Category A licence · motorcycles with no power limit
All motorcycles, without power limits
(20 if in possession of an A2 license for at least 2 years) (21 for driving tricycles)
What can you drive?
Motorcycles, i.e. two-wheeled vehicles, without sidecar (category L3e) or with sidecar (category L4e), equipped with an engine with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cm³ if internal combustion and/or having a maximum design speed exceeding 45 km/h.
Tricycles with power exceeding 15 kW.
How much does it cost and what to bring?
Required documents:
- Identity card (driving license if present)
- Residence permit (non-EU citizens)
- 2 passport photos photo specifications
- Medical history certificate from the attending physician
- Stamped specialist medical certificate (doctor on site on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM, Fridays at 5:00 PM, or Saturdays at 11:00 AM)
Rates:
If you want to complete both theoretical and practical training at the driving school.
- Registration
- € 350,00
- Theoretical course
- € 200,00
- Theoretical exam
- € 30,00
- 60' driving lesson
- € 60,00
- Practical exam
- € 130,00
- Textbook.
- Theoretical course 3 times a day.
- DSA course (if certified)
- Classroom quiz with teacher.
- Access our website for online quizzes.
- Issue of the provisional licence (foglio rosa).
- Protective gear for the driving test.
If you prepare for the theory test on your own and only take the driving lessons and practical test at a driving school.
- Registration
- € 350,00
- 60' driving lesson
- € 60,00
- Practical exam
- € 130,00
- Collection of the provisional licence (foglio rosa) at the Motor Vehicle Department (Motorizzazione) office.
- Protective gear for the driving test.
If you already have a B license: no theory test, only the practical part remains.
- Registration
- € 350,00
- 60' driving lesson
- € 60,00
- Practical exam
- € 130,00
- Issue of the provisional licence (foglio rosa).
- Protective gear for the driving test.
The path, step by step
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1
Theoretical exam
(only if you do not have a B, B1, A1 or A2 driving licence)
A 30-question quiz, lasting 30 minutes. A maximum of 3 errors are allowed.
For DSA certifications the test will last 10 minutes longer.
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2
Practical exam
Test with cones in a private yard and test on the road.
Vehicles used for the practical test
From A1 to A2 and from A2 to A : after two years of possession, you move up a category with a course, without retaking the exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
If I have a permit to drive a two-wheeled motorcycle, can I carry passengers?
With the provisional licence (foglio rosa) for categories AM, A1, A2 and A, carrying passengers is not allowed.
If I'm driving on a permit, do I have to drive on quiet roads?
No, you can drive on all urban and secondary extra-urban roads. The "little-used roads" requirement, repealed by Legislative Decree no. 121 of 2021, is no longer required.
If I take the test on an automatic motorcycle, can I ride a geared motorcycle?
No, it's not possible. However, if you take the test on a geared motorcycle, you can ride both.
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