General provisions, driver and vehicle documentation, administrative rules
Scope and status
The KRESZ is the Hungarian road traffic code. It applies on public roads and on private roads open to public traffic. A Category T candidate is tested on general duties, the licence and vehicle papers needed for a tractor or tractor-trailer combination, and the administrative consequences of using one on the road.
Licence and documents
Category T is the usual licence for wheeled agricultural tractors and their combinations within the T limits; a B licence alone does not make a tractor combination legal. Carry a valid driving licence, the tractor registration certificate, proof of compulsory third-party insurance, and the trailer own registration and insurance where it is separately registered. The vehicle must have valid technical inspection when due and display its plates. Report changes of owner or address as required. Alcohol tolerance is zero: do not drive after drinking. A tractor used on the road must be roadworthy, not just field-worthy.
Duties
Before moving off, check lights, brakes, hitch, tyres, mirrors and load. Give way when entering a road from a field or track. Stop after an accident, warn other traffic, help the injured and exchange details; call 112 for injury.
Worked example
A 16-year-old with a T licence plans to tow a loaded two-axle trailer on a county road. Reasoning: T may cover the combination only if it is within the T speed and mass limits; the tractor and trailer papers, insurance and inspection must be valid; the hitch, safety chain, lights and load must be checked; the lawful maximum is the lower of the posted limit and the T limit, not the car limit.
Traps
Assuming a B licence covers a tractor; forgetting the trailer separate documents; treating a farm as outside all road rules; and missing that zero alcohol applies.