How many years of driving experience are required to upgrade from C1 to A2?

[McCaroline]

Upgrading from C1 to A2 requires three years of driving experience, and it is not possible to directly upgrade from C1 to A2. If you already hold a C1 driver's license, the fastest way to obtain an A2 license is to upgrade to a B1 or B2 license after holding the C1 license for one year. After obtaining the B1 or B2 license and accumulating three years of professional driving experience, you can apply for the A2 license. Alternatively, another method is to directly obtain a B2 license. After holding the B2 license for three years, you can then upgrade to the A2 license. This method is faster, but it does not involve upgrading directly from the C1 license. According to the 'Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses' (Ministry of Public Security Order No. 123) of the People's Republic of China, the following conditions must be met for upgrading a driving license: Article 14: If you already hold a motor vehicle driving license and wish to apply for an additional permitted vehicle type, you must not have accumulated 12 penalty points in the current scoring cycle or the most recent scoring cycle before the application. For applications to add medium-sized buses, tractors, or large buses to the permitted vehicle types, the following additional regulations apply: To apply for an additional medium-sized bus permit, you must have held a driving license for city buses, large trucks, small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed trucks, or three-wheeled cars for at least three years, and must not have accumulated 12 penalty points in the three most recent scoring cycles before the application. To apply for an additional tractor permit, you must have held a medium-sized bus or large truck driving license for at least three years, or a large bus driving license for at least one year, and must not have accumulated 12 penalty points in the three most recent scoring cycles before the application. To apply for an additional large bus permit, you must have held a medium-sized bus, city bus, or large truck driving license for at least five years, or a tractor driving license for at least two years, and must not have accumulated 12 penalty points in the five most recent scoring cycles before the application. In temporary residence areas, additional permitted vehicle types include small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed trucks, three-wheeled cars, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, and light motorcycles. Article 15: The following circumstances disqualify applicants from obtaining permits for large buses, tractors, medium-sized buses, or large trucks: Being responsible for a fatal traffic accident with equal or greater liability; Driving under the influence of alcohol; Having a driving license revoked or rescinded within the past ten years. According to the Ministry of Public Security Order No. 139 'Permitted Vehicle Types and Codes' of the People's Republic of China: The A1 permit is for large buses, allowing the holder to drive large passenger vehicles, and also permits driving A3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, and M vehicle types. According to the Ministry of Public Security Order No. 139 'Permitted Vehicle Types and Codes' of the People's Republic of China: The A2 permit is for tractors, allowing the holder to drive heavy and medium-sized full trailers and semi-trailer combinations, and also permits driving B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, and M vehicle types.

[MelanieLynn]

I remember when I was researching the license upgrade process, I found that going from C1 to A2 requires two steps. First, you need to wait until your C1 license has been held for at least 1 year with no record of accumulating 12 penalty points during that period, only then can you upgrade to a B2 heavy truck license. After obtaining the B2 license, you must drive safely for another 2 full years, ensuring you don't exceed 12 penalty points in any two consecutive scoring cycles, and you must be at least 22 years old. Only when all these conditions are met can you apply for the A2 tractor license. The entire process takes roughly 3 years, and that's not even counting the time spent waiting in line for registration or practicing and taking tests. If you accidentally violate traffic rules and accumulate 12 penalty points during this period, the waiting period resets from scratch.