Driving practice with a lorry (C1, C1E, C and CE)
You need to be holding a Category B driving licence before you can practise driving a lorry.
In Categories C1 and C1E you must be at least 18 years old, in Categories C and CE you must be at least 19.
Requirements applying to your accompanying driver
The person accompanying you
- must follow the rules on driver’s hours and rest periods, as this person is considered the driver of the lorry
- must be at least 25 years old
- must have held a licence for the same category you are training in, continuously for the last five years
Special requirements applying to light lorries (Categories C1 and C1E)
- The lorry must have a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 7,500 kg.
- The vehicle combination must have a combined maximum authorised mass not exceeding 12,000 kg.
If you are in the professional driver programme in upper secondary high school
If you are undergoing training for a heavy vehicle driving licence at an upper secondary school, you do not need to be holding a Category B driving licence. You can practise driving in connection with the training programme there, and take extra driving lessons at an approved external driving school, as long as you have completed the Basic Traffic Course.
You need a Category B driving licence in order to practise driving in private.
See also: Getting started as a learner driver