DIRECTIVE (EU) 2025/2205 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 22 October 2025
on driving licences, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012
Article 6
Driving licence categories
1. The driving licence shall entitle the holder to drive power-driven vehicles according to the following categorisation:
(ii) category B:
a motor caravan with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg, including in combination with a trailer, if the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 5 000 kg;
Article 29
Transposition
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, by 26 November 2028, Member States shall adopt and publish the measures necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Without prejudice to paragraph 2, they shall apply those measures from 26 November 2029.
What the above means in simple language is that from November 26th 2029 a Category B Driving Licence will allow the holder to drive a motorhome of up to 4,250kg GVW (Dross Vehicle Weight), plus a trailer giving a combined total weight of 5,000kg.
The above figures do not mean actual weights, the refer to the vehicle weights as listed in the vehicle VIN plate.
It should also be noted that the upgrade will not be automatic, it will be necessary to pass an appropriate test following some training. It will only be after successfully completing the training and test will a driving licence have the code 96.02 added to the Category B which entitles Motor Caravans up to 4,250kg GVW and be legally driven under the B Category.
NOTE: While the 4,250kg limit is primarily aimed at Battery/Electric goods vehicles (EV Vans & Pick-ups), Motor Caravans (Motorhomes) that are not EV, that is they are traditional diesel or petrol are included also.
The inclusion of Motor Caravans is the result of significant lobbying of The Commission by the European Caravan Federation (ECF) which is the main umbrella organization and Brussels-based lobbying voice for the European caravan and motor caravan manufacturing industry.
