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Division Model Sweden 1 Issued in Sweden from 1 June 1999 to 30 November 2007

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Description: Driving licence was issued as an ID-1 card made of polycarbonate.

Table of equivalences
Categories of model S1Corresponding categoriesNotes
—AM
A1A11, 3, 4
—A2
AA1, 3, 5
—B1
BB2, 6
BEBE7
—C1
—C1E
CC
CECE
—D1
—D1E
DD
DEDE

Additional information:

  1. 1..

    Licence holders who obtained their category A entitlement with the restriction to light motorcycles before 1 July 1996 are entitled to drive motor vehicles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125 cm3, without a power (kW) limitation. This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive A1 vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.

  2. 2..

    Licence holders who obtained a category B licence before 1 July 1996 are entitled to drive private cars with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,5 t, as long as the vehicle is registered as a private car and not as a light lorry. This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive B vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.

  3. 3..

    Licence holders who obtained a category A1 or A licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive four-wheel motorcycles. This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive A1 or A vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.

  4. 4..

    Licence holders who obtained a category A1 licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive A1 motorcycles with a power/weight ratio exceeding 0,1 kW/kg (code 79.05). This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive A1 vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.

  5. 5..

    Licence holders who obtained a category A licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive motorcycles with power exceeding 25 kW or with a power/weight ratio exceeding 0,16 kW/kg only if they have held a category A licence for at least two years or have passed a driving test on a motorcycle of this type after reaching 21 years of age.

  6. 6..

    Licence holders who obtained a category B licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive motor tricycles of any power. This right remains until the driving licence expires. Category B licences issued after withdrawal after 19 January 2013 entitle the holder to drive motor tricycles with a net power exceeding 15 kW only in Swedish territory and provided that the holder is 21 or older. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.

  7. 7..

    Licence holders who obtained a category BE licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive vehicles where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3,5 t (code 79.06). This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive BE vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.