What driver's license do you need for towing?

A2 driver's license is a tractor, which can tow heavy and medium-sized full trailers and semi-trailers. Other models that can be driven with a2 driver's license are: b 1 (medium-sized bus), b2 (large truck), c 1 (small car), c2 (small automatic car), c3 (low-speed truck), c4 (tricycle) and M (wheeled bicycle). In all trailers and semi-trailers driven by a2 driver's license in China, the total weight of the trailer is called full trailer, and a part of the total weight of the trailer is called semi-trailer. A 1 license plate must be used for buses with more than 20 people and cars with more than 6 meters. Other vehicles with license plate number a 1 are allowed: A3 (city bus), B 1 (medium bus), B2 (large truck), C 1 (small car), C2 (small automatic car), C3 (low-speed truck), C4 (tricycle) and M (tricycle). Only driver's license A2 can drive a tractor, but driver's license A 1 cannot.

Automobile towing trailer shall meet the following requirements:

Rule 1: Only trucks, semi-trailers and tractors are allowed to tow 1 trailer. The light signal, braking, connection, safety protection and other devices of the trailer shall meet the national standards;

Regulation 2: Small passenger cars are only allowed to tow trailers or trailers with a total mass of less than 700 kilograms, and trailers are not allowed to carry people;

Article 3: The loading quality of a trailer towed by a truck shall not exceed the loading quality of the truck itself;

Regulation 4: large and medium-sized buses, low-speed trucks, tricycles and other motor vehicles are not allowed to tow trailers.

To sum up: in the process of car consignment in China, it is also necessary to prepare the relevant documents of towing and communicate with the owner well so as not to cause traffic impact.

Legal basis:

Regulations for the implementation of road traffic safety law

Article 56

A motor vehicle towing trailer shall meet the following requirements:

Trucks, semi-trailer tractors and tractors are only allowed to tow 1 trailer. The light signal, braking, connection, safety protection and other devices of the trailer shall meet the national standards; Small passenger cars are only allowed to tow trailers or trailers with a total mass of less than 700 kg. Trailers are not allowed to carry people; The loading quality of a trailer towed by a truck shall not exceed the loading quality of the truck itself. Large and medium-sized passenger cars, low-speed trucks, tricycles and other motor vehicles are not allowed to tow trailers.

Traction fault motor vehicles shall comply with the following provisions:

The towed motor vehicle shall not be manned except the driver, and shall not tow the trailer. The width of the towed motor vehicle shall not be greater than that of the towed motor vehicle. When using the soft connection traction device, the distance between the tractor and the towed vehicle should be more than 4m and less than 10m. Both the tractor and the towed vehicle should turn on the hazard warning flash. Truck cranes and wheeled special mechanical vehicles are not allowed to tow vehicles. Motorcycles are not allowed to tow vehicles or be towed by other vehicles. A faulty motor vehicle whose steering or lighting and signaling devices fail shall be towed by a special wrecker.