What is the maximum length of a truck that a C1 license holder can drive?
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Driving a truck with a total length exceeding 6 meters is not allowed. Additionally, C1 license holders can drive small cars (manual transmission) and vehicles under categories C2 and C3, which include trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 1.99 tons or less and passenger vehicles with 9 seats or fewer. As long as the vehicle falls within these specifications, it is permissible to drive. The scope of a C1 driver's license covers small and mini passenger vehicles, as well as light and mini trucks; light, small, and mini special-purpose vehicles; and small passenger vehicles with a seating capacity of 9 or fewer. Vehicles that a C1 license holder cannot drive include: large buses, tractor units, city buses, medium-sized buses, large trucks, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, mopeds, wheeled self-propelled machinery, trolleybuses, and trams. Furthermore, a C1 license does not permit driving vehicles with more than 9 seats or trucks with a total length exceeding 6 meters.
I did thorough research on this right after getting my C1 license. According to regulations, C1 license holders can drive blue-plate light trucks with total length under 6 meters and gross weight below 4.5 tons. Common single-cab trucks with about 4.2-meter cargo beds seen on roads are perfectly fine. Note that total length includes both front and rear - some extended cargo bed models may exceed limits. My neighbor bought a 5.8-meter refrigerated truck last year, which exactly hits the C1 upper limit.
