When do I need an HGV license

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

Looking for some advice on when i would need an HGV licence, vehicle and trailer weights etc

 

Cheers

[fergusonforestry]

when driving a lorry

 

 

when vehicle is over 3.5t I would imagine? c1 then c, your towing shouldn't mean the need for hgv? i.e not like you should be towing a 10t trailer with a transit

[Goaty]

It would be a lot less hassle just to hire in as you need. Use a skip etc.

 

HGV and O licence a big expense which some who do it full time are struggling with alongside other things of course.

 

Last I understood just keep your gross weight under 7.5 ton

Edited October 2, 2013 by Goaty

[Johny Walker]

get silky a bigger truck

[dexta]

Not sure on the rules now but it was always any vehicle over gross weight of 7.5tonnes

[monkeybusiness]

Depends when you passed your test - if you're an old fart then you can go upto a gross train weight of 8250 kg (ie combination of maximum permissable weight of tow vehicle upto 7.5 tonnes plus maximum weight of trailer). If your iveco is gross 5.5 tonne you can tow a maximum of 2.75 tonnes before you need hgv if you hold a full pre 96 licence (i think).

[Philip Anderson]

Hi ,my understanding is that if you have a pre 97 licence you are allowed a trailer of 750 kg behind a 7.5 tonner to give gross vehicle weight of 8.25 tonnes .

I have C1E which allows me up to 11 tonnes so a 7.5 tonner and a trailer of 3.5 tonnes or in my case a 7.5 ton Man and 3 tonne Bandit 150 XP so with your 5.5 tonner + vermeer you should be under 8.25 tonne ,you still have to abide by taco rules etc.

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

Icecap is 5500kg, chipper is 2100kg Silky is 15 1/2 stone lol I have per 97 licence and hold an O licence.

 

I have been told but not sure how true it is that if my gross train weight exceeds 7500kg then I need an HGV.....

 

As of tomorrow Silky's on the salad!

 

 

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[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I don't need tacho as I am except with a restricted O licence

 

......how complicated!

 

 

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[Johny Walker]

or a 2,nd truck 5,2t daily ,payload 2,2t can tow 3t, cracked it ,