What category of rights are needed to drive a Gazelle?

The Gazelle car has long been firmly established in the Russian Federation and is pleased with its widespread distribution. This car is pleasant and easy to maintain and quite inexpensive. The advantage of this model lies, first of all, in its excellent functionality, because it can carry both cargo and people or simply travel with a large family.

The production of this brand began back in 1994, and the van had already undergone restyling, namely, “Gazelle-Business” and “Gazelle-Next” were successively released. Based on this very popular car, various light-duty vans and trucks were also assembled, for example, “Barguzin”, “Valdai” and the famous “Sobol”. The success of the machine is also evidenced by the fact that it is produced even in neighboring countries, although often under a different name.

This car also received several modifications. "Gazelle" can be cargo-passenger, cargo or purely passenger. There are also extended variations of the brand. Let us remind you that different modifications require different categories of driver’s license. “Gazelle” may well work for different needs of the owner, for example, transporting goods or being a minibus.

It is not surprising that, given the variety of available car modifications, many are asking the pressing question regarding a driver’s license - what category of license is needed for a Gazelle. The code of traffic rules and legislation in general can best help with this question.

What characteristics does category B correspond to?

With a category B license, a driver can drive a car that meets the following parameters:

• excluding the driver's seat, the number of passenger seats should not be more than 8;
• the total weight of the vehicle (with people and cargo) must be up to 3500 kg;
• it is allowed to couple a car with a trailer weighing up to 750 kg; if its weight is greater, the total weight of the combined structures should not exceed 3.5 tons;
• The controls are the steering wheel, gas and brake, and the drive is necessarily transmitted to the wheels.

Vehicles that can be driven with a category B license do not have a special purpose. They are suitable for transporting people and oversized cargo.

Category re-registration

In some cases, it may be necessary to re-register a car from category “D” to “B”. Let's say the owner does not use the seats in the cabin and decides to dismantle them.

In this case, you will need to contact the traffic police department, where the relevant documents will be drawn up.

So, in order not to find yourself in an unpleasant situation, you need to study the PTS and determine what category of rights you require. Otherwise, you may receive a huge fine. If you plan to use the Gazelle only for cargo transportation, then category B will be sufficient. If the Gazelle has seats and passengers are transported on it, then the driver must have category “D”.

Subcategories

Upon receipt of category B, subcategories M (scooters and mopeds) and B1 open automatically. For vehicles that belong to the latter, the following restrictions are established: speed - up to 50 km/h, engine volume - up to 50 cm3. They must have controls and seating similar to those found in passenger cars. If the seat and steering wheel are made in a motorcycle style, then in order to drive a tricycle or quadricycle you will need categories A and B1 licenses.

"Gazelle" passenger

It’s a different matter if we are talking about a minibus such as the GAZ-3221. This part of the Gazelle family is very often used to transport people over short distances, for example, in commercial transport along specified city routes. According to traffic rules and current legislation, category B is not enough to drive this type of transport, since the number of passengers carried is more than eight. If, for example, you take any minivan, even a Hyundai Starex or Mercedes Vito, then category B is quite enough for them. However, a passenger Gazelle carries 13, or even 15 passengers. It turns out that to drive you need category D license, which opens up the opportunity to drive buses.

About ATVs and ATVs

To understand what rights are required to operate quadricycles and ATVs, you need to understand the hidden differences between the two units. The former are a four-wheeled vehicle with an open or closed body and motorcycle or automobile controls. You can use it to move along the roadway, observing traffic rules, along with other participants.

ATV literally also means a four-wheeled vehicle, but the concept has no official legal basis. So, in the USA, ATVs are called bicycles with 4 wheels, and in Russia they are sports all-terrain vehicles. They cannot be driven on regular roads, so they do not need to be registered with the traffic police. Such machines secretly include those quadricycles that do not fit into the established parameters of category B1. Obtaining rights to manage them is not necessary, although in some cases a specific A1 may be required.

Obtaining a driver's license

The process of obtaining a driver's license follows a standard procedure. To become a driver, a citizen must reach the age of majority, not have serious health problems and undergo training at a driving school. Based on the knowledge gained, he passes the exam and receives a driving license.

To obtain a driver's license, you must adhere to the following algorithm:

1. Sign up for training at a driving school. You can choose any of the licensed educational institutions operating in the Russian Federation.
2. Pass a medical examination. If a citizen does not have serious health problems, he will receive permission to study.
3. Submit documents to the driving school. A basic list of papers is required: Russian passport, medical certificate, three passport photos, military ID (for citizens liable for military service).
4. Take training at a driving school. The courses are divided into theoretical and practical parts. After listening to them, the driver passes the exams.
5. Sign up for the exam at the traffic police. The application can be submitted either during a personal visit to the branch or through the State Services website.
6. Passing the exam. To do this, you can choose any traffic police department, regardless of your registration. The exam consists of three parts: theoretical, driving in urban conditions and on a race track.
7. Obtaining a driver's license. If the driver successfully passes the theory and practice, he is issued a license. Their validity period is 10 years. Then you need to take a re-examination.

