What do the various categories of driving licence entitlement mean?
This is not a straightforward question to answer as codes and categories have changed over time. Before 1990, entitlements were arranged in “groups”.There was another distinct watershed on 1 January 1997 when the current category system was introduced as part of the EU harmonisation process, and further changes (that will not alter existing entitlements) are due by 2013 when UK has to give effect to the Third Directive on Driving Licences. Full details of previous groups, categories and entitlements can be found at www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing The table below is a summary of current categories.
