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Message posted by Big_Mike12/1/2008 at 5:56pm
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Hi,
Have just been looking up the EU Driving Licence Laws.
Basically they are the same, but there are some big differences.
We don't have a 'P' class this is then class 'M', I think that this was
taken from the English word for 'Moped'. Its very simple, class
'A' with 3 underlying category's all Motorbikes. Class 'B' with
3 underlying category's are cars/trailers/caravans. Class 'C' with
4 underlying category's only for commercial vehicles, in commercial service. Class 'D' with 4 underlying category's is for passenger carrying bus. There are a few others like class 'R' for Police, Fire, Customs or Ambliance. Class 'Y' for soldiers and other forces. ALL these classes are the same, roughly, from Finland to Greece. This is all not a big problem, but there are some that don't match up i.e the bus driver in Holland has a licence with 'DE', or a driver from the UK with a car and caravan with his UK class 'C1E'. This would mean a very heavy fine, and possibly loss of licence. This class is reserved for commercial vehicles only, correct, under EU law would be 'BE'. We don't have any 'N' or 'F', 'F' in the EU is 'L' = land machine (Harvester), or 'T' for tractor. In the EU class 'S' is for snow machines, quads, easy-riders. I have classes BE, C1E, A, D1. I wish the EU would get it all together.
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Quote: Originally posted by Big_Mike on 12/1/2008
Hi, Have just been looking up the EU Driving Licence Laws. Basically they are the same, but there are some big differences. We don't have a 'P' class this is then class 'M', I think that this was taken from the English word for 'Moped'. Its very simple, class 'A' with 3 underlying category's all Motorbikes. Class 'B' with 3 underlying category's are cars/trailers/caravans. Class 'C' with 4 underlying category's only for commercial vehicles, in commercial service. Class 'D' with 4 underlying category's is for passenger carrying bus. There are a few others like class 'R' for Police, Fire, Customs or Ambliance. Class 'Y' for soldiers and other forces. ALL these classes are the same, roughly, from Finland to Greece. This is all not a big problem, but there are some that don't match up i.e the bus driver in Holland has a licence with 'DE', or a driver from the UK with a car and caravan with his UK class 'C1E'. This would mean a very heavy fine, and possibly loss of licence. This class is reserved for commercial vehicles only, correct, under EU law would be 'BE'. We don't have any 'N' or 'F', 'F' in the EU is 'L' = land machine (Harvester), or 'T' for tractor. In the EU class 'S' is for snow machines, quads, easy-riders. I have classes BE, C1E, A, D1. I wish the EU would get it all together.
Mike
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Thanks for the info. Papa Pip
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