Cost of getting a 7.5 ton license

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To be fair, the chaps at VOSA don't know what the law is either. I got done for towing a <750kg chipper once. They insisted and insisted that I wasn't allowed to tow anything whatsoever, 3.5tonne mam, no more. Lots of hassle later, had to find someone to tow it home who had a pre 97 licence, and had 3 hours to do it otherwise they were going to impound it. As soon as I got home, I found out they were wrong, and i was fully entitled to be towing, ruined my day, lost me a job, cost me a small fortune.

 

When VOSA pull you over, ask to see their written permission from chief of police of the area, it's illegal to pull over a vehicle without express permission from the local police chief. After some digging I realised that I'd been pulled over by a lady with no right to stop me, there were only four people in Surrey who were entitled to do so, and their names all began with "Mr"..

 

Bloody VOSA.

 

 

Bloody wrong, well it is now. VOSA have had the power to stop since 2011