Operators licence

[Peter]

Just get an orange beer mat and pop it in the windscreen by your tax disc. Job done.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Hi Dean

 

What exemption is that?

 

I dont know Andy, things may have changed now but when I had a brand new Iveco 35.10 I took it to iveco and they told me that in europe they are rated for 5.5 ton but are plated down to 3.5t over here.

 

The only difference was a rubber bump stop and something else on the suspension, in other words very easy to uprate back to 5.5t.

 

I only used my iveco very locally and only on friday and sat and did less than 50 mile per week. They told me because I worked within a certain radius I could get tacho and operators license excempt or a specail one

 

Now I know I am "specail" but I dont think they meant that

 

All this was ten year ago so things could have changed

[Simon Rotheram]

if you are going to the hassle of changing the rating of the vehicle it may be worth considering chopping in the Daily for a 7.5t lorry and downrate it to a 6t. That way you wont be overloading the vehicle and will have more room for chip.

[treequip]

Just get an orange beer mat and pop it in the windscreen by your tax disc. Job done.

 

For that genuine look you will need to do a bit of “biro” lines around the edge and a few lines across the face.

 

Andy

[treequip]

I dont know Andy, things may have changed now but when I had a brand new Iveco 35.10 I took it to iveco and they told me that in europe they are rated for 5.5 ton but are plated down to 3.5t over here.

 

The only difference was a rubber bump stop and something else on the suspension, in other words very easy to uprate back to 5.5t.

 

I only used my iveco very locally and only on friday and sat and did less than 50 mile per week. They told me because I worked within a certain radius I could get tacho and operators license excempt or a specail one

 

Now I know I am "specail" but I dont think they meant that

 

All this was ten year ago so things could have changed

 

 

I think that one might have been left behind.

AFAIK

 

Currently the only exemption based on distance is one for vehicles operated to and from your own land. Unless anyone else knows better.

 

Andy

[treequip]

if you are going to the hassle of changing the rating of the vehicle it may be worth considering chopping in the Daily for a 7.5t lorry and downrate it to a 6t. That way you wont be overloading the vehicle and will have more room for chip.

 

As you say changing the rating (particularly upwards) can be a problem.

 

I would look for the 50C17 or 60C17

 

5 or 6.5 gross and a whopping 170hp to cope with those troublesome hills when loaded to the roof rack and dragging a chipper.

 

Goes like stink on the flat:thumbup:

 

Andy

[newood]

im a self employed hgv driver and have had many discussions with the agency owner and for a small fee he is capable of being an opperator of any hgv so instead of sitting a course aproach people like this as theyre the ones get the sh1t if you go over your hours the agency i use is driver hire and they are nation wide

[harvey b davison]

as far as i'm aware there is no restricted licence for mileage, just for your own goods as previousley stated. just checked the fta yearbook and there is nothing in there about restricted milaege.

[Lee Winger]

I've got an operators licence, if I can do it anyone can, one thing I'd suggest is you get a VERY tight lorry, as they'll inspect it as soon as your licence comes through, I bought a brand new lorry and they found fault with it............