Thus, to drive most modifications of the Gazelle, a license of category B is required. Licenses C and D are needed in special cases when the total weight of the car or the number of passengers carried exceeds the norm.

Which cars can you drive with a category B license?

The passport of any vehicle indicates the category to which it belongs. Before you take the driver's seat, you should make sure that your existing license gives you the right to drive a car. If your license has a check mark opposite B, then you can drive:

• all types of passenger cars;
• mini- and microvans with a total number of seats up to 8;
• eight-seater minibuses;
• light-duty trucks weighing up to 3.5 tons;
• scooters, mopeds, tricycles, quadricycles.

Thus, a license with category B does not limit the driver to classic cars.

Dimensions of Gazelle car bodies

Gazelle commercial vehicles at the Gorky Automobile Plant are produced in various bodies - there are flatbed trucks, all kinds of vans, minibuses, cars with a standard and extended wheelbase. The dimensions of the Gazelle body depend on its type; we will look at what they are in this article.

What category of license is needed for Gazelle and Sable?

Not all car brands fit into one single category. A striking example of this is the domestic Gazelles and Sables. Depending on the configuration, purpose, technical equipment, to drive them you may need a category B, C or D license. GAZelle is produced in passenger, utility and cargo versions. The first type is designed to accommodate 13 people at a time, so it will require a special category.

The truck can be elongated, with a thermal booth or an open body, equipped with an awning. Its carrying capacity is 1500 kg. Lightweight options weigh no more than 1.8 tons, while others reach 2 tons. Any of them can be driven with a category B license, provided that the total weight indicated in the technical passport does not exceed 3.5 tons.

The cargo-passenger GAZelle usually fits into the characteristics characteristic of category B. The same applies to the Sobol car, they are considered a smaller analogue of the Gazelle. The only exception is a minibus, where the number of seats reaches 11. In this case, driving a vehicle is only possible with a category D license.

General information

Kinds

The production of cars of this brand began in 1994, after which the van was restyled and the “Gazelle-Business” and then “Gazelle-Next” were released. On its basis, such vans and small-tonnage trucks as Sobol, Valdai, and Barguzin were assembled. This car is also produced in neighboring countries, often under different names.

In addition to different names, the gazelle was also produced in different modifications, namely passenger, cargo and cargo-passenger. There are also extended models. IMPORTANT! Different models of Gazelle cars will require different categories of driver's license.

Vehicles of this brand are suitable for various purposes, such as freight transportation or use as a minibus. Using the laws and traffic rules below, we will find out what category of license is needed to drive a Gazelle.

What rights are needed for a gazelle truck?

The Gazelle cargo model is a light-duty truck. Its maximum weight can be no more than 3500 kg, and on board it can carry one and a half tons of cargo. But this does not apply to all cars, since there are many different models: a completely open body, with an awning or a thermal booth. According to the traffic rules, to drive such a car with a maximum permitted weight of 3.5 tons, you will need a license with an open category “B”. In order to understand whether you can drive a Gazelle with your “B” category, you only need to look at your car’s title. This document contains information under maximum curb weight. If the figure indicated there is less than or equal to 3500 kg, then such a car can be driven with a driver’s license with category “B”.

Light duty trucks and minibuses

The situation is similar with foreign trucks. Many of them can be driven with a category B license. It’s just important to understand which cars meet the required characteristics. The most popular among them:

• FIAT Ducato;
• VW Transporter;
• Kia Bongo;
• Mercedes Benz Atego;
• Citroen Jumper, etc.

The total weight of the listed car brands does not exceed 3500 kg, and the number of seats is 8 or less. In passenger versions, the last parameter does not always fit in, so it may be necessary to open category C. However, Asian and European manufacturers take into account the high demand for eight-seater cars, so modern modifications correspond to the characteristics of category B licenses.

About varieties

This car brand appeared more than 25 years ago. Already in the mid-90s of the last century, there were several versions of the van, differing in configuration and purpose. The main modifications of the Gazelle are:

• passenger;
• cargo;
• cargo-passenger;
• elongated.

Since the cars described above are intended for different needs, they also require different categories of power supply. For example, a driver who has received permission to drive trucks does not have the right to transport passengers without opening the appropriate category.

Table of vehicles falling under category B

What category is needed for a passenger-type Gazelle?

"Gazelle" passenger, minibus GAZ-3221 refers to vehicles that can transport people over short distances. It is often used for commercial transportation around the city. In accordance with traffic rules and current legislation, in order to drive these types of vehicles, category B is not enough, since it can accommodate more than eight passengers.

This vehicle can carry 13-15 passengers as a passenger transport; accordingly, it is necessary to additionally open category D, which allows driving buses. This category is open to minibus drivers. You can get it at our driving school. Experienced driving school teachers will help you quickly master a new direction; instructors will teach you how to carefully drive vehicles for transporting people.

Those who intend to drive just such a vehicle need to know that employers, in addition to the category itself, require confirmation of experience in safe driving of a vehicle, taking care of creating safe conditions when transporting people and goods.