Justme

Before I bought my Wp30 I looked at them. Lighter made & no road legal trailer were my worries.

You would need active ie air brakes on the trailer to gross over 3500kg.

If you are in wales I can get you 75% funding.

You will get done for overloading. The legal limit has been lowered. Its that simple. You can try to twist it how you like. Your still overloaded and illegal. Both would get done the same.

They could argue that your licence / training was not up to the weight. Also some down plating does have a requirement to remove items to limit weight capacity. On C class trucks some bolts have to be removed.

The battery issue has already been sorted for licences with a B licence allowed I think 4250kg if its pure elec. Not sure that tacho and O licence gas caught up yet.

Then they are not fit for the work you do.

A 3.5t wont weigh 3t empty. Just do the licence & run heavier vehicles.

WHY? 5 fat blokes & your over weight.

Under a reasonable distance they dont have to cover your costs if there is nothing wrong. Over & they have to compensate you if you are legal. The makers often quote an unladen weight on the specs. Some trailers have it on the plate but not many in the O2 catagory (under 3500kg). Most enforcers only know the law / rule not all the exemptions that go with it.

Pps dvla dont deal with iva.

PS vosa don't exist. They merged 5 years ago.

Agri trailers don't need them.

More likely they were not looking for that offence as it was not a target.

Correct.

Just because they let you go does not mean its legal.

You asked the wrong question. All trailers sold or made need iva.

Trailers under 3.5t need iva or type approval.

Where did that part of the quote come from?

The trailer has to be purpose built.

1.9 When does IVA not apply? • Agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and trailers designed and constructed specifically to be towed by them. • Quadricycles. • Tracked vehicles. • ‘Incomplete’ vehicles (except until October 29th 2014 in respect of an incomplete Heavy Goods Vehicle) • Old vehicles (i.e. passenger cars and light goods vehicles over 10 years old and large goods vehicles over 25 years old). IVA does not apply but is optional for the following : • Vehicles designed and constructed for use principally on construction sites or in quarries, port or airport facilities. • Vehicles designed and constructed for use by the armed services, civil defence, fire services and forces responsible for maintaining public order. • Mobile machinery. Mobile machinery needs to have an ability to move itself.

I was looking for a mobile processor & wanted the woodmill version or other similar cheap ones. After actually checking with DVSA re the IVA I can confirm that one is needed as the plant exemption does not cover this type of trailer..

Its is still a trailer. It needs an IVA. It does not come under plant.

If it was covered by an Agri exemption it would be speed limited to sub 25mph (if I remember right).

Easily, its a trailer & needs an IVA or similar.