You may have noticed that some driving licences have more driver entitled categories, even though they haven’t passed any additional tests.
This is because test candidates that passed the driving test before January 1st 1997 automatically acquired the extra licence categories BE, C1, C1E, D1 and D1E. Drivers that passed the test after this date would have far fewer category entitlements and limited to AM, B, f, k and m.
In order to drive the vehicles that would have automatically had entitlement on a driver’s licence prior to January 1st 1997, a driver must now pass a test for that category of vehicle.
Hi I have 70 AE in 4 Colum under Category B … can I drive Manual vehicle also ? or is it only Automictic
Hello Sreedharacharya,
The ’70’ means that your licence was exchanged and the following letters, in your case ‘AE’ is the code from the country that it was exchanged from. If you have no other codes in your category B column, for example; code 78 that restricts the licence holder to vehicles with automatic transmission only, then it means you’re licensed to drive both automatic and manual transmission vehicles.
Hi,
I have got 70 AE and 78 in category B. Can u clarify if i can drive manual and automatic transmission cars or only automatic.
Thanks
Hello Ameena,
The driving licence code 70, under category B means that your licence was exchanged. The ‘AE’ part is the country from where it was exchanged. Also under category B, code ’78’ means that you’re restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission. Your licence entitles you to drive automatic / semi-automatic cars, but not cars with a manual transmission (clutch pedal).
In my license, nothing mentioned in the 12th column for B category. Does this implies i can drive both manual and automatic
Hi Sashini,
Yes, that’s correct.
Hello, i have code 01, beside Category B. Does it mean that i can drive both manual and auto transmission? Thanks
Hello Ma,
I assume the 01 code is within the restriction column on the right? Code 01 on your driving licence means that you must wear glasses or contact lenses while driving. If you don’t have the restriction code 78, then you are licensed to drive both manual and automatic transmission.
How do I know on my driving license if I have been on the organ list
Hello Carol,
If you look on the back of your driver’s licence, bottom left, if you are on the organ donation list, you will see the code 115.