Irish Driver Licenses - Categories

Category

Minimum Age

Vehicle

A1

16

Motorcycles with an engine capacity not exceeding 125 cc and with a power rating not exceeding 11kW with or without sidecar.

A

18

Motorcycles with or without sidecar.

B

17

Vehicles (other than motorcycles, mopeds, work vehicles or land tractors) having a design gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500 kg and having passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is not greater than 750kg.

C

18

Vehicles (other than work vehicles or land tractors) having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 3500kg and having passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is not greater than 750kg.

C1

18

Vehicles in category C having a design gross vehicle weight not exceeding 7,500 kg. and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is not greater than 750kg.

D

21

Vehicles having passenger accommodation for more than 8 persons and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is not greater than 750kg.

D1

21

Vehicles in category D having passenger accommodation for not more than 16 persons and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is not greater than 750kg.

EB

17

Combinations of vehicles with drawing vehicle in category B and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is greater than 750kg.

EC1

18

Combinations of vehicles with drawing vehicle in category C1 having a combined design gross vehicle weight not exceeding 12000kg and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is greater than 750kg.

EC

18

Combinations of vehicles with drawing vehicle in category C and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is greater than 750kg.

ED1

21

Combinations of vehicles with drawing vehicle in category D1 having a combined design gross vehicle weight not exceeding 12000kg and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is greater than 750kg.

ED

21

Combinations of vehicles with drawing vehicle in category D and where the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is greater than 750kg.

M

16

Mopeds

W

16

Work vehicles and land tractors.