| Description | Definition | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | Motor vehicles not exceeding 3500 Kg, with no more than 8 passenger seats and not pulling a trailer over 750 Kg or over the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. The combination of car and trailer should not exceed 3500 Kg. | B (standard licence) |
| Cars with trailers | Vehicle and trailer combination, where the combination does not come under category B. | B+E |
| Medium-sized vehicles | Lorries between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer up to 750kg. | C1 |
| Medium-sized vehicles with trailers | Lorries between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer over 750kg; total weight not more than 12000kg. | C1+E |
| Large Vehicles | Vehicles over 7500kg. | C |
| Large vehicles with trailers | Vehicles over 7500kg with a trailer > 750kg. | C+E |
| Minibuses | Vehicles with between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750kg. | D1 |
| Minibuses with trailers | Combinations where the towing vehicle is in subcategory D1 with a trailer over 750kg, provided the combination does not exceed 12000kg or the trailers weight does not exceed that of the unladen towing vehicle. | D1+E |
| Buses | Any vehicle with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750kg. | D |
| Buses with trailers | Any bus with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer over 750kg. | D+E |
