Classes of first driving licences
Driving license A1
This license allows you to drive a light motorcycle with two wheels
The person wishing to obtain this license must be at least 16 years old.
Note: A light motorcycle is different from a motorcycle.
Driving license A2
With this license, you can drive a medium-duty two-wheel motorcycle
The age of the person wishing to obtain this license must be 18 years
Driving license A
With this license, you can drive heavy motorcycles and all types of wheeled bicycles, regardless of engine power.
The person wishing to obtain this license must be at least 21 years old
AM driving license
You obtain it automatically when you obtain any driving license in Sweden. This license entitles you to drive Class I mopeds (moped class I), also called (EU-moped).
You can apply for this license alone if you do not obtain any other license when you are over 15 years old.
Driving license B
- A private car with a trailer whose total weight is 3.5 tons.
- A light truck with a total weight of 3.5 tons.
- The microbus has 8 passengers, excluding the driver.
- Tractor
- Three-wheeled motorcycle
- MOBID
This is the most famous license, which entitles you to drive a personal car or light truck whose weight does not exceed 3,500 kg, and the number of passengers in which does not exceed 8, excluding the driver.
(The driver’s weight, whatever its weight, is not counted among the passengers or cargo.)
If you hold this license, you have the right to tow a trailer whose weight does not exceed 750 kilograms, and it is called a light trailer. However, if the trailer weighs more than 750 kilograms, then you must fulfill the condition that the total weight of the trailer and the car does not exceed 3,500 kilograms.
You can start training to drive from the age of 16, and you have the right to apply for this license from the age of 18. See page 6 about
Driving training .
Driving license B-utökad
It is the extended B license, and it is considered part of the B license. The same conditions apply to its holder, with the slight difference that when you are towing a trailer whose total weight is more than 750 kg, then the total weight of the trailer and the car does not exceed 4250 kilograms and not 3500 kilograms as in the license. B Regular, the age allowed to apply for this certificate is at least 18 years.
BE driving licence
The holder of this license is entitled to drive a personal car or light truck whose weight does not exceed 3,500 kg, and is allowed to tow one or more trailers, provided that the total weight of this trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg.
This license does not require a maximum total weight for the sum of the total weights of the car and trailers. This is determined by the technical specifications of the car and trailers. It also allows you to obtain this license when you are over 18 years old.
Tractor card
Your need for a license to be able to drive an agricultural tractor varies according to the type of machinery. Class A tractors or Class 2 machines, such as lawn mowers on the road, do not need a tractor license in particular. Rather, you need any driving license.
As for obtaining a tractor license to drive a Class B tractor, you need to have at least a Class B driving license, an information check, and your age must be over 16 years.
Second driving license categories
This group is specific to driving licenses for medium and heavy trucks, and before applying for any of them you must have a type B driving license issued in Sweden.
Driving license C1
This license entitles you to drive a medium truck with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 7,500 kilograms, in addition to a personal car with a gross weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.
This license also allows you to tow a trailer with a total weight not exceeding 750 kilograms. .
You must be 18 years old to obtain this license.
Driving license C1E
This license gives its holder the same powers as the C1 license, but it can be considered an extension of it, as this method is common in several types of driving license in Sweden in terms of increasing the total permissible weight.
The C1E license extends the powers of the C1 license to tow several trailers, provided that the total weight of the trailers and the vehicle does not exceed 12,000 kilograms..
You must be 18 years old to obtain this license.
Driving license C
This license allows you to drive a heavy truck or personal vehicle weighing more than 3,500 kilograms without any maximum permissible gross weight. It also allows you to tow one light trailer weighing no more than 750 kilograms.
You must be 21 years old to obtain this license.
CE driving licence
It is an extension of the powers of a Type C driving license, allowing you to tow more than one trailer regardless of the total weight of both the car and the trailers.
You must be 21 years old to obtain this license.
Note regarding the driving license in Sweden, type C, CE
If you received education in a special school to drive heavy trucks or have a special permit from the Transportation Board, you can obtain these two licenses at the age of 18 instead of 21.
Three categories of driving licenses
This group is intended for driving buses or cars designed to transport passengers with a number of more than 8 passengers. Before applying for any license from this group, you must have a type B driving license in Sweden.
Driving license D1
This license allows you to drive a medium-sized bus designed to carry 16 passengers or less, excluding the driver, and with a length not exceeding 8 metres. It also allows you to tow a light trailer weighing no more than 750 kilograms.
To obtain this license, you must be at least 21 years old.
Driving license D1E
It is an extension of the D1 license, but adds to it the ability to tow a number of trailers, regardless of the total weight.
To obtain this license, you must be at least 21 years old.
Driving license D
This license allows you to drive a bus regardless of the number of passengers or the length of the bus, in addition to towing a light trailer whose total weight does not exceed 750 kilograms.
To obtain it, you must be at least 24 years old.
DE driving license
It gives you the same powers as a D licence, while allowing you to tow multiple trailers, regardless of the total weight.
To obtain it, you must be at least 24 years old.
Special age conditions for a driving license in Sweden: D1, D1E, D, DE
If you have participated in training to drive buses and transport passengers, whether at school or in one of the Komvux courses for adults, you can apply for a D1, D1E license at the age of 18 instead of 21, and apply for a D, DE driver’s license at the age of 21 instead of 24 years..
Driving licenses in Sweden Förarbevis
There are two types of vehicles that do not require a specific driving license to drive them, but rather require a Förarbevis license from the Traffic Council. These vehicles are:
Snöskoter snow walking machine
You must be 16 years old, have received training from a certified trainer, and passed the theoretical examination to obtain this license.
Terränghjuling off-road machine
The same previous conditions are that you have completed 16 years of age, but you can start training from the age of 15 years and 9 months, but only with a certified trainer and passed the theoretical examination to obtain this license.