Grandfather rights?

[Justme]

1 hour ago, Treewolf said:

I quite agree, and the wording they have used is completely ambiguous too. It could mean that a person with than licence is most likely to be allowed to do that (I presume that this is what is intended) or it could be that for most but not all of the time you're driving you can do it.

 

Complete rubbish really, and depressing that those who should be helpful, clear and unambiguous are slapdash and seemingly ignorant.

I think the usually is more about the fact that not everyone with a pre 97 licence will have all those categories. Some might have medical restrictions. Or had an exchange licence that does not cover the same as ours.

The guidance has to cover all instances.

 

That said the gov website is crap. The 107 restriction guidance says "weight" must not be over 8250kg. But the law says the combined plates cant be over 8250kg.

 

Most of the towing errors on the website have now been corrected (till they add new pages) but it took a lot of effort over about 2 years to get them to re word it.

 

Actually not looked recently but I am not getting calls from people quoting it when its wrong. Unlike the calls I get from people that have been told by the help line incorrect info.