Travel Safety Tips for ITALY Driving License Categories
What are the codes and categories on my driving license? What is allowed and what is not on an ITALY standard driving licence
Highway Code is not the only thing that can be done to ensure safe and legal driving. What are the different categories of driving licenses in ITALY? What are they? What are they for? Do they show driving restrictions? It’s surprising that many of us don’t really know what they mean. We’ve put together a list with all the confusing categories and codes of driving licences so that you know what you are allowed to drive and what you cannot after passing your driving test. You can also see which ones require an additional driving test.
Why is it important that I check my driving license?
Around 75% adults in ITALY hold a driving license. This is a large number of drivers! As commutes, road trips, and long-distance travel become more common, it is important to track the validity, conditions, and personal information of your license.
It is important to have your driving license ready if you are planning a long trip or crossing the border for a vacation.
Learn more about the categories and codes of driving licenses. We’ve got you covered.
What does the classification of a driving license mean?
Discover the types of driving license categories, and what you can drive with your standard ITALY licence.
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Categorie Di Patenti Di Guida
What does the category on your license mean?
Additional Restrictions on Driving Tests by Category
A motorbike Yes N/A
Maximum speed: 15.5-28mph for 2 or 3-wheel AM motors
B Cars No Max 8 passenger seats
B Cars Automatic car No N/A
B+E Cat. B + trailer No. Up to 3,500kg
B1 Light Vehicles No Up to 550kg of goods
C Large trucks No Max trailer 750kg
C+E Cat C + trailer Yes N/A
No, up to 7,500kg plus 750kg for trailer
Maximum combined weight for C1+E Cat and trailer is 12,000kg
D Bus Yes Trailers up to 750kg
D+E Cat D + trailer Yes N/A
D1 Minibus No Max length 8m and max trailer weight 750kg
D1+E Cat D1 + trailer Yes N/A
F Tractor Number N/A
G Road roller Yes N/A
H Tracked Vehicles Yes N/A
K Pedestrian Vehicles No Self-propelled
Maximum speed: 15.5mph
Standard UK driving license categories
Category AM
This classification allows you to drive motors that have a design speed between 15.5 and 28.5 mph. You will still have to pass the mandatory basic training (CBT).
This classification includes quads with a design maximum speed between 15.5 and 28, mph. The weight of the vehicle must not exceed 350 kg.
B-category
You can drive cars up to 3,500 kg with eight passengers.
You can also drive motor tricycles of Cat A1 and A if you’re over 21.
Category F
You can drive a tractor if your driver’s license falls under category F. This is the case for all standard drivers. You can drive a tractor with no restrictions.
Category K
You can use this category of driving licence to drive any vehicle that is controlled by a pedestrian. For example, a lawnmower.
Category Q
Category Q allows you to drive a vehicle that has a maximum design of 15.5mph and an engine size of 50cc.
There are a few different categories of driving licenses.
Category B1
If you have a driving licence with category B1, then you are allowed to drive four-wheeled motor vehicles up to 400kg unladen, or 550kg if the vehicle is designed for transporting goods. This is most common in older licences.
Category B + E
If you passed your test before the 1st January 1997 you can drive a vehicle and trailer above the combined weight limit of 3,500kg to up to 8,250kg. After this date you must take an extra test in order to tow more than 3,500kg.
Cat B vehicles
This licence is used in place of the category B and restricts you to only driving automatic vehicles.
Category P
Some people still have this category on their licenses. This category is for two-wheeled cars with an engine size of less than 50cc and a design speed no higher than 31 miles per hours. This category has been merged into the AM category in recent licenses.
You must pass an additional driving test for certain categories of licences.
Category A
It is possible to ride motorcycles that have a maximum power of 35 kW, or a power/weight ratio higher than 0.2 kW/kg.
Category A1
You can drive light motorcycles up to 12 horsepower with a category A1.