Licence Categories (AM, B, B+, BE) & Towing Limits
Driving Licence Categories
- Category AM: Mopeds (bromfiets), light mopeds (snorfiets), speed-pedelecs, and microcars (brommobiel).
- Category B (Passenger Car):
- Motor vehicles with a Maximum Permissible Mass (Toegestane Maximummassa - TMM) up to 3,500 kg.
- Carrying a maximum of 8 passengers (excluding the driver).
- Category B+ (Code 96): Car and trailer combinations up to 4,250 kg.
- Category BE: Trailer up to 3,500 kg behind a 3,500 kg vehicle (total combination up to 7,000 kg).
Towing Rules with Standard Category B:
- You may always tow a light trailer with a maximum permitted mass up to 750 kg.
- You may tow a trailer heavier than 750 kg, provided that the combined maximum permitted mass of car + trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg.
- Crucial exam point: The calculation is based on the maximum permissible weight on paper (TMM), not the actual weight at that exact moment!
Essential Statutory Rules (RVV 1990)
- Category AM: Mopeds, light mopeds, speed-pedelecs, and microcars (brommobielen). Granted automatically with Category B.
- Category B: Cars with maximum permitted mass up to 3,500 kg, designed for at most 8 passengers (+ driver).
- Towing with Category B: Always allows trailer up to 750 kg; allows >750 kg trailer if combined max mass <= 3,500 kg.
- Category BE: Required if towing a trailer up to 3,500 kg behind a 3,500 kg car.
Under Category B, you can tow a trailer over 750 kg AS LONG AS the maximum permitted mass (TMM) of car + trailer combined does not exceed 3,500 kg!
Check Your Understanding (4Questions)
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What is the mandatory APK (periodic roadworthiness inspection) schedule for a newly registered petrol-powered passenger car in the Netherlands?
A person continues to drive a motor vehicle on public roads after their driving licence has been officially suspended, invalidated, or disqualified by a court. How is this offence penalized?
Which type of motor vehicle insurance is legally mandatory for every registered passenger car in the Netherlands before driving on public roads?
Who can be legally prosecuted under Article 5 of the Wegenverkeerswet 1994 (the general endangerment prohibition)?