The sources provide details on various Italian driver’s license categories, specifically A, A1, A2, B, and BE. Here’s a breakdown:
- Category A
- Allows operation of all motorcycles (with or without a sidecar).
- Permits operation of all motor tricycles, but only if the driver is at least 21 years old.
- Enables driving of motorcycles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cm³ even if they develop a speed greater than 45 km/h.
- Can be obtained with direct access (without already holding an A2 license for at least 2 years) only if the applicant is at least 24 years old.
- Can be obtained at 20 years of age with gradual access if the applicant has held an A2 license for at least 2 years.
- Also allows driving of vehicles permitted by licenses A1, A2, and AM.
- Permits driving of tricycles with power exceeding 15 kW, but only if the driver is at least 21 years old.
- Category A1
- Allows operation of non-exceptional operating machines.
- A driver with an A1 license who is under 18 can carry a passenger only if the passenger is of age.
- After the first two years, the A1 license automatically becomes an A2 license, and after another two years, it becomes an A license, which enables driving of any motorcycle.
- Category A2
- May only be obtained if one already holds an A1 license.
- Does not allow driving of any type of motor tricycle.
- Category B
- Allows driving of vehicles that can be driven with an A1 license, but only within Italy.
- Also allows driving of vehicles permitted by licenses AM and B1.
- Permits driving of motor tricycles with power exceeding 15 kW within Italy only if the driver is at least 21 years old.
- Enables driving of trucks with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3,500 kilograms.
- Category BE
- Allows driving of B category vehicles with a trailer whose maximum authorized mass exceeds 750 kilograms. The combined maximum authorized mass of the vehicle and trailer must not exceed 3.5 tons.
- Also enables driving of vehicles permitted by licenses A, B, and C1.
- Permits driving of vehicle combinations consisting of a vehicle with a maximum authorized mass of up to 3,500 kilograms towing a trailer with a mass exceeding 3,500 kilograms.
- Can be obtained at the same time as a B license by taking a driving test on a specific vehicle, but the applicant must be at least 21 years old.
