Driving In Tsz Kong

The follow is are the laws to drive in Tsz Kong, a political simulator

Restrictions

To obtain a driving licence for Tsz Kong you must be:

• Either a citizen of Tsz Kong or have a working/immigration visa
  • Or other form of document that allows you to stay in Tsz Kong for more than a year
• Be of 18 years of age
  • A provisional licence can be obtained as soon as 17 years old in preparation
• Not to have a heath condition or vision that obstructs vision to the extent it poses a threat to be driving

Categories

All categories are split into A and M, according to the drivers ability to drive Automatic only (A) or both automatic and manual (M). This is appended to the end of the categories regardless of the other letters (IE. 1VA/1VM for Automatic/Manual vans)

Category Number	Vehicle Classification	Definition	Practical Test	Theory Test	Licences given without further exam	Requirements to learn	Selected Instructing Vehicles	Notes
Category 1	Private Car (Manual and Automatic)	A motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use solely for the carriage of a driver and not more than 7 passengers and their personal effects but does not include an invalid carriage, motor cycle, motor tricycle or taxi	✓	Initial applying, no retakes required to change between category 1 and 2.		Be 17 of age	Fiat 500, Honda Jazz, Toyota Prius, Toyota Yaris, Volkswagen Golf
Category 1V	Van (Manual and Automatic)	A goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5.5 tonnes	✓		1	Be 17 of age	Nissan Caravan, Toyota HiAce
Category 2	Motorcycles	A two-wheeled motor vehicle with or without a sidecar	✓			Be 17 of age	No specified model
Category 3	Commercial Buses	A motor vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of a driver and more than 19 passengers and their personal effects. A private bus means a bus used or intended for use otherwise than for hire or reward or for the carriage of passengers who are exclusively the students, teachers and employees of an educational institution or disabled persons and persons assisting them, whether or not for hire or reward; A public bus means a bus, other than any private bus, which is used or intended for use for hire or reward	✓	Only when initially applying for Category 3 Not required to upgrade licence (Ie. from 3L to 3C/3)	3C, 3L	Have any Category 1 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	Alexnader Dennis Enviro 200, Alexander Dennis Enviro 500(MMC), Volvo B8R	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.)
Category 3C	Coach Bus		✓		3L	Have any Category 1 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	Man RR8, Yutong ZK6112HE9	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.)
Category 3L	Minibus/Private Light Bus	A motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use solely for the carriage of a driver and not more than 19 passengers and their personal effects with weight not exceeding 8.5 tonnes and total length not exceeding 7.5 meters, but does not include an invalid carriage, motor cycle, motor tricycle, private car or taxi. A private light bus means a school private light bus or a light bus (other than a school private light bus) used or intended for use otherwise than for hire or reward or exclusively for the carriage of persons who are disabled persons and persons assisting them, whether or not for hire or reward; A public light bus means a light bus, other than any private light bus, which is used or intended for use for hire or reward	✓		4 (Taxi)	Have any Category 1 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	Mitsubishi Rosa, Toyota Coaster	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.)
Category 4	Taxi	A vehicle that can carry at most 7 passengers, and is private hire with a meter that calculates a fare for the passenger to pay at the end or pay a fixed fare that is arranged before the start of the journey (that both passenger and drivers agree to, through an application contractually)	✘	✓		Have any Category 1 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	No practical test	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.) Drivers of Uber (or similar) must obtain Category 4 regardless of the vehicle being a registered taxi or a 'private' vehicle.
Category 5S	Semi-Articulated Truck	A motor vehicle with a trailer so attached that part of the trailer is superimposed upon the motor vehicle, and when the trailer is uniformly loaded a substantial part of the weight of the load is borne by the motor vehicle	✓	Only when initially applying for Category 5 Not required to upgrade licence (Ie. from 5M to 5H/5S)	5M, 1V/1VA (Dependent on Category 1 status)	Have Category 5H/5M for at least a year Be 21 years of age	MAN TGX	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.)
Category 5H	Heavy Goods Vehicle	A goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes but not exceeding 38 tonnes	✓		5M, 1V/1VA (Dependent on Category 1 status)	Have Category 5H/5M for at least a year Be 18 years of age	All Izuzu truck models that fit this criteria	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.)
Category 5M	Medium Goods Vehicle	A goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5 tonnes but not exceeding 24 tonnes	✓		1V/1VA (Dependent on Category 1 status)	Have Category 5H/5M for at least a year Be 18 years of age	All Izuzu truck models that fit this criteria	References Category 1 for manual qualification. (Ie. If driver has only 1A, they are only qualified to drive automatic vehicles regardless of category.)
Category 6	Government Vehicles	A vehicle owned by the Government. E.g. Ambulances, Fire Trucks, Police Cars"	✓	✓	Category 7	Have any Category 1, and Any Category 5 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	Benz Sprinter (Ambulance), MAN TGM (Fire Truck), Toyota Corolla (Police Vehicle), Toyota Coaster (Police Vehicle)
Category 7	Special Vehicles	A motor vehicle designed, constructed or adapted primarily for a use other than the carriage on a road of goods, the driver or passengers. User must be employed by a company that requires the use of special vehicles, and companies must register to become a company that uses special vehicles.	✓ (Using company vehicle, test to see if you are able to operate such machinery in a simple manner through show me/tell me questions alongside a quick drive if passengers are allowed onboard)	✓		Have any Category 1, and Any Category 5 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	Any company vehicle, test done in and around work place.	The following vehicles are classified as 'special': Any construction vehicles Bulldozers Rollers Agricultural Vehicles Forklifts Parade Floats Road Cleaning Vehicles
Category 8	Driving Instructor	Someone who wishes to accept money in exchange for driving lessons.	✓	✓ (New theory test for being an instructor)		Have the category they wish to teach for at least 3 years. Have the right to work in Tsz Kong.		Driving Instructors must take a test per driving category they wish to teach and are qualified to. (Ie. To teach two categories, two tests are conducted; To teach 1M the instructor must hold 1M and not 1A.)

Lessons

There are at least 3 driving schools that operate in all 19 districts (including freelance instructors), and all 19 districts have test routes.

There is a standard model of cars every year that are allowed to be learner cars, and a learner vehicle must cease service in 5 years.

Drivers of Tsz Kong can instruct someone to drive after having 3 years of their driving licence, but only for Category 1 and 2, and must not accept money in exchange.

Currently, the select few cars models for learner vehicles are:

Bus: MAN RR8, Mitsubishi Rosa, Toyota Coaster*, Yutong ZK6112HE9

Car: Fiat 500*, Honda Jazz, Toyota Prius (All variants), Volkswagen Golf*

Commercial Bus: Volvo B8L (Double Decker)

Motorbike: No make specified#

Semi-Trucks: No make specified

Trucks: Izuzu NPR

Van: Nissan Caravan,Toyota HiAce*

*Indicates Manual Transmission fully/available

#Learners may purchase their own vehicle to use to learn and then drive afterwards