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What Is a Code 8 Driver’s Licence in South Africa

The most prevalent driver’s license is Code B (formerly known as Code 8), which allows you to drive any vehicle (excluding motorcycles and agricultural vehicles) weighing less than 3 500 Kg. To take the code B driver’s licence test, you must be at least 18 years old and have a learner’s licence.

 

What is the distinction between codes 8 and 10?

A Code 10 test just requires the student to perform an alley docking and reverse, but a Code 8 test requires the learner to parallel park, alley dock, and perform a three-point turn.

 

Can you operate a Code 8 vehicle while holding a Code 10 license?

A Code 10 permits you to drive any vehicle weighing up to 16 000 Kg with a trailer weighing up to 750 Kg. A Code 10 license also permits you to lawfully drive a Code 8 vehicle. To take the Code 10 test, you must have a learner’s permit.

 

Is code 8 or code 10 easier?

The training and exam requirements for the Code 10 drivers licence are less stringent than those for the Code 08 drivers licence, making it easier to obtain your license. This means that if you pass the Code 10 driving test, you can drive any code 8 light motor vehicle.

 

Code 8 allows you to drive what?

You can drive any vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) of less than 3500kg with a Code 8 license. Minis, hatchbacks, sedans, bakkies or vans, 4x4s, minibuses, and buses are among them.

 

Can I operate a truck with the code 8?

The most prevalent driver’s license is Code B (formerly known as Code 8), which allows you to drive any vehicle (excluding motorcycles and agricultural vehicles) weighing less than 3 500 Kg.

 

How much does a code 8 license cost?

R 1400.

 

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