New minimum ages for driving licences categories C, CE, D and D1E are being introduced as from January 19.
The minimum age of category B licences, which is the licence for normal passenger cars, remains unchanged.
Transport Malta said the changes were in line with an EU directive, which has been transposed in Malta's legislation.
Other measures to be taken include the reclassification of motorcycle categories, including the introduction of a new category for mopeds and new minimum ages for motorcycle categories, and changes to the theory and practical tests for motorcycle categories.
The changes can be seen in the tables below:
Category
Description
Minimum Age to Obtain the Category Licence
Column 2
Up to the 18th January 2013
Column 3
As of the 19th January 2013
(where a person does not hold a Driver CPC)
Column 4
As of the 19th January 2013
(where a person holds a Driver CPC)
C1, C1E
Motor vehicles with a max authorised mass of between 3,500kg and 7,500kg; motor vehicles in this sub-category may be combined with a trailer having a max authorised mass which does not exceed 750kg. C1E refers to a combination of C1 vehicle and trailer having a max...
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