New Zimbabwe driving licence classes

New Zimbabwe driving licence classes

Zimbabwe has replaced the old-class based driving licence system with a more comprehensive categorisation to comply with Southern African Development Community requirements and international best practices.

The categorisation is as follows:

A – Motor cycles

A1 – Small motor cycles (up to 125 cc)

B1 – Quadricycles (quad bikes, motorised tricycles);

B – Light motor vehicles (cars, mini-buses up to 3500 kg)

BE – B vehicles with a trailer

C1 – light trucks (3500 – 7500kg)

C– Heavy trucks (over 7500kgs)

CE – C vehicles with a trailer

D1 – light buses (minibuses up to 16 seats)

D – Heavy buses (buses over 16 seats)

DE – D vehicles with a trailer; and

BE – Agricultural/construction vehicles, (tractors, excavators, etc)

Licensing testing consists of three components:

The first is theory. This is a written examination and is also being conducted using computers.

The second is practical driving tests. Applicants can be tested using either manual or automatic vehicles.  An applicant that passes a road test using a manual vehicle can drive both manual and automatic vehicles. However, an applicant who passes a road test using an automatic vehicle is restricted to driving automatic vehicles only and the licence is endorsed “Automatic Vehicles (AT)”.

The third is the vision test. This encompasses a medical examination that checks the applicant’s eyesight and visual ability. 

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12 Comments

  1. Kambarami C

    Why are we still having a driving retest yet we are also required to undergo medical test and the license expires it’s costly

  2. Kudzai Muyaba

    It’s a money making strategy at the end of the day

    • James

      Why divide motorcycles….
      Why divide mini buses….
      Why divide trucks…..
      Why divide buses….
      So how many licenses will you need. So if I get a different vehicle 🚜🚑 then add another class 🤮🤑

  3. Sandy

    Do we have to change everything to suit other countries? Do other countries change their systems to suit Zimbabwe? I don’t think so. Anyway, I feel it is too expensive to keep changing things. Who pays? And a non commercial ordinary licence expiring why? It’s too expensive for this country and people. Let’s consider our situation, economy etc.

  4. Thandeka Ndlovu

    When will you put the passport price down?

    • Queen

      Yes that’s my question aswell isn’t we’re supposed to suit some countries.

  5. In my thinking this must apply to those who are starting. Those with license must just apply for new and for free and given a license suit their class in which they hold.

  6. James

    All nonsense to put money in the pockets of the rich corrupt politicians. Nxa

  7. James

    Create work not source for you to get money for overseas trips

  8. Lennon

    Ya its good as we now suit but in other countries there is no that retest thing munhu unga bude mutruck wopinzwa mu muUd ndizvo here

  9. Queen Ncube

    And the provisional certificate that we took for manual cars?
    Is it going to expire for new changes before the expiry dates?

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