page_title: Driver's license
section_title: Indonesia
hierarchical_section_title: Driver's license / Permits for different categories of vehicles / Asia / Indonesia
caption_attribution_description: English: Kartu Surat Izin Mengemudi (SIM) golongan "A" untuk mengendarai mobil biasa seperti: Jeep, Sedan, Minibus, dll.
context_page_description: A driver's license is an official document, often plastic and the size of a credit card, permitting a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or bus on a public road.
  Most American jurisdictions issue a driver license but some a driver's license, which is conversationally American English; Canadian English uses both driver's licence as well as driver licence; the Australian and New Zealand English equivalent is driver licence; in British English and in many Commonwealth of Nations countries and Ireland it is driving licence. In most international agreements the wording driving permit is used, for instance in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. In this article, the American terminology and spelling is used generally but in country specific sections, the local spelling variant is used.
  The laws relating to the licensing of drivers vary between jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, a permit is issued after the recipient has passed a driving test, while in others, a person acquires their permit before beginning to drive.
context_section_description: In Indonesia, to drive a motor vehicle, one must own a legal Indonesian Driving License (Indonesian: Surat Izin Mengemudi or SIM). It is a card which legally permits one to drive a motor vehicle. In Indonesia, there are classes for each driving license for which is allowed to drive a type of motor vehicle: 
  A – to drive private passenger or cargo vehicle with weight allowed not exceeding 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
  A Public (A UMUM) - to drive commercial vehicles and goods carrier to the amount of weight that is allowed does not exceed 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
  B1 – to drive private passenger or cargo vehicle with weight allowed exceeding 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
  B1 Public (B1 UMUM) - to drive passenger vehicles and general freight allowed amount of weight over 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
  B2 - to drive heavy equipment vehicles, towing vehicles, or motor vehicles with attractive patch or trailer train individuals with severe or patches are allowed to train more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) trailer/s
  B2 Public (B2 UMUM) - to drive commercial vehicles for towing or pull cart trailer with heavy patch that are allowed to train more than 1,000 kg trailer
  C – to drive motorcycles (two-wheeled motor vehicle)
  D – special vehicle for disabled person
  The classes above are also allowed by the age of the driver according to the class of the driving license. The ages are accordingly issued to the different classes of the driver's choice:
  17 years old for issue of Driving License class: A, C, and D
  20 years old for issue of Driving License class: B1
  21 years old for issue of Driving License class: B2
caption: Front side of the Indonesian Driving License card "A" class for driving normal 4 wheel car/jeep vehicle
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