{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_verified": "2026-09-06",
  "comment": "Which CBR exams each licence category needs, in which language the theory exam exists, and whether an interpreter is allowed. Every claim carries the official page it was read from and the date. A null value means the official pages we found do not state it; the site renders that as 'ask the CBR', never as a guess. Fee ids refer to fees.json so the site never quotes two numbers for one fee.",
  "sources": {
    "theory_languages": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/kan-ik-het-theorie-examen-in-een-andere-taal-doen",
    "theory_with_interpreter": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/wat-is-een-theorie-examen-met-tolk",
    "interpreters": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/reservering-examens-en-rijtesten/tolken-voor-theorie-examens-en-praktijkexamens",
    "practical_with_interpreter": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/mag-ik-een-tolk-meenemen-naar-mijn-praktijkexamen",
    "tariffs_2026": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/nl/tarieven-2026",
    "professional_theory_languages": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/kan-ik-theorie-examen-voor-een-groot-rijbewijs-in-een-andere-taal-of-met-een-tolk-doen",
    "towing_categories": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/rijbewijs/vraag-en-antwoord/met-welk-rijbewijs-mag-ik-een-motorvoertuig-met-aanhangwagen-besturen"
  },
  "interpreter_rules": {
    "book_days_before": 14,
    "agencies": [
      "thebigword",
      "ELAN Languages",
      "Mastertolken",
      "Global Talk",
      "Tolk2Go"
    ],
    "theory_duration_minutes": 45,
    "theory_standard_duration_minutes": 30,
    "notes": [
      "Book and pay for the CBR exam first, then book the interpreter through one of the contracted agencies, at least 14 days before the exam. Own interpreters are not allowed at the theory exam.",
      "Book the same product at the agency as at the CBR, or the interpreter may be booked for too short a slot and the exam cannot go ahead.",
      "Theory with an interpreter: an individual room, a CBR employee reads the questions, the interpreter translates, you click the answers yourself. 45 minutes instead of 30. Some Dutch words are not translated.",
      "The interpreter fee goes to the agency; the CBR publishes no amount. If the interpreter does not show up, the CBR reschedules the exam without a new exam fee.",
      "Practical exam (car, motorcycle, car with trailer): a sworn interpreter with a valid tolkenpas, or your instructor with a valid WRM-pas, sits in the back and translates the examiner's words only; dashboard symbols, navigation and radio are not translated. Your school must say at booking that an interpreter comes along."
    ],
    "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/reservering-examens-en-rijtesten/tolken-voor-theorie-examens-en-praktijkexamens",
    "sources_extra": [
      "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/wat-is-een-theorie-examen-met-tolk",
      "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/mag-ik-een-tolk-meenemen-naar-mijn-praktijkexamen"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-09-06"
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "B",
      "label": "Car (B)",
      "vehicle": "Passenger car; trailer up to 750 kg, or heavier if car and trailer together stay under 3,500 kg.",
      "theory": {
        "required": true,
        "english": true,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "The only CBR theory exam offered in English, at every exam centre. Other languages: with an interpreter.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/kan-ik-het-theorie-examen-in-een-andere-taal-doen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "practical": {
        "required": true,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "A sworn interpreter or your instructor may translate the examiner from the back seat.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/mag-ik-een-tolk-meenemen-naar-mijn-praktijkexamen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "fees": [
        "theory_b_nl",
        "theory_b_en",
        "theory_interpreter_exam",
        "practical_b"
      ],
      "towing_source": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/rijbewijs/vraag-en-antwoord/met-welk-rijbewijs-mag-ik-een-motorvoertuig-met-aanhangwagen-besturen",
      "towing_verified": "2026-09-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "A",
      "label": "Motorcycle (A1, A2, A)",
      "vehicle": "Motorcycle; A1, A2 and A differ by engine power and minimum age.",
      "theory": {
        "required": true,
        "english": false,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "Required before the practical exams, from age 17. Not offered in English: the CBR says a theory exam for another vehicle than a car, such as a moped or motorcycle, is taken with an interpreter. 50 questions, 30 minutes (45 with an interpreter), 41 correct to pass.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/motor/theorie-examen-motor",
        "sources_extra": [
          "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/kan-ik-het-theorie-examen-in-een-andere-taal-doen",
          "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/motor/theorie-examen-motor/hoe-gaat-het-theorie-examen-motor"
        ],
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "practical": {
        "required": true,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "Two practical exams: vehicle control (AVB) and traffic participation (AVD). An interpreter may come along.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/mag-ik-een-tolk-meenemen-naar-mijn-praktijkexamen",
        "sources_extra": [
          "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/nl/tarieven-2026"
        ],
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "fees": [
        "theory_a_nl",
