Class 1 & Class 2 driver

[Hettster]

Can someone please explain what the definitions of each class are.
Thank you

[tenrec]

class 1 is artic, class 2 isn't

[Hopkirk]

Class 1 is the old term for a lorry and trailer (articulated)

Class 2 is for a rigid lorry over seven and a half tonnes.

The current licence codes are group C for rigid lorries, and C+E for a lorry and trailer combination.

C1 is for lorries up to seven and a half tonnes, and used to be called Class 3

[sddsddean]

..., but class 2 meant you could drive a wagon and drag, which are usually longer than artics! As Hopkirk says, look at your licence to see what classes you have got. C is for any vehicle over 7.5T, +E means you can put a trailer on it (broadly speaking...there are small trailers you can use with a C only licence), so C+E now covers both artic and wagon and drag drivers.