bigger truck op licence?

[chopper brown]

Looking into getting a bigger truck as I'm sick of having to tip off. I've got all my licences from being in the army but just wondered if I needed a op licence?

 

I'm sure I do after having a good read but wanted to make sure. I was looking at a 4.4 ton double cab truck giving me somewhere for tools and a bit more room for chip. Also the vehicle isn't too big so small access is no probs.

 

Jim

[Arbtech Tree Services]

Hi Jim,

 

Yep, 'O' License for over 3.5T

 

Regards,

 

Steve.

[tree man69]

dqc card that whot we have

[chopper brown]

Thanks for the replies, I'll look into getting an application.

 

Does it also mean that the vehicle has to have a tacho?

[simonm]

4.4 tonne truck isn't worth the hassle of going down the o licence route, you want at least 7.5 tonne. You don't need a tachometer if working within 50 km of base, you will need an operators centre has to be big enough to drive in and drive out no reversing out. It has to be advertised in local paper and have no objections. I paid about £800 and got a local firm to apply for mine, it was much easier especially when we were flat out with work

[chopper brown]

That's really helpful cheers, Ive got plenty on at the minute and always like to do things myself when actually it's more cost effective to get someone who does it for a living.

 

I know what you mean about truck size and after reading Pete's truck thread it's very tempting to get something larger and more worth while.