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Vehicle category

A vehicle category classifies a land vehicle or trailer for regulatory purposes.

UNECE categories

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Information from Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3),[1] Revision 6.[2]

Some categories have further sub classes. See Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)[2] for further information.

Vehicles in the table listed within parentheses are examples of the vehicle in that category, e.g. (Bus).

Category notes

  1. ^ A vehicle of category M, N or O for conveying passengers or goods and for performing a special function for which special body arrangements and/or equipment are necessary.
  2. ^ A special purpose M1 category vehicle constructed to include accommodation space.
  3. ^ Vehicle intended for the protection of conveyed passengers and/or goods and complying with armour plating anti-bullet requirements.
  4. ^ Motor vehiclef category M intended for the transport of sick or injured people and having special equipment for such purpose.
  5. ^ Motor vehicle intended for the transport of deceased people and having special equipment for such purpose.
  6. ^ A power-driven vehicle, either wheeled or track laying, which has at least two-axles, whose function depends essentially on its tractive power, and which is specially designed to pull, push, carry or actuate certain implements, machines or trailers intended for use in agriculture or forestry. Such a tractor may be arranged to carry a load (E.g.: Forwarder) and attendants.
  7. ^ Any mobile machine, transportable industrial equipment or vehicle with or without body work, not intended for the use of passenger- or goods-transport on the road, in which an internal combustion engine is installed.
  8. ^ Off-road vehicles are considered to be the vehicles of categories M and N.
  9. ^ Symbols M and N may be combined with symbol G. For example, a vehicle of category N1 which is suited for off-road use may be designated as N1G.

EU classification

In the European Union, the classifications for vehicle category are based on UNECE standards and defined by:[3]

The EU general classification of vehicle categories is:[6]

European driving licenses

There is also a different category classification for driver licensing purposes.

The table below shows a translation of Vehicle Categories to European Driving Licence Categories, indicating which vehicle class can be driven with which category of licence.

National classification of EU countries

Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, land vehicle categories are defined by the act No. 56/2001 Sb. and the ordinance No. 341/2002 Sb. Categories M (including M1, M2, M3), N (including N1, N2, N3), of-road symbol G of M and N vehicles (M1G, M2G, M3G, N1G, N2G, N3G) and the category O (including O1, O2, O3 and O4) are defined according to the EU directive. Moreover, there are defined categories:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)".
  2. ^ a b "ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.6: Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Technical harmonisation in the EU". European Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Consolidated text: Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance)Text with EEA relevance". Official Journal of the European Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "DIRECTIVE 2007/46/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles". Official Journal of the European Union. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "EU: Vehicle Definitions". Transport Policy.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Regulations on Vehicle Category [dead link]

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