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Provisional Licenses


RULES REGARDING BEING ACCOMPANIED ON PROVISIONAL CAR LICENSES (Category B)

Holders of provisional licenses for motorcycles or work vehicles licenses are not required to be accompanied by a qualified driver.

Holders of provisional licenses for Categories B, C1, C, D, D1, EB, EC1, EC, ED1 and ED, as defined below, must be accompanied by a qualified driver at all times.

Type Description
M Two wheeled vehicles with an engine size not exceeding 50cc and/or a speed capability no more than 45 km/h
Minimum age requirement – 16 years.
A1 Motorcycles with an engine size of 51- 125cc and /or a speed capability over 45km/h and with a power rating not exceeding 11kw, with or without sidecar.
Minimum age requirement – 18 years.
A* Restricted:
If applicant has not held a provisional A license before 15th November 1999 he/she can only get a restricted A. He/she cannot drive motorcycles exceeding 25 kW engine power or a power /weight ratio exceeding 0.16 kW/kg or in the case of vehicles in the said category with sidecars with a power/weight ratio exceeding 0.16 kW/kg.
Minimum age requirement – 18 years.
Once he/she passes the test in the restricted A category, the restriction continues for the first two years after obtaining the full license. After that he/she can drive any size motorbike.
A Unrestricted:
If an applicant held a provisional license for category A in the five years prior the commencement of the 1999 Driver Licensing Regulations he/she is entitled to renew that license, provided that when making the application the previous provisional A license has not expired more than five years previously.
Minimum age requirement – 18 years.


Type Description
C1 Truck with design gross vehicle weight over 3,500kg, but not over 7,500kg.
C Rigid truck
D1 Minibus, maximum passenger accommodation 16 seats
D Bus
EB Car with trailer
EC1 Truck with trailer
EC Articulated truck
ED1 Minibus with trailer
ED Large bus with trailer