C1E (categoria de condução)
Published 3 November 2026, 17:05
C1E — driving licence category (C1 lorry with a heavy trailer)
A combination: a category C1 towing vehicle with a trailer or semi-trailer heavier than 750 kg, as long as the whole combination does not exceed 12,000 kg. It also covers a category B car with a trailer heavier than 3,500 kg, provided the combination stays within the same 12 tonnes (Article 3(2) RHLC). It is available from the age of 18, and only to someone who already holds C1 (Articles 20 and 21).
Where you come across it. A trailer carrying machinery, a boat or household belongings behind a small lorry.
Go by the mass of the combination, not by eye. With an ordinary category B licence you may tow a trailer of up to 750 kg, or a heavier one only if the whole combination weighs no more than 3,500 kg. A trailer of up to 3,500 kg behind a car already requires BE, and a heavier one, with the combination up to 12 tonnes, requires C1E. Validity and medicals are the same as for all lorry categories: 5 years up to the age of 70, 2 years after that, and a medical certificate at every renewal from the age of 25.