Some rules about learning to drive LGV, Bus or Coach changed on the 15 th of November 2021

Some rules about learning to drive an HGV and bus or coach changed on 15 November 2021.

Lorries

You can now:

• Learn to drive in an articulated lorry (category CE) if your provisional lorry licence was issued from 15 November 2021 (if you had a provisional licence before this date, you need to take extra steps to upgrade your provisional licence)
• take your test in a large articulated lorry without having to (category C) first

When you pass your test in a large articulated lorry, you’re allowed to drive:

• a medium-sized lorry (C1)
• a medium-sized lorry towing a trailer (C1E)
• a large rigid lorry (C)
• a large articulated lorry (CE)

Medium-sized lorries

This change also applies to medium-sized lorries towing a trailer (category C1E).

This means you can learn to drive a medium-sized lorry towing a trailer (category C1E) and take your test in one, without having to pass a test in a medium-sized lorry (category C1) first.

When you pass your test in a medium-sized lorry towing a trailer, you’re allowed to drive:

• a medium-sized lorry (C1)
• a medium-sized lorry towing a trailer (C1E)

Source: Gov.co.uk

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