Types of Driver's Licenses and Corresponding Vehicle Classes

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The Ministry of Public Security has categorized driving licenses into 3 main types based on vehicle class difficulty and safety requirements, which are further subdivided into 7 specific classes. Driving licenses, officially known as Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses, are classified as follows: 1. Class A1 License: Permits driving large buses and also allows operation of A3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, and M class vehicles. 2. Class A2 License: Permits driving tractor trailers and also allows operation of heavy and medium-sized full trailers, semi-trailers, as well as B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, and M class vehicles. 3. Class A3 License: Permits driving city buses with a capacity of 10 or more passengers and also allows operation of C1, C2, C3, and C4 class vehicles. 4. Class B1 License: Permits driving medium-sized passenger vehicles (including city buses with 10-19 passengers) and also allows operation of C1, C2, C3, C4, and M class vehicles. 5. Class B2 License: Permits driving heavy and medium-sized trucks; large, heavy, and medium-sized special purpose vehicles, as well as C1, C2, C3, C4, and M class vehicles. 6. Class C1 License: Permits driving small cars, mini passenger vehicles, light and mini trucks, light, small, and mini special purpose vehicles, as well as C2, C3, and C4 class vehicles. 7. Class C2 License: Permits driving small automatic transmission vehicles, including small and mini automatic transmission passenger vehicles and light and mini automatic transmission trucks. 8. Class C3 License: Permits driving low-speed trucks (originally four-wheel agricultural transport vehicles) and C4 class vehicles. 9. Class C4 License: Permits driving three-wheeled vehicles (originally three-wheeled agricultural transport vehicles). 10. Class D License: Permits driving regular three-wheeled motorcycles with an engine displacement over 50ml or maximum design speed over 50km/h, as well as E and F class vehicles.