Can an A3 license be directly upgraded to an A1? What are the reasons?

[DelCharles]

An A3 license can be upgraded to an A1, but not directly. After obtaining an A3, B1, or B2 driver's license, certain conditions must be met to upgrade to an A1. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses" and the new reform regulations on "streamlining administration, delegating power, strengthening regulation, and improving services," applicants for upgrading to a large passenger vehicle driving license must meet one of the following conditions: Having held a city bus or medium-sized bus driving license for at least two years; Having held a large truck driving license for at least three years; Having held a tractor driving license for at least one year. In addition to meeting one of the above conditions, applicants must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in any of the three most recent scoring cycles before applying. According to Article 17 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," those who already hold a motor vehicle driver's license and wish to upgrade must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in the current scoring cycle or the most recent scoring cycle before applying. To upgrade, applicants must visit the local vehicle management office to apply for the upgrade and pass the required tests to obtain the new license. The content of Article 17 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses" is as follows: Those who already hold a motor vehicle driver's license and wish to upgrade must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in the current scoring cycle or the most recent scoring cycle before applying. For upgrading to light trailer, medium-sized bus, heavy trailer, or large passenger vehicle licenses, the following additional conditions apply: For upgrading to a light trailer license, the applicant must have held a small car or small automatic transmission car license for at least one year; For upgrading to a medium-sized bus license, the applicant must have held a city bus, large truck, small car, small automatic transmission car, low-speed truck, or three-wheeled car license for at least two years and must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in any of the two most recent scoring cycles before applying; For upgrading to a heavy trailer license, the applicant must have held a medium-sized bus or large truck license for at least two years or a large passenger vehicle license for at least one year and must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in any of the two most recent scoring cycles before applying; For upgrading to a large passenger vehicle license, the applicant must have held a city bus or medium-sized bus license for at least two years, a large truck license for at least three years, or a heavy trailer license for at least one year and must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in any of the three most recent scoring cycles before applying. Full-time driving vocational education students who have obtained a small car license and have not accumulated 12 or more penalty points in the current scoring cycle or the most recent scoring cycle before applying may apply to upgrade to a large passenger vehicle or heavy trailer license. The following situations disqualify applicants from upgrading to an A1 license: According to Article 16 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," the following individuals are prohibited from applying for large passenger vehicle, tractor, city bus, medium-sized bus, or large truck licenses: Those who have caused a fatal traffic accident and bear equal or greater responsibility; Those who have driven under the influence of alcohol; Those whose driver's licenses have been revoked or canceled within the past ten years. Conditions for upgrading to an A1 license: Height: At least 155 cm; Vision: Naked or corrected vision of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart; Color vision: No red-green color blindness; Hearing: Ability to distinguish the direction of sound sources with each ear at 50 cm from a tuning fork; Upper limbs: Both thumbs must be intact, and each hand must have at least three other fingers intact with normal movement function; Lower limbs: Both legs must be intact with normal movement function, and the length difference must not exceed 5 cm; Torso and neck: No movement dysfunction; Age: Between 22 and 60 years old.