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Can I apply for an A3 driver's license?

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Eileen
07/28/25 6:25am

Yes, you can. To apply for an A3 driver's license, you must be at least 21 years old or have held any driver's license for at least one year without any full-point demerit records, and you need to register for training in your registered residence location. Below is relevant information about the A3 driver's license: 1. Physical requirements for the license: Height - Applicants for large buses, tractors, city buses, large trucks, or trolleybuses must be at least 155 cm tall. Applicants for medium-sized buses must be at least 150 cm tall. Vision - Applicants for large buses, tractors, city buses, medium-sized buses, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams must have uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart. For other vehicle types, the requirement is at least 4.9. Applicants with monocular vision impairment can apply for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed trucks, three-wheeled cars, or small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled if their better eye has uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 and a horizontal field of vision of at least 150 degrees. Color vision - No red-green color blindness. Hearing - Must be able to discern the direction of sound from a tuning fork 50 cm away in each ear. Applicants with hearing impairment who meet the above criteria with hearing aids can apply for small cars or small automatic transmission cars. Upper limbs - Both thumbs must be intact, and each hand must have at least three other fingers intact with normal movement. Applicants with missing fingertip segments or a missing right thumb can apply for small cars or small automatic transmission cars. Lower limbs - Both legs must be intact with normal movement, and the length difference should not exceed 5 cm. Applicants with a missing or non-functional left leg can apply for small automatic transmission cars. Those with missing or non-functional right or both legs but can sit independently can apply for small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled. Trunk and neck - No movement disorders. 2. Vehicles allowed with an A3 license: The A3 license is primarily for driving city buses but is not limited to them. According to regulations, holders of an A3 license can also drive vehicles under the C1 category, such as small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed trucks, and three-wheeled cars. Although city buses are over six meters long and carry more than 20 passengers, they are not equivalent to large coaches like tourist buses. Therefore, an A3 license alone does not permit driving large coaches, whereas an A1 license allows driving both large coaches and city buses.

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DiLyla
08/11/25 2:29pm

I just researched the A3 driver's license situation, which is mainly suitable for those who want to drive city buses. To obtain an A3 license, you must be between 20 and 60 years old and apply in your registered residence or a place where you've lived for at least one year. There are quite a few medical examination requirements, including meeting vision standards and having a minimum height of 155cm. I've seen others take the test - it includes Theory Test (subject 1) on traffic regulations, Field Driving Test (subject 2) with obstacles like continuous barriers and right-angle turns, Road Test (subject 3) where you actually drive a bus on designated routes, and finally a Safety and Civilization exam. The tuition fee of over 10,000 RMB is normal. The key point is that this license doesn't qualify you to drive large trucks or long-distance coaches - it's specifically designed for urban bus routes.

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PeterLynn
09/27/25 8:14am

My neighbor got his A3 driver's license last year, which took him over three months to obtain. He said the requirements for this license are extremely strict, even color weakness is disqualifying. The most challenging part of the second test was simulating bus stop parking - being off by even one centimeter would result in point deductions. During training, he had to drive those over-ten-meter-long bus training vehicles every day, with parallel parking and reverse parking being much harder than with regular cars. After passing, he can drive city buses, but it's important to note this license doesn't permit driving large coaches or trucks. The retake fee is nearly a thousand yuan per attempt, making failures particularly painful.

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SanLilah
11/11/25 3:25am

The A3 driver's license is a specialized certification for operating city buses. Applicants must be at least 20 years old, and the physical examination requirements are quite stringent. I've seen trainees at driving schools practicing reversing and precision parking with those long buses in the training yard—it's significantly more challenging than the tests for regular cars. The exam consists of four sections, with the road test being particularly strict, requiring candidates to follow actual bus routes. After obtaining the license, remember it only permits you to drive buses and Class C vehicles; operating any other type of vehicle would be a violation.

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