Trailer towing weights.

[briquette_seller]

I'm using an l200 with 3 tonne plated trailer and as far as I'm aware I don't need any taco or operating licence?

 

If you are using it for hire or reward, you need a tacho.

If your carting your own stuff, you don't need a tacho.

[openspaceman]

If you are using it for hire or reward, you need a tacho.

If your carting your own stuff, you don't need a tacho.

 

Only if you own stuff is tools and equipment you are working with, unless you mean non commercial driving, and distance is within 100km from base.

 

Essentially if you are delivering anything you need a tacho over 3.5 tonnes GTW.

 

Before March 2015 there were exemptions for operator's licence when the unladen weight of the trailer is below 1024kg AND/OR the vehicle is dual purpose (but I think modern LRs are too heavy for dual purpose).

 

I'm not sure if anything else changed when the radius went up from 50km that may affect the above.

[phedders]

How on earth do they manage to make it so complicated...

 

Oh hangon - its them lawyers at it again isn't it...

[Richard 1234]

If you are using it for hire or reward, you need a tacho.

 

If your carting your own stuff, you don't need a tacho.

 

 

My work tools (mowers etc) that I use when I get where I'm going.

[Alycidon]

I got pulled last night and was told that I needed a tacho because of the plated weight of my vehicle and trailer. Not the fact that I had any weight on the trailer or vehicle.

 

Also I would need an operating Licence as well as I get a "reward" out of selling my logs as in hire or reward.

 

I have something in writing from Vosa that advises that no O lic is required providing the towing vechicle is under 3.5 tonnes.

 

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[Alycidon]

I'm using an l200 with 3 tonne plated trailer and as far as I'm aware I don't need any taco or operating licence?

 

If used for Hire and reward, ie delivering logs then you need a tacho but if using the trailer to take maybe machinery to site then see my post about 2 or 3 from the top. There can be quite heavy fines for non compliance, my local garden center got fined 2k when they were pulled delivering a new mower on a trailer behind a 4 door pick up. My local Vosa check point was chocka last Sunday pulling stuff off the M1.

 

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[j warwick]

If used for Hire and reward, ie delivering logs then you need a tacho but if using the trailer to take maybe machinery to site then see my post about 2 or 3 from the top. There can be quite heavy fines for non compliance, my local garden center got fined 2k when they were pulled delivering a new mower on a trailer behind a 4 door pick up. My local Vosa check point was chocka last Sunday pulling stuff off the M1.

 

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Would that be Crick by any chance I've never saw them operating on a Sunday. I always avoid it like the plague but funny enough go by on a wet day and you never see much activity. One of vosa's weigh bridges just of the M6 at Coventry got vandalised it has been put out of action since.

[Alycidon]

Would that be Crick by any chance I've never saw them operating on a Sunday. I always avoid it like the plague but funny enough go by on a wet day and you never see much activity. One of vosa's weigh bridges just of the M6 at Coventry got vandalised it has been put out of action since.

 

Yes,

 

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