Traffic law, licensing categories and documentation
This domain tests the legal side of driving: which licence covers which vehicle, which papers must be on board and what happens when they are missing. Mali's categories follow the familiar French-derived A/B/C/D/E structure, so the key is matching vehicle weight, seats and trailer to the licence code.
Documents to carry
- Driving licence for the correct category.
- Vehicle registration document (carte grise).
- Valid third-party insurance certificate.
- Current technical inspection (contrôle technique) where required.
Categories
- A: motorcycles.
- B: cars and light vans up to 3.5 t and up to 9 seats.
- C: goods vehicles over 3.5 t.
- D: passenger-carrying vehicles.
- E: trailers, subject to the weight limits of the towing category.
Worked example
A driver holds only a category B licence and is asked to drive a 4.5 t lorry. Reasoning: category B stops at 3.5 t, so the lorry requires category C. Driving it on a B licence is driving without the correct category, even if the driver has years of car experience.
Traps
Assuming a B licence covers any van; driving with expired insurance or technical inspection; leaving documents at home; confusing the registration document with the insurance certificate.