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There are 12 types/categories of driving licenses in Saudi Arabia, such as heavy truck licenses, light transport vehicles, public taxis, or private licenses. We have explained all of them below;
Private Driving License
The most common type of driving license in Saudi Arabia is the private one. This driving license allows you to drive only personal vehicles with a maximum seating capacity of 8 people which means that you are not allowed to drive taxis, buses, or trucks.
Moreover, people with private driving licenses cannot drive any vehicle with a blue number plate.
Public Taxi
If someone wants to drive a public taxi in Saudi Arabia, he must apply for a public driving license category.
Requirements
- Profession on Iqama: Taxi Driver.
- Minimum Age: 21 years.
- Public Taxi Driving License Duration: 5 years.
- Public Taxi Driving License Fee: SR 200
Heavy Truck
If your job requires driving heavy trucks with a weight of more than 3.4 tons such as cement trucks, you need to apply for this type of driving license in Saudi Arabia.
Requirements
- Profession on Iqama: Heavy Truck Driver.
- Minimum Age: 21 years.
- Heavy Truck Driving License Duration: 5 years.
- Heavy Truck Driving License Fee: SR 200
Motorcycle Driving License
People who want to ride a bike in Saudi Arabia have to get a motorcycle driving license.
- Minimum Age: 16 years.
- Motorcycle Driving License Duration: 10 years.
- Motorcycle Driving License Fee: SR 200
- How to get a motorcycle license in Saudi Arabia?
Temporary Private License
The temporary private license is applied by those who want to learn to drive in Saudi Arabia.
Requirements
- Temporary Private Driving License Duration: 1 year.
- Temporary Private License Fee: SR 100.
- How to get a driving license in Saudi Arabia?
Heavy equipment vehicle
If you are a heavy mobile equipment operator such as a dump truck driver or forklift driver, you need to apply for a heavy equipment vehicle.
- Profession on Iqama: suitable.
- Heavy equipment driving license duration: 5 years.
- Heavy Equipment Driving License Fee: SR 500.
Small Carriage Vehicle.
People with a private driving license cannot drive a vehicle with a blue number plate. You need at least a small carriage vehicle license to drive those cars.
Medium Truck
If your job requires driving small trucks with a weight of fewer than 3.4 tons, you need to apply for this type of driving license in Saudi Arabia. Keep in mind that a person with a heavy truck license can drive a medium or small truck.
Small Bus
If your job requires you to drive a minibus with a capacity of 1 to 15 passengers, you need to apply for a small bus driving license.
Large Bus
If you are required to drive a big bus with a capacity of more than 15 passengers, you need a large bus driving license. However, a person with a small bus driving license can also drive a large bus.
Diplomatic Driving License
You might have seen diplomatic cars with a green number plate in Saudi Arabia which are issued in the names of different embassies of the countries. In order to drive these cars, you need a special type of driving license called diplomatic DL.
Public Private
Q: What is the minimum age for a student’s driving license in Saudi Arabia?
A: There is no type of driving license named a student driving license in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Riyadh Traffic
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