        "theory_interpreter_exam",
        "practical_a_avb",
        "practical_a_avd"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "AM",
      "label": "Moped and light moped (AM)",
      "vehicle": "Moped, light moped (snorfiets), microcar (brommobiel).",
      "theory": {
        "required": true,
        "english": false,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "Required before the practical exam, from age 15 and a half. Not offered in English; with an interpreter instead.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/bromfiets/theorie-examen-bromfiets",
        "sources_extra": [
          "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/kan-ik-het-theorie-examen-in-een-andere-taal-doen"
        ],
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "practical": {
        "required": true,
        "interpreter": null,
        "note": "The CBR's interpreter page names the car, motorcycle and car-with-trailer practical exams; it does not name the moped exam.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/mag-ik-een-tolk-meenemen-naar-mijn-praktijkexamen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "fees": [
        "theory_am_nl",
        "theory_interpreter_exam",
        "practical_am"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "BE",
      "label": "Car with trailer (BE)",
      "vehicle": "Car with a trailer, caravan or horse trailer up to 3,500 kg.",
      "theory": {
        "required": false,
        "english": null,
        "interpreter": null,
        "note": "No theory exam: \"Voor het rijbewijs voor de auto met aanhangwagen hoef je geen theorie-examen te doen.\" You need a B licence first.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/aanhangwagen/je-aanhangwagenrijbewijs-halen/rijscholen-en-rijlessen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "practical": {
        "required": true,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "55 minutes in total, about 35 of them driving: an eyesight check, questions on loading and coupling the trailer, then control of car and trailer, priority, overtaking, roundabouts and special manoeuvres. A health declaration must be submitted before the exam. An interpreter may come along.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/aanhangwagen/praktijkexamen-auto-met-aanhangwagen/hoe-gaat-het-praktijkexamen-auto-met-aanhangwagen",
        "sources_extra": [
          "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/aanhangwagen/gezondheidsverklaring-auto-met-aanhangwagen",
          "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/mag-ik-een-tolk-meenemen-naar-mijn-praktijkexamen"
        ],
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "fees": [
        "health_declaration",
        "practical_be",
        "gemeente_fee_max"
      ],
      "cost_note": "The CBR says lesson prices for the car with trailer differ per school and gives no typical lesson count; ask the school for an estimate. The gemeente fee for the new licence is at most €53.65 in 2026 (€39.65 extra for a rush order).",
      "cost_source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/rijbewijs-halen/aanhangwagen/wat-kost-het-halen-van-een-aanhangwagen-rijbewijs",
      "towing_source": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/rijbewijs/vraag-en-antwoord/met-welk-rijbewijs-mag-ik-een-motorvoertuig-met-aanhangwagen-besturen",
      "towing_verified": "2026-09-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "B96",
      "label": "Car with trailer, code 96 (B+)",
      "vehicle": "Any trailer as long as car and trailer together weigh at most 4,250 kg.",
      "theory": {
        "required": null,
        "english": null,
        "interpreter": null,
        "note": "Code 96 is a note on the B licence, not a separate category. The weight limit is official; we found no CBR page describing the code 96 test itself, so the exam route is not stated here.",
        "source": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/rijbewijs/vraag-en-antwoord/met-welk-rijbewijs-mag-ik-een-motorvoertuig-met-aanhangwagen-besturen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "practical": {
        "required": null,
        "interpreter": null,
        "note": "Ask a school that offers code 96, or the CBR. Driving schools describe a short course ending in a CBR driving test; that is their description, not an official page.",
        "source": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/rijbewijs/vraag-en-antwoord/met-welk-rijbewijs-mag-ik-een-motorvoertuig-met-aanhangwagen-besturen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "fees": [],
      "unverified": "Exam route not found on an official page on 6 September 2026.",
      "towing_source": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/rijbewijs/vraag-en-antwoord/met-welk-rijbewijs-mag-ik-een-motorvoertuig-met-aanhangwagen-besturen",
      "towing_verified": "2026-09-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "C_D",
      "label": "Truck and bus (C1, C, D1, D, with or without code 95)",
      "vehicle": "Professional licences.",
      "theory": {
        "required": true,
        "english": true,
        "interpreter": true,
        "note": "The truck and bus theory exams can be taken in English, except the individually supervised exam. An interpreter is allowed. The directiechauffeur exam has no English version and no interpreter.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/veelgestelde-vragen/kan-ik-theorie-examen-voor-een-groot-rijbewijs-in-een-andere-taal-of-met-een-tolk-doen",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "practical": {
        "required": true,
        "interpreter": null,
        "note": "Not every professional exam allows an interpreter; the CBR keeps a list per exam.",
        "source": "https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/reservering-examens-en-rijtesten/tolken-voor-theorie-examens-en-praktijkexamens",
        "verified": "2026-09-06"
      },
      "fees": []
    }
  ]
}