What is the age limit for applying for an A1 driver's license?
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The age requirement for applying for an A1 driver's license is between 26 and 50 years old. Other conditions are as follows: Height must be at least 155 cm; physical conditions include uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart; no red-green color blindness; ability to distinguish the direction of sound sources with each ear at 50 cm from a tuning fork; both thumbs must be intact, and each hand must have at least three other fingers intact with normal movement function of limbs and fingers; both lower limbs must be intact with normal movement function, with a length difference not exceeding 5 cm and no movement dysfunction. A1 driver's license can only be obtained through upgrading and cannot be applied for initially like C1 or B2 licenses; Starting from the most common C1, one must first upgrade to A3, B1, or B2 before upgrading to A1. To upgrade to A1, one must have held an A3, B1, or B2 license for more than five years and not have accumulated 12 penalty points in the current scoring cycle or the last five consecutive scoring cycles; If upgrading from A3, B1, or B2 to A2 and then to A1, the conditions are: having held an A2 license for more than two years and not having accumulated 12 penalty points in the previous scoring cycle. According to Article 12 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses," applicants for a motor vehicle driving license must meet the following requirements: Applicants for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled, or light motorcycles must be between 18 and 70 years old; Applicants for low-speed trucks, three-wheeled cars, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, or wheeled self-propelled machinery must be between 18 and 60 years old; Applicants for city buses, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams must be between 20 and 50 years old; Applicants for medium-sized passenger vehicles must be between 21 and 50 years old; Applicants for tractor-trailers must be between 24 and 50 years old; Students undergoing full-time driving vocational education applying for large passenger vehicles or tractor-trailers must be between 20 and 50 years old. The permitted vehicle types for an A1 license include: large passenger vehicles carrying more than 20 people, and passenger vehicles with a body length exceeding 6 meters must also use an A1 license. Other permitted vehicle types for an A1 license include: A3 (city buses), B1 (medium-sized passenger vehicles), B2 (large trucks), C1 (small cars), C2 (small automatic transmission cars), C3 (low-speed trucks), C4 (three-wheeled cars), and M (wheeled self-propelled machinery).
I just got my A1 driver's license last year. I remember when I signed up, the driving school repeatedly emphasized that the age requirement was strictly between 22 and 60 years old. I was 24 at the time, which was perfect, and the instructor even checked my ID card specifically. He said this rule is because driving a large passenger bus carries greater responsibility with more passengers, requiring more mature judgment. Additionally, those over 60 may have slower reaction times, making it riskier to operate such vehicles. During my training, there was a 58-year-old man in my class who wanted to upgrade his license but was politely turned down. Besides the age requirement, the driving school also required me to have at least three years of driving experience with a C-class license and a clean record with no drunk driving offenses. If you're under 22, you can start by getting a B-class license to gain experience first.
