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Due to the needs of work and life, it is very common to travel by personal means such as motorbikes, electric scooters, and cars. However, many people wonder that according to the provisions of Vietnamese law, how old can they be to ride motorbikes, electric scooters, and cars and the age to take the driving license test (driver’s license) of each class in the country? I am how much. We invite you to read the article below for information on this issue.
How old do you have to be to get a driver’s license?
Pursuant to Articles 59 and 60 of the Law on Road Traffic 2008, the age to be granted a driver’s license is regulated as follows:
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Class |
Range of vehicle |
Age |
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A1 |
Two-wheeled motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 50 – less than 175 cm3 |
18 years old or older |
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A2 |
Two-wheeled motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 175 cm3 or more and vehicles specified for A1-class driving licenses |
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A3 |
Three-wheeled motorcycles, vehicles prescribed for A1-class driving licenses and the like |
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A4 |
Tractors up to 1,000 kg |
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B1 |
Passenger cars with up to 9 seats; trucks, tractors with a tonnage of less than 3,500 kg |
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B2 |
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OLD |
Trucks, tractors with a tonnage of 3,500 kg or more and vehicles specified for driving licenses of classes B1, B2 |
21 years old or older |
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EASY |
Passenger cars with 10 – 30 seats and vehicles specified for driving licenses of classes B1, B2, C |
24 years old or older |
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E |
Passenger cars with over 30 seats and vehicles specified for driving licenses of classes B1, B2, C, D |
Be 27 years old or older |
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FB2 |
Class B2 vehicles pulling trailers or passenger cars connecting wagons |
21 years old or older |
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FD |
D-class vehicles towing trailers or passenger cars connecting wagons |
Be 27 years old or older |
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FE |
Class E vehicles towing trailers or passenger cars connecting wagons |
Be 27 years old or older |
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FC |
Class C vehicles pull trailers, tractors pull semi-trailers |
24 years old or older |
Note: The maximum age of drivers of passenger cars with over 30 seats is 50 years old for women and 55 years old for men.
How to determine the age of the driver’s license?
To be granted a driver’s license for the above classes, a driver’s license test taker must be in good health, have the prescribed educational level and be of age (as of the date of the driving test) according to the classes for which he or she registers for the test. This age is calculated based on the date of birth of the driver’s license.
For example: Mr. A was born on September 13, 2004 and must be registered from September 13, 2022 to take the exam to issue a class A motorcycle license.
How old do you have to be to ride an electric scooter? Do you need a driver’s license to ride an electric scooter?
Point d, Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree No. 100/2019/ND-CP, electric scooter is a motorcycle driven by an electric motor with a maximum capacity of not more than 4 kW, with a maximum design speed of no more than 4 kW. greater than 50 km/h.
An electric motorbike is a vehicle under 50cm3, according to Point a, Clause 1, Article 60 above, people aged 16 years or older can ride an electric motorbike and the driver will need to have a class A1 license.
