THE VEHICLE CATEGORIES

The following are the categories of vehicles for which the driving tests are passed:

	Description	Category	Min. Age
1	Motorcycles upto 80cc	A1	18
	Motorcycles above 80cc	A	18
2	3 or 4 Wheeled light vehicles	B1	18
	Cars & Jeeps (Manual & Automatic)	B	18
3	Medium sized vehicles between 3500 and 7500 kg	C2	21
	Medium sized vehicles with trailers	C1	21
4	Minibuses (between 9 to 16 passenger seats)	C	22
	Heavy Transport Vehicles (trucks, and buses )	D	22
5	Agricultural tractors	AT	18
6	Road rollers	RRF	22

MEDICAL RULES

License issuing department must be informed at once if:-

•  The licensee has any physical or mental disability which affects the fitness as a driver or which might do so in the future. This includes dependency on or misuse of alcohol, illicit drugs or narcotics.

•  The licensee may come to know in the future that of such a disability or condition.

The driver while informing about his/her medical condition must write to the License issuing office giving his/her driver license number, full name, date of birth, and what the medical condition is in as much detail as possible.

If in any doubt whether to notify the License issuing office, the driver should consult a doctor for advice.

There is a minimum legal eyesight standard which must be satisfied at all times while driving. The standard is the ability to read a car number plate at 20.5m (67 feet). The driver can easily check this by reading number plate at around 23 paces (with the aid of glasses or contact lenses if necessary). If in doubt, seek professional advice.

More stringent medical standards apply to drivers of Light Transport Vehicles, and Heavy Transport Vehicles & PSV.

Tighter rules apply for drivers who have been disqualified for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol, drugs or narcotics. Such drivers will not regain their license until thay have satisfied the Medical Adviser at the Traffic Police Office that any drink / drugs problem he/she may have had is under control and there is unlikely to be any road safety risk if he drives.

REQUIREMENT OF INSURANCE AS PER MVO 1965

The insurance provides for vehicles plying on roads is as follows:

LTV/PSV - Third party insurance is must and under Motor Vehicle Act 1965 a fatality or injury gets compensated to a minimum f Rs. 16,000/- by the government in Qisas Diat law, the case goes to court and it fixes the compensation if an agreement is reached between two parties.

RENEWING, REPLACEMENT, AND REPORTING CHANGES IN DRIVING LICENSE

Every three years the driving license has to be renewed after re-verification for a fee on the prescribed government Form ‘E' at the local Traffic Police Office.

If the license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the licensee should apply for a duplicate using Form'A' at the local Traffic Police Office. Keep in mind that all the codal formalities that were fulfilled for the first time have to be fulfilled again. If the license is found after requesting a duplicate, the original should be returned to the License issuing office with an explanatory note. If the license is lost or stolen, the driver should also inform the Police.

Also if there are any changes in the personal details such as change of address, change of name, etc the licensee must notify the licensing authority of those changes. Failure to report these changes will result in a Rs. 1500 penalty.

What action should be taken when a license-holder dies?

The person responsible for dealing with the effects of a deceased person should return any driving license to the License Issuing Office with a covering letter.

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