Justme

Thats a whole new can of worms. Prob even a box full of worm cans. Remember its not how its licensed but how its used that will count.

The three opinions that matter are DVSA Police Courts As the DVSA are the governing body the police turn to them in these cases. In all case you want to keep it out of court, so go with the DVSA's opinion. Their opinion matches mine. So hire & reward is the defining statement, if your not then you dont need one. so look very clear to me. Your goods is not hire or reward. Its "operating on your own account". However I respect your right to define it how you see fit & spend money on having a tacho fitted you dont legally need.

It is. Even if you are tacho exempt you still need to account & record ALL the working hours you do (even non driving ones) as you are still covered by the EU or UK working hours regs. The record must be in the vehicle at all times. From memory the fine for non compliance is in the region of £5k.

However the guidance does say "goods you own, or goods you have used or will use in the course of your work" Its possible a smart barrister would be able to argue that arrisings are goods you have used in the course of your work. However ideally you want to win the case before it even starts at the roadside stop, as once its gone to court only the legal bods win.

Correct if its your firewood you are carrying. However thats not me saying it. Its the DVSA (VOSA). They clearly say that in the linked documents.

The forestry exemption is the carriage of other peoples goods up to 100km radius from base. You can already carry your own goods/tools this far. If none of the exemptions apply then as soon as you drive out the gate you need the tacho. So as an arborist if you are carrying my wood under contract you need a tacho. If you are carrying your wood or tools you dont if within 100km radius of base. I do not know what arrisings would be classed as & it might depend if they are yours or you are disposing of them for the client. Your contract with the client should define this. IE charge for removal or pay for product. I would think that if you are taking them to the tip then a tacho would be needed as they are not yours but you are carrying them for me for a fee. Taking them back to base to further process for sale I would think that they are yours & so you are still exempt. The courts might feel differently. The police or DVSA might during a road side stop might feel differently.

I will post it up in a min. (done) That is the DVSA definition. See attached docs. That is not the definition that DVSA use. Cant find the file that gives the examples re hire or reward at the min but will soon, so will post it when I do. Found it. Also attached. this is the info Check example 6 of the hire or reward attachment. See attached PDF re 100km exemptions. See second PDF on page 15 (the regs have increased the 50km to 100km) I have also attached a self declaration form for you to fill in & keep in the cab. The phrase to use during a road side stop is "operating on your own account" which is NOT Hire or Reward. The quote is re O licencee but its the same definition used for Tacho as well as its the same department (DVSA now not VOSA). All info is my personal opinion, do not rely on it in a legal case. Please check the facts for yourself. Only a court can decide what the legislation actually means. small-trailer-leaflet hire or reward.pdf rules-on-drivers-hours-and-tachographs-goods-vehicles-in-gb-and-europe.pdf tachograph_exemption_declaration.docx Tacho 100km rules.pdf

The tacho regs gives an exemption for carrying your own goods even for sale. They also give forestry an exemption for carrying other people goods for haulage. Both limited to 100km RADIUS from your main base. If you want a radius tool look at this website HERE Hire & Reward does not mean making or charging money. Its means haulage or courier / delivery jobs. Like Hiring a taxi or paying a courier. Delivery of your own goods is not hire or reward.

You need to be able to see effectively down both sides. So wide cars & narrow trailers are not a problem. Car & trailers that are the same size would benifit from extra mirrors especially if its a box type trailer so that you can angle them in to see behind you. Wide trailers need extra mirrors. The requirement is that you can see 20m behind & 4M wide to the sides of the trailer. If you cant then you need mirrors.

Actual real weight minimum is 800kg with a minimum plated weight of 1000kg. All trailers even if they weigh more than the minimum must have a specified load of either of these:- 1 x 1000L IBC filled with water 1 x 600L IBC filled with water Pre bagged aggregates in clear sealed weighed & labeled bags with all bags weighing the same totaling 600kg. All must be secured in trailer safely.

More likely they dint fit mirrors for the examiner. Unless the trailer was much wider than the car.

1, Yes but check your insurance. 2, Cameras are ok, why would you need low ratio? 3, Plus add the required weight that has to be as specified. 4, Yes if you add the right load. 5, Message me your email & I will send you the info.

I teach it so ask away.

Re two trailers see attached PDF. As you can see not every vehicle can tow a trailer never mind two of them. Tractors can tow two trailers if they are both unladen or one trailer (does not specify unladen so laden is ok) & one implement or two implements. towing two trailers.pdf

Whilst the advice give is correct its not the full picture. If the first trailer is taking some of the load of the second trailer & the first is specificaly made to do so it is allowed. This was really for turntable type trailers & recovery vehicles. Its all in regulation 83 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (C&U), as amended. So in your case no you cant tow the chipper behind the trailer.

Thats cool. I have a big auger so could soon make a conversion for it. However as its on a big ish digger I would think it would be quicker / cheaper to just gig the stump out.

A pipe sized enough for the flow in the bottom & then fill the ditch with logs all in the same direction along the ditch. Tanks crossings are made this way using pipes.

Get a better wiring kit that supports LED lights. A secondary up side is that you loose the annoying buzzer when they are working as new one now tell you when its not working rather than when it is.

Lol

What sort of problems?

Well obviously I would agree with you. Not sure if this will be allowed or not. For comparison my charges for one person in the car are:- 1 hour assessment £40 3 hours £120 + test fee £115 = £235 1 day £220 + test fee £115 = £335 2 days £420 + test fee £115 = £535 3 days £620 + test fee £115 = £735 (a day = 7 hours inc breaks) Extra persons sharing time at 25% each increase + test fee. Looking at your example I need to put my prices up a little

Contributions are never worthless. Its always good to clear up any possible misunderstandings before your stood in front of a judge. 1, You are right however thats for a different reason. My post is re the cat B licence regulations. Your recollection (of one of my posts lol) is re C&U regs. If you have +B then its the real weights that count for C&U not the plated weights. So a vehicle that can tow say 2700kg can tow a trailer plated at 3500kg as long as the real weight is =<2700kg. 2, the arb exemption is just re the tacho regs & the carrying of other peoples goods within 100km radius. Everyone can carry their own goods/tool of the trade or equipment up to 100km radius. If you carry other peoples goods then you need a tacho as soon as the vehicle moves unless the exemption applies.

True but not due to the licensing reg as explained above.

No they dont, they did but it was removed for legal reasons, IE it was not lawful to enforce on it. The C&U regs stop you towing more than the manufactures spec not the licencing regs.

Correct, it's all about the plated MAM not the actual weight, unless overloaded.