Context, I took my original B in the UK and moved to Norway, converted licence (pre-Brexit). Took my C1 and C1E courses and tests at the same time for personal use (pickup truck). Post-1997 licence (no grandfathered endorsments)
On my new licence, they printed C1… but also a CE endorsement (and BE). Categories I now have are: B, BE, C1, CE.
What does a C1 endorsement along with a CE (without a C endorsement) mean? Would a police officer call me out for a fraudulent licence?
It’s obviously a lapse/error with the Vegvesen (Norwegian DVLA). I’ll be rectifying it with them but I’m curious, while I’ve got it valid… what does it actually mean? Does CE trump everything (ex. D cat.)?
I’ve never seen a Norwegian licence in the flesh, but there’s info online, and it does seem broadly comparable to an EU or UK licence, even though Norway is EFTA not EU, but I’d expect there may be some departure from EU practice.
What is the expiry date on the CE? Is it different from your B, or C1? Is the C1 expiry date different from the B?
The good news is that a CE licence in Norway appears to cover all lower HGV categories just as it does in the UK
The bad news is that it’s pretty obvious to anyone who looks that it’s a mistake on your licence
According to the articles I’ve linked below you have to have a category C licence in order to get a CE category in Norway, and according to the article linked to by @zac_a the Norway licence shows the category dates the same as our UK licences do.
I don’t know anything about Norway but without category C expiry dates on your licence I think it would be obvious to any police officer that the category CE on your licence is wrong and you’re not entitled to drive a vehicle of category C or CE.
According to the articles I’ve linked to above the HGV categories in Norway seem to be the same as in the UK.
edit: @LGV4 posted to say that the Norway categories are the same as EU/UK categories while I was typing.
That makes sense, I mean obviously if i’m not endorsed for a full C category, so a CE endorsement wouldn’t make sense. Was just curious what they’d think would be the case if I was stopped, e.g. within the EU/UK. Upon inspection a PO would be puzzled by a C1 with CE… in fact they would probably accuse me of a fake licence. A norwegian licence is equivalent EU wise on categories (bound by same regs).
When I got my licence I was equally as puzzled, just wondered what it would actually mean on the road. Still waiting on an answer from NOR DVLA, assume they’ll take it back, I don’t expect an apology though.
e.g. If I were to move back to the UK, what would the DVLA say to a licence with CE only with C1?
Otherwise, any etiquette do’s/dont’s on driving a “LGV”… pickup, e.g. parking-wise? Not a proper rig like most of you drive, I know.
I imagine the DVLA would question a licence with category CE but no C1E or C.
If you tried to exchange the Norway licence for a UK licence I assume there is a procedure for checking the validity of the categories but I’ve no idea how exaustive that procedure is.
At a road-side stop in the UK any on the ball copper would be suspicious about there being no expiry dates for categories C1E or category C.
