JonnyRFT

I choose the vehicle and put it to the company I work for. They then ask for 10 lease companies to quote. We choose the cheapest. It’s a company vehicle at the end of the day but I get private use and sole use. I also pay for the balloon payments at the end and sell the trucks off for profit. It’s the only way I can get a vehicle. The company don’t purchase anymore, just lease.

I just want to check with you more informed people that I am safe and operating legally... 6. Drivers hours / tachograph and operators licence - GCWover 3,500kg The towing vehicle for combinations with a GCWabove 3,500kg may require a tachograph if used