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1 minute ago, TIMON said:

I thought you could tow a sub 750kg trailer (read chipper) behind a "car" (read 3.5t tipper)
No tacho, O license and on a new car licence?
According to the laymans guide to towing
And on the DVSA guidelines.
Am I missing something?

Im sure you can as its plant and a tool for work. Tacho comes into it when hauling goods i.e logs, chip etc

 

thats my take on it

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Surely working hours only applies to those whom drive as their main job. Cant see how its different from driving a 3.5t to site then back after work. Driving is not main occupation. 


It may be but I thought tacho rules were very strict about how many hours you can work in week but I really don't know a lot about it just what I've been told and that can never be relied on.

The exemption highlighted earlier was for driving 7.5t or less. My point was stick a chipper on a 7.5tonner then your over 7.5t and have to use a tacho.

There may of course by an exemption but I was hoping someone would be able to point it out on the government website.

Regards Neil
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Just now, swinny said:

I thought it was meant asin working day affected by driver hours? 

You've lost me there, Swinny. I meant that an employee should be paid their hours from starting work at the yard until when they leave it. If the company owner books work in a long way from base, they shouldn't expect their staff to do a longer day for no extra reward. I'm a subby and I work on a swings and roundabouts basis with the people I work for but it generally works out to my benefit, or at least not to my detriment. They're happy as the job is finished to a proper standard and they get home earlier too.

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3 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

You've lost me there, Swinny. I meant that an employee should be paid their hours from starting work at the yard until when they leave it. If the company owner books work in a long way from base, they shouldn't expect their staff to do a longer day for no extra reward. I'm a subby and I work on a swings and roundabouts basis with the people I work for but it generally works out to my benefit, or at least not to my detriment. They're happy as the job is finished to a proper standard and they get home earlier too.

Im with you now and yes agree :)

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