Trailer towing:- B and B+E licence rules explained

[treebloke]

  Peter said:

No, if you pass C+E you automatically get B+E but not the other way round.

 

Thats a pain but perfectly logical.

[Peter]

Yeah, bit of a difference between hitching an ifor up to a landy and getting a 45 foot semi trailer with a fifth wheel coupling hooked up to a artic tractor unit.

[jeanesy]

Just signed up to the forum after being a "lurker" for a while and am a bit confused with the whole towing issues. I have a post 97 licence but my boss has put me through my B+E licence. We have two trucks, a cabstar (3.5 tonne) and an iveco daily (5.5 tonne). My boss has said to me that i can tow the chipper behind either of the trucks as its classed as 'plant'. Im not sure about this, i was just wondering whether anyone could shed light on this. Cheers

[alex_m]

Your boss is wrong and it could land you in trouble if you get pulled over in the 5.5t truck.

B+e means you can drive upto 3.5t and tow upto 3.5t (or whatever the truck is rated to tow)

this 'plant ' rule he speaks of is BS...

You need the c1+e for the bigger truck.

[Peter]

You can't drive the 5.5 tonner on a B category, trailer or no trailer. If you get pulled they will do you for driving without a licence, 11 points........

[tree monkey]

i have a c1+e but its only8250kg look on information codes if it says 107 you will be the same just a heads up because it says 12000kg next to picture

[alex_m]

  tree monkey said:

i have a c1+e but its only8250kg look on information codes if it says 107 you will be the same just a heads up because it says 12000kg next to picture

 

Surely 8250kg is c1 without +e? As is 7.5t +750kg trailer...?

[Peter]

The code 107 is on licences that have the C1+E category as a grandfather right, ie if you have a pre 1997 licence.

 

C1 is 7500kg MAM vehicle with no towing entitlement.

[alex_m]

  Peter said:

The code 107 is on licences that have the C1+E category as a grandfather right, ie if you have a pre 1997 licence.

 

C1 is 7500kg MAM vehicle with no towing entitlement.

 

So not even upto 750kg trailer?

[Peter]

Nope.