Traffic rulesPeru

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and the competent regional transport authorities administer the national driving-licence system.

It is commonly called a brevete.

Yes. A valid licence authorises the holder to drive the recorded vehicle class and category throughout Peru.

It is the national electronic system in which medical results, examinations, licence transactions, sanctions and driver records are registered.

The Touring y Automóvil Club del Perú operates the authorised evaluation centre for many Class A examinations in Lima.

Authorised evaluation centres working with the relevant regional transport authority conduct the examinations.

Yes. Eligible Class A applicants can request an electronic licence that is valid nationwide.

Yes. Applicants can select the physical document through the applicable issue or renewal procedure.

Yes. The MTC provides online services for checking licence status, driver history, sanctions and points.

Yes. The licence class and category must correspond to the vehicle and the type of service being provided.

The applicant must be at least 18 years old.

It covers private passenger vehicles in categories M1 and M2 and light goods vehicles in category N1, subject to the legal technical limits.

Only where the vehicle and activity fall within the private Class A-I entitlement; professional passenger or goods services require the appropriate higher category.

Medical and psychological evaluation, traffic-rules examination, practical driving examination and licence issue.

Yes. A valid DNI or accepted immigration or protection document is required.

Yes. A foreign national with accepted valid documents can complete the Peruvian medical and examination process.

No. The applicant must declare that no final judicial resolution removes the right to drive land-transport vehicles.

Yes. Outstanding electoral fines, traffic fines or unfulfilled sanctions can block issue or renewal.

No. The driver-training course is optional for an ordinary first Class A-I application.

Driving begins only after a valid physical or electronic licence has been issued.

Yes. Impersonation, false certificates or altered results can cause refusal, cancellation and criminal consequences.

No. Examination centres, charges and issue procedures can differ by region.

Yes. The applicant must pass a medical and psychological fitness evaluation before taking the knowledge examination.

At a health establishment authorised by the MTC.

The official guidance states that fasting is not necessary.

General health, vision, hearing, psychological fitness, coordination and other abilities relevant to safe driving.

Yes. Necessary corrective lenses can be recorded as a driving restriction.

Yes. Fitness conditions and senior-driver rules can lead to shorter validity.

No. Fitness is assessed individually, and restrictions or vehicle adaptations may be recorded where permitted.

Yes. The approved result must be registered in the National Driver System.

Applicants should complete the remaining process within the validity period recorded by the authorised health centre and national system.

Yes. Medical unfitness can lead to restrictions, suspension, non-renewal or cancellation.

There are 40 multiple-choice questions.

A maximum of 40 minutes.

At least 35 correct answers.

Traffic rules, signs, infringements, sanctions, efficient driving, accident insurance and safe road behaviour.

Yes.

Yes. Official question collections are available by class and category.

Yes. The MTC provides a free online examination simulator.

The applicant has two attempts in the examination process.

Yes. The candidate must arrange the repeat attempt through the evaluation centre.

Yes. The evaluation result is automatically recorded in the MTC system.

Yes, for a first licence.

They must use the authorised evaluation centre serving their region and confirm its current schedule.

Yes. The applicant must pass an examination of driving skills.

Vehicle control, observation, manoeuvring, signalling, compliance with traffic rules and safe decision-making.

Yes.

The applicable evaluation centre procedure determines whether the applicant uses an authorised centre vehicle or another accepted vehicle.

Yes. Dangerous driving, loss of control or examiner intervention can result in failure.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes. The approved result is recorded in the National Driver System.

The applicant follows the authorised centre’s repeat-test procedure and remaining-attempt rules.

No. The applicant must complete the official issue transaction and payment.

Yes. Booking, facilities and charges differ by authorised centre.

Yes. The test can be refused if the vehicle or documentation does not satisfy the centre’s rules.

Private cars, SUVs, pickups, station wagons, vans and other qualifying M1, M2 and N1 vehicles.

It adds authorised passenger-service vehicles such as taxis and other qualifying passenger vehicles.

It includes qualifying goods vehicles and passenger vehicles such as microbuses and minibuses within the category limits.

Large passenger vehicles such as urban, interurban, interprovincial and articulated buses.

Heavy goods and special vehicles such as platform trucks, dump trucks, cranes, trailers and similar vehicles.

It combines the principal passenger and goods entitlements of A-IIIa and A-IIIb.

No. Professional passenger service requires the appropriate category, such as A-IIa.

No. Larger passenger vehicles require A-IIIa or A-IIIc.

No. Heavy goods combinations require A-IIIb or A-IIIc.

Yes.

It is the process of obtaining a higher professional Class A category.

At least 21 years of age and at least two years with Class A-I.

At least 21 years of age and either three years with A-I or one year with A-IIa.

At least 24 years of age and two years with A-IIb.

At least 24 years of age and two years with A-IIb.

At least 27 years of age and either four years with A-IIb or one year with A-IIIa or A-IIIb.

Yes. Professional recategorisation requires completion of the applicable authorised training programme.

The official guidance describes a 55-hour programme with 30 theory hours and 25 driving hours for relevant professional categories.

The official guidance describes a 100-hour programme with 50 theory and 50 practical hours.

Yes. The applicant must satisfy the requirements for the higher category.

Yes.

Yes. The new licence replaces the former card or record while retaining the authorised lower categories.

Non-motorised three-wheel vehicles used for special public passenger transport.

Mopeds or motorised bicycles used to transport passengers or goods.

B-IIa vehicles plus motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecars used for passengers or goods.

B-IIa and B-IIb vehicles plus mototaxis and three-wheel motor vehicles used for passenger transport.

The competent provincial or local authority administers these licences under national rules.

No.

Yes, under the applicable Class B issue or renewal process.

Yes. National question banks exist for B-IIa, B-IIb and B-IIc.

Yes.

The general renewal guidance gives a five-year validity period.

Up to 10 years.

The renewed A-I licence is valid for eight years.

The renewed A-I licence is valid for five years.

Up to five years.

Yes. It may be requested while the licence remains valid or after expiry.

No. It is classified as a very grave infringement.

Yes.

Not always. Exemption can apply when the driver has no disqualifying serious infringements.

Yes. The MTC electronic licence is valid nationwide.

An active MTC electronic mailbox, completed requirements, no blocking fines or sanctions and the applicable payment.

Five years.

Three years.

Two years.

One year.

Six months.

The official guidance states 80 years.

Yes.

The official rules provide shorter renewal periods rather than a fixed maximum age for the private A-I category.

Yes.

The authority applies the age band in force when processing the licence transaction.

A foreign national may use a valid home-country licence during the permitted period when the applicable international agreement and immigration conditions are satisfied.

Up to six months of stay when a ratified international convention applies.

The driver must obtain or exchange for a Peruvian licence to continue driving lawfully.

Yes. The applicant can request a Peruvian licence of the equivalent class and category.

Yes.

Yes. A certificate from the issuing authority, embassy or consulate is generally required.

Usually yes, unless an applicable reciprocal exchange agreement provides an exemption.

The government lists Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Spain and South Korea as countries with agreements in force.

No. It supports temporary foreign driving and does not replace a required national exchange after the permitted period.

Yes. The person follows the ordinary medical, knowledge and practical examination route.

Light infringements add 5 to 20 negative points, grave infringements 20 to 50 and very grave infringements 50 to 100.

The licence is suspended for six months.

The licence is suspended for one year.

The licence is cancelled and the driver is permanently disqualified.

Two years.

Yes. A driver with no infringements for 24 months receives a non-cumulative 20-point bonus valid for two years.

Yes. An eligible driver can receive a 30-point reduction, normally once every two years.

More than 0.5 grams per litre.

More than 0.25 grams per litre.

Yes. Refusal can trigger serious traffic and legal consequences.

This FAQ was prepared from current MTC service guidance, national licence categories, examination rules and official driver-record information.

Last reviewed: 4 August 2026.

This website is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with the MTC, a regional transport authority, Touring, an evaluation centre, medical centre or driving school.

Official legislation and the current instructions of the competent licensing authority always take precedence.