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'Large Goods Vehicle' ('LGV'), or category 'N2' and 'N3', is the formal term in the European Union for goods vehicles (i.e. lorries) with a maximum allowed mass (MAM) over 3.5 tonnes. Category N2 is up to 12,000 kg, with Category N3 greater than 12,000 kg.
The former term 'Heavy Goods Vehicle' ('HGV') is, however, still very commonly used. The term was changed from HGV to LGV as not all countries in Europe had a word for heavy. The LGV driver's licence is divided into three categories. Category C1 (Class 3) allows holders to drive rigid vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes and C (Class 2) allows for the driving of lorries over the 7.5 tonne limit. Category C+E (Class 1) allows the holder to drive articulated lorries and lorries towing a trailer over 750 Kg. Drivers passing their Category B (Car) test before 1st Jan 1997 are already entitled to drive category C1 vehicles.
In Canada's Ontario province, drivers holding a Class A licence can drive tractor-trailers where the gross weight of the towed vehicle exceeds 4.6 metric tons.[1] Drivers holding a Class B (school bus), C (regular bus) or D (heavy truck) licence can drive trucks weighing 11 metric tons, with the towed vehicle weighing a maximum of 4.6 metric tons (''Ibid.'').

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★ Light commercial vehicle

★ Light truck
With C and C1 licence categories you can tow a trailer that does not exceed 750kg.

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★ 88/77/EEC

★ Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Licence Types