What tests are required for upgrading from C1 to B1 license?
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To upgrade from a C1 to a B1 license, you need to pass three tests: Test 1: Examination on road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge; Test 2: Field driving skills examination; Test 3: Road driving skills examination and the safety and civilized driving common sense test, which is commonly referred to as Test 4. To upgrade from a C1 to a B1 license, you must have held the C1 license for at least three years and have no record of full penalty points in the three scoring cycles prior to application. Additionally, for those applying to upgrade to a medium-sized passenger vehicle, tractor, or large passenger vehicle license, the following regulations must be met: Applicants for a medium-sized passenger vehicle license must have held a license for urban buses, large trucks, small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed trucks, or three-wheeled vehicles for at least three years, with no record of accumulating 12 penalty points in the three consecutive scoring cycles prior to application.
I just upgraded my license from C1 to B1, and the whole process was quite challenging. The test consists of four parts: theory test, yard test, road test, and safety test. The theory test covers traffic rules, similar to C1 but with more in-depth content, requiring knowledge about larger vehicles. The yard test was the most difficult for me, involving tasks like reverse parking and hill starts in the training yard. Since B1 vehicles are much larger than regular cars, the handling is completely different, and it took me several days to get used to it. The road test involves actual driving on the road, where the examiner checks lane changes, turns, and emergency handling, and I had to constantly watch for blind spots. The safety test includes new content on civilized driving. I recommend enrolling in a driving school for systematic learning—the whole process takes about two weeks. With a B1 license, you can drive medium-sized buses, which is great for road trips or part-time driving jobs.
