When planning to hire a 4×4 vehicle in Uganda and particularly from 4×4 car rental Uganda, one of the mandatory requirements to having a valid driving license which shows that you are competent enough to operate a motor vehicle.
Digging deeper, having a driving permit alone isn’t enough, but having a driving permit with the right class for the particular vehicle that you want seals it all. Today we are going to take you through the different classes of driving permits in Uganda so as to seamlessly book with us with special focus on those required to rent our 4x4s and SUVs while in Uganda.
Class B
B classes of driving permits in Uganda allow you to legally operate motor vehicles with up to 7 passengers and 3.5 tones should be the weight of the car. For this kind of class, one must be at least 8 years to obtain it. To rent our vehicles for self drive such as; the Toyota Rav4, Toyota land cruiser Prado TX/TZ, Toyota Hilux, V8, GX, Toyota Vitz, Toyota Alphard, Noah, Premio etc. one ought to have class B driving license
Class DL
With this kind of class, our clients are legally and lawfully allowed to operate light omnibus vehicles which carry up to 7 passengers. To acquire this class, one must possess class B, not below 25 years and with 5 years of experience. DL classes of driving permits in Uganda are required by us in case you want to rent out our 4×4 safari vans or the hiace drone for self drive safaris in Uganda. So in case you are planning to have family road trips while on self drive, you must possess the DL class
Class CM
For class cm, you are allowed to operate motor vehicles in Uganda which are up to 7 tones. Upgrading to this class requires you to possess class b, at least 25 years ad with three years of driving as experience. Class CM makes you legal to operate medium commercial vehicles
Class DM
This is a very crucial class for operating coaster busses for people who wish to travel in groups to certain safari destinations. Upgrading to this class, one must possess the class DL, with at least 30 years and more than 3 years as driving experience.
Other classes of driving permits in Uganda
Class CH: for operating heavy goods vehicles while in Uganda. You must have class CM to upgrade to this and at least three years of driving experience.
Class DH: allows you operate buses. You must be having a class DM , atleast 35 years of age and with three years of driving experience to upgrade to this particular class.
Class A: which grants you the legal authority to operate motorcycles in uganda, the minimum age for this is 18 years
Lastly classes like E, F, G, and I allow you to legally drive extra puller vehicles such as pedestrian vehicles, lifters, tractors, boats and so on.
Classes of driving permits in Uganda summary
class | Required preceding class | Required minimum age | Minimum experience | Class description |
A |
| 18 |
| Class A operates motorcycles |
B |
| 18 |
| Operates cars of upto 3.5 tonnes and 7 passengers |
CM | B | 25 | 3 years | Operates vehicles of upto 7 tonnes |
CH | CM | 30 | 3 years | Operates heavy goods cars |
DL | B | 25 | 5 years | Omnibuses of upto 14 passengers |
DM | DL | 30 | 3 years | Operates coaster busses in uganda |
DH | DM | 35 | 3 years | Operates busses driving in uganda |
E |
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| Operates an extra puller |
F |
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| Pedestrian controlled systems |
G |
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| lifters |
H |
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| tractors |
I |
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| Boats. |
Please take to read through these classes of driving permits in Uganda ad avoid atrocities from the Uganda police force through the directorate of traffic and road safety such as fines for driving a vehicle with a wrong class.