Fitness to drive and accessibility
Special category B licence: are motorway and night exercises mandatory?
The exercise decree covers non-special category B; confirm the individual path for a special licence with your school and licensing office.
Decree 17 November 2025 regulates exercises for applicants seeking a non-special category B licence. Do not automatically apply that course to a special B licence: individual adaptations and requirements must be checked with the licensing office and driving school.
The decree defines its own scope
The official title of Decree 17 November 2025 concerns driving exercises for applicants seeking a non-special category B licence. That distinction matters. An applicant for a special licence may have fitness conditions, adapted controls and test arrangements based on an individual assessment. You cannot assume that the same hours, vehicle and procedure apply without checking.
Review the conditions on your documents and ask the driving school and examination office which rules apply to your application. If adapted controls or a particular vehicle configuration are required, confirm which vehicle can be used and which exercises are necessary. The words “special B” are a reason to identify the applicable procedure, not a reason to ignore requirements.
Get confirmation before starting practice
Publication of the decree and implementation of the standard non-special course do not answer every special-licence case. Ask which rule or instruction applies to your appointment, whether certification is required and how sessions must be recorded. This avoids lessons in a vehicle that does not fit your approved adaptations or missing documents at the test.
For example, an applicant with a special B licence and adapted accelerator needs to know whether required practice can be done in that vehicle and how it is certified. Do not rely on an answer given to an ordinary B applicant. Quiz Patente Ufficiale supports theory quizzes and review of mistakes, but it cannot decide adaptations, medical fitness or an individual administrative path.
Quiz Patente Ufficiale helps you review theory quizzes and mistakes; special-licence adaptations and practical training require individual guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Do the eight hours automatically apply to special B licences?
The decree identifies applicants for non-special category B. Ask the office and driving school which course and certificate apply to a special licence.
Who can confirm vehicle adaptations for lessons?
Your driving school and the relevant licensing offices, based on the conditions and documents in your application. Confirm the vehicle and recording method first.