Driving heavy sustainable vehicles allowed with B driving licence

What changes?

Do you or your employee only have B driving licence (regular driving licence)? If you have had your regular driving licence for at least 2 years, you will be allowed to drive heavier vehicles. This only applies to sustainable vehicles powered alternatively. In general this will be an electric vehicle. The vehicle’s maximum permitted mass can be no more than 4,250 kilograms and it is not allowed to use the vehicle in combination with a trailer.

This change in law allows more people to drive an electric vehicle, which contributes to sustainability.

For whom?

• Entrepreneurs who own an alternatively powered vehicle with a maximum permitted mass between 3,501 and 4,250 kilograms. Or who want to buy a rent such a vehicle.

When?

It is expected this change in the Driving Licences Regulations (Reglement rijbewijzen) will enter into force on 1 July 2025.

Please note: The effective date of this measure is not yet final. Entry into force is subject to its passing through the Lower and Upper Houses (Tweede en Eerste Kamer) of parliament. After publication in the Staatsblad or Staatscourant (Government Gazette, in Dutch) the law can take effect.

Do you think government rules are unclear?

Do the rules create unnecessary administrative burdens? Or do you know how the rules could make doing business easier? You can report this (anonymously) to the Regulatory Reporting Centre (Meldpunt regelgeving).