Driving In Tsz Kong

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

Driving Licence

Example Licence for French driver

Back of Licence

The driving licence design is a purple laminated piece of cardboard with the Tsz Kong flag, the nationality of the holder in English Chinese and French; alongside their full name, valid dates, expiry dates, classes they hold, provisonal licences they hold alongside any conditions/restrictions.

The driving licence number is made up of the following, demonstrated with text formatting with the example driving licence.

DE LA RUE, Melody Charlotte

DELARMC19022005FR

• The first 5 letters of the holder's lastname (excluding spaces)
• The initials of all given names
• Date of birth in DDMMYYYY format
• Nationality (from ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, in this case FRance)

A handy licence code applications is here including a built in licence number generator.

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 the number itself, according to the drivers ability to drive Automatic only (A), or both (just number). This is appended to the end of the categories regardless of the other letters (IE. 1VA/1V for Automatic/Manual vans).

Manual status is given automatically if the licence holder has learnt their category 1 in a manual vehicle. (Ie. Learner has full category 1, and passed in category 3 in an automatic bus. They are granted manual category 3).

However, if licence holder has 1A/1VA from the beginning and learns in a manual vehicle, they are granted manual licences for all previous categories they had. (Ie. Learner has full category 1A, and passed in category 3 in a manual bus. They are granted manual category 1 and 3)

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	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	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, 4	Have any Category 1 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200, Alexander Dennis Enviro 500(MMC), MAN A95, 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, 4	Have any Category 1 licence for at least a year Be 18 of age	MAN RR8, MAN TGL*, 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	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)	5H, 5M, 1V	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	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	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	Pursuit/High Speed Government Vehicles	A vehicle owned by the Government. E.g. Ambulances, Fire Trucks, Police Cars" Appended to the start of each category indicating that the licence holder can use such vehicle in a pursuit. (E.g. 65M indicates Pursuit status for licence 5M - Medium Goods Vehicle)	✓	✓	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 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 Tractors Forklifts Parade Floats Road Cleaning Vehicles
Category 8	Driving Instructor	Someone who wishes to accept money in exchange for driving lessons.	✓ (2 Practical tests: Driving and, Instructing/Mock Lesson)	✓ (New theory test for being an instructor)		Have the category they wish to teach for at least 3 years. Be 25 years of age 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.)

*Indicates manual option for this model

Restriction Codes

Code	Classification	Definition/Qualification	Conditions
1	Eyeglasses	Requires eyeglasses to see at least 20 meters away	Required to wear eyeglasses while driving
2	Hearing Aid	Requires hearing loss test to justify using hearing airds	Required to wear them during driving
3	Profoundly Deaf	Unable to hear, or significant hearing loss where not hearing aids are available	Any aid is required to be worn while driving
5	Vision Loss	Partial vision loss (Ie. Lost eye, minor eye diseases that cause minor vision loss)	Wear any correction lenses that help condition as much as possible, if possible
6	Disability	Licence holder has a disability that affects driving in which they require a Disabled parking pass to park in disabled bays, and possibly modify the car to allow them to operate the motor vehicle safely.	Car must be modified to suit the user to the extent they are safe to be driving. A practical test must be done in an adaptive vehicle to be given this classification.
7	Head-Gear exemption (motorbikes)	Due to religious reasons (ie. turban) or medical conditions; the licence holder is unable to wear head-gear	Must be applied and given valid reasons.