At what age can I apply for a Class B driver's license?
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You can apply for a Class B license at the age of 21. Below are the relevant details about the Class B driver's license: 1. Class B licenses can be further divided into B1 and B2: The B1 license allows you to drive medium-sized buses, while the B2 license permits you to drive large trucks. Additionally, both B1 and B2 licenses allow you to drive vehicles covered by Class C1 and M licenses. M stands for wheeled self-propelled machinery, which includes engineering vehicles with rubber tires, such as road rollers, loaders, and forklifts. 2. The medium-sized buses covered by B1 (also known as minibuses) must not exceed 6 meters in length and must carry no more than 19 passengers. If the vehicle exceeds 6 meters or carries 20 or more passengers, an A1 license is required. The large trucks covered by B2 include heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks. Heavy-duty trucks are those with a length of 6 meters or more and a total weight of 12,000 kg or more. Medium-duty trucks are those with a length of 6 meters or more and a total weight between 4,500 kg and 12,000 kg. Tractors with detachable cabs and trailers require an A2 license. 3. Regarding application requirements: A B2 license can be applied for when obtaining a driver's license for the first time, while a B1 license requires holding at least a Class C license for over three years and no record of accumulating 12 penalty points in any of the three consecutive years prior to application. However, if you already hold a B2 license and wish to upgrade to B1, the required time interval can be reduced from three years to two years, provided there are no full penalty point cycles during that period.