Step 3 » GENERAL learning environment Category B (B, B1)

The motor vehicle in category B is that motor vehicle whose maximum authorized total mass (MTMA) does not exceed 3,500 kg and whose number of seats, besides the driver, is not greater than 8.

The correct answer is: B

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OUG* - Annex 1

The categories of vehicles for which the driving licence is issued, provided in art. 20 paragraph (2), are defined as follows:
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e) category B1: quadricycles whose running order mass does not exceed 450 kg (600 kg for vehicles intended for the transport of goods) and which are equipped with an internal combustion engine whose maximum continuous net power does not exceed 15 kW or with an electric motor whose nominal power does not exceed 15 kW;
f) category B:
1. the motor vehicle whose maximum authorized total mass does not exceed 3,500 kg and whose number of seats, besides the driver, is not greater than 8;
2. the combination consisting of a towing motor vehicle in category B and a trailer whose maximum authorized total mass does not exceed 750 kg;
3. the combination of vehicles whose maximum authorized total mass does not exceed 4,250 kg, consisting of a towing motor vehicle in category B and a trailer whose maximum authorized total mass exceeds 750 kg;
g) category BE: the combination of vehicles whose maximum authorized total mass exceeds 4,250 kg, consisting of a towing motor vehicle in category B and a trailer or semitrailer whose maximum authorized total mass does not exceed 3,500 kg;
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* OUG = GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)