How many seats can a Class C license drive?

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It can drive vehicles with up to 9 seats. Among Class C licenses, C1 is the highest. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses" regarding the types of vehicles allowed to be driven: The highest permissible vehicle type for a C1 license is small and micro passenger vehicles, as well as light and micro cargo vehicles; light and micro special-purpose vehicles, and small automatic transmission vehicles (C2), low-speed cargo vehicles (C3), and three-wheeled vehicles (C4). Class C licenses are categorized into C1, C2, C3, and C4, each with different permissible vehicle types. The permissible vehicle type is not calculated by the number of seats but rather by the vehicle registration certificate. If you want to drive vehicles with more seats, you need to obtain a Class B or even a Class A license on the basis of having a Class C license. For B1, you must have held a C1 license for at least 3 years, be aged between 21 and 50, and have no record of full penalty points in two scoring cycles to apply. For B2, you must have held a C1 license for at least 1 year and have no record of 12 penalty points in one scoring cycle to apply. According to the "Motor Vehicle Driving License Business Work Standards" issued by the relevant authorities, motor vehicle driving licenses are hierarchical, divided into A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, D, E, F, M, N, and P, totaling 15 levels. The permissible seating capacity for different license levels is as follows: A1 License: A1 license holders can drive large passenger vehicles with more than 20 seats. A2 License: A2 license holders can drive passenger vehicles with up to 19 seats. A3 License: A3 license holders can drive urban buses with a capacity of 10 or more passengers. C2 License: Can drive automatic transmission vehicles with up to 7 seats and a length not exceeding 6 meters. B1 License: The permissible vehicle type for a B1 license is medium-sized passenger vehicles, defined as vehicles with a length of less than 6 meters and a seating capacity of 10 (inclusive) to 19 (inclusive) passengers. B2 License: B2 license holders can only drive vehicles with up to 9 seats and small blue-plate passenger vehicles with a length of less than 6 meters. C1 License Test Items: The C1 license test consists of four examination items. The traffic regulations and related knowledge test, commonly known as the Theory Test (Subject 1); the field driving test (Subject 2); the road driving test, also known as Subject 3, which includes 16 driving skills such as vehicle preparation, starting, and straight-line driving; and Subject 4, which focuses on safe and civilized driving requirements, similar to Subject 1, both being theoretical tests. The C2 license test process is the same as C1. The C2 license test items include: Theory Test (Subject 1), mainly covering road signs and laws; Field Driving Skills (Subject 2), including reverse parking, side parking, right-angle turns, and S-turns; Road Driving Skills (Subject 3), covering lights and roadside parking; and Civilized Driving Theory (Subject 4), assessing the driver's civilized driving qualities. The C3 license test includes three subjects: the road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge test (Subject 1); the field driving skills test (Subject 2); and the road driving skills and safe civilized driving knowledge test (Subject 3). The C4 license test mainly includes Subject 1, Subject 2, and Subject 3. Subject 1 covers road traffic rules, traffic signals, traffic safety violations and accident handling, motor vehicle driving license application and use, motor vehicle registration regulations, and other road traffic safety laws and regulations. Subject 2 includes tests for three-wheeled vehicles, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, and light motorcycles, covering stake tests, slope parking and starting, and single-plank bridge crossing. Subject 3 mainly tests the identification of various road signs and traffic police gestures, as well as handling methods for driving motorcycles in various situations. The C5 license test subjects include: Subject 1; Subject 2, training for field driving skills; and Subject 3, training for road driving skills.