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If I pass Bus licence will it allow me to drive a lorry also?

  • 28-07-2013 07:11AM
    #1
    abcdef1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭


    As title suggests looking to optain the bus and lorry liscence...Mate of mine suggestd I just do the bus and that if I pass it i will be able to drive the lorry also ?? Is this true ?? Also whats the difference between C and C1 and D and D1 ??

    Thanks :)


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  • #2
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    abcdef1 wrote: »
    As title suggests looking to optain the bus and lorry liscence...Mate of mine suggestd I just do the bus and that if I pass it i will be able to drive the lorry also ?? Is this true ?? Also whats the difference between C and C1 and D and D1 ??

    Thanks :)
    No that's not true nowadays.

    For a truck you must be 18 yrs and 21 for a bus.

    C1 is for a truckup to 7.5tonnes, C is for any truck.

    D1 is for a bus up to 18 passengers (i.e. a minibus) D is for any bus.

    You'll get better info in the Learning to Drive Forum.


  • #3
    Red Kev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭Red Kev


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    No that's not true nowadays.

    For a truck you must be 18 yrs and 21 for a bus.

    C1 is for a truckup to 7.5tonnes, C is for any truck.

    D1 is for a bus up to 18 passengers (i.e. a minibus) D is for any bus.

    You'll get better info in the Learning to Drive Forum.

    C is just for a rigid truck, for an articulated truck you need an E+C licence.


  • #4
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Red Kev wrote: »
    C is just for a rigid truck, for an articulated truck you need an E+C licence.
    Yes, of course - Apologies I was thinking of weight only. :o

    Four truck categories C1, C, EC1 and EC.

    Similarly for bus - D1, D, ED1 and ED.


  • #5
    Faith+1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,655 ✭✭✭Faith+1


    Plus if the OP doesn't do the CPC test then he'll have to be 21 for the Truck and 24 for the Bus.


  • #6
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    No that's not true nowadays.

    For a truck you must be 18 yrs and 21 for a bus.

    C1 is for a truckup to 7.5tonnes, C is for any truck.

    D1 is for a bus up to 18 passengers (i.e. a minibus) D is for any bus.

    You'll get better info in the Learning to Drive Forum.


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