7.5ton lorry help

[burrell_]

Just wondered if any one can help me

At the moment I run a 3.5t tipper and starting to look at running costs of a 7.5ton tipper

So need to know about what licences I need

And running costs of the lorry

Iv read something about O license

Cheers for any help

Martin

[roseyweb]

Keep up!

there's a very thread running already with just all you need

[burrell_]

What's the thread called bud

[Al Cormack]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=98801

[burrell_]

Sorry didn't really have the time to read through it as Iv just moved house

I thought it was what lorry was best sort of thing

Cheers

[burrell_]

So Iv just read the 6 pages and they are going on about weights vosa etc witch is not what I want to known

I'm after running costs and what paper work I need to run a 7.5t tipper

[treequip]

So Iv just read the 6 pages and they are going on about weights vosa etc witch is not what I want to known

I'm after running costs and what paper work I need to run a 7.5t tipper

 

Start at the beginning, what licence do you have?

[roseyweb]

There's been a few threads on this and I keep meaning to do a tot up

[Ian C]

Apart from a bit more fuel and inspections I can't see thete being a massive amount of diffrance than flogging a 3.5t daily.

[roseyweb]

Application for a licence £257

Issue of a licence £401

Continuation of a licence after 5 years £401

Issue of an interim licence £68

 

6 weekly checks 110£ + vat

My truck tax for my daf is £200 per year lf45 11tonner

 

Insurance was £950 fully comp no no claims through trust

 

It guzzles diesel

 

Needs a big airhorn which i understand is compulsory if you want to look cool there £180

Was going to start a what airhorn thread but resisted

 

Also sorry for jumping gun earlier

Xxx