and other vehicles with a passenger capacity of more than eight persons, (D1) coaches and other vehicles with a passenger capacity of more than eight but not more than 16 persons, (E) vehicle combinations and (T) tractors.