Can a Manual Transmission License Drive an Automatic Transmission Car?

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Manual transmission license holders are permitted to drive automatic transmission vehicles. The C1 driver's license authorizes the operation of small and micro passenger vehicles, as well as light and micro cargo vehicles, light, small, and micro special-purpose vehicles. Other vehicle types authorized under C1 include C2, C3, and C4. Below are specific details about driver's licenses: 1. Classification: The Ministry of Public Security officially issued the "Motor Vehicle Driver's License Business Work Standards," introducing a graded system for motor vehicle driver's licenses, dividing them into 15 levels: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, D, E, F, M, N, and P. 2. Renewal Regulations: If a motor vehicle driver does not accumulate 12 penalty points in any scoring cycle during the six-year validity period of the driver's license, they can renew it for a ten-year validity period. If they do not accumulate 12 penalty points in any scoring cycle during the ten-year validity period, they can renew it for a long-term valid driver's license. 3. Content: The motor vehicle driver's license records the holder's ID number, name, gender, date of birth, permanent address, nationality, authorized (learned) vehicle type code, initial issuance date, validity period, and management records, along with the issuing authority's seal, file number, and the holder's photo. The design of the motor vehicle driver's license is stipulated by the Ministry of Public Security.