What types of vehicles can a B1B2 driver's license drive?
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B2 driver's license allows driving heavy-duty, medium-duty trucks or large, heavy, medium-duty special-purpose vehicles; B1 driver's license allows driving medium-sized passenger vehicles. More details about B2 and B1 driver's licenses are as follows: 1. The large, heavy, medium-duty special-purpose vehicles allowed by B2 driver's license refer to vehicles equipped with special devices or equipment, such as water sprinklers, concrete mixers, fire trucks, etc. 2. The definition of vehicles allowed by B1 driver's license is medium-sized passenger vehicles not exceeding 6 meters in length, with a rated passenger capacity of 10 (inclusive) to 19 (inclusive) people. Other permitted vehicle types include C1 (small cars), C2 (small automatic transmission cars), C3 (low-speed trucks), C4 (three-wheeled cars), and M (wheeled self-propelled machinery).
My B1B2 driver's license was renewed the year before last, which is quite different from the regular C-class license. The B2 license mainly allows driving large trucks, such as those yellow-plate dump trucks seen on construction sites or light box trucks for cargo transportation on the road. The B1 license permits driving medium-sized buses with up to 19 seats, which is particularly useful for team transportation. By the way, it also covers all blue-plate cars and SUVs, equivalent to the driving scope of C1/C2 licenses. If you want to drive a tractor, you'll need to obtain a G-class license separately – I almost made a fool of myself last time over this.
