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

[tree monkey]

yes im an old git lol

[jeanesy]

Hmmmm...i should really have looked into it properly and not taken his word for it. So no driving the 5.5 tonne full stop?

[alex_m]

Hmmmm...i should really have looked into it properly and not taken his word for it. So no driving the 5.5 tonne full stop?

 

No. Unless off road. On a normal car licence you can't under any circumstance go over 3.5t

[Billy]

Correct, cat B is up to 3.5t the 5.5 is a cat C vehicle

[Johny Walker]

so what do you need to drive a 4x4 tractor wi crane/tipping trailer with chipper

[jeanesy]

No. Unless off road. On a normal car licence you can't under any circumstance go over 3.5t

Right cheers for that fellas. You could have just saved my licence!!!

[tree monkey]

so what do you need to drive a 4x4 tractor wi crane/tipping trailer with chipper

 

your provisional will do

[Johny Walker]

your provisional will do

 

i take it debs spellt that post for you :001_tt2:

[tree monkey]

i take it debs spellt that post for you :001_tt2:

 

no lucky guess this time

[Frankie Lawrence]

I got my provisional liscence through for hgv a the other day I got a leaflet about new changes to liscences does anyone know what B1 is l about? I heard from a good source that they were thinking about down rating the weight on a car liscences but was t sure if this is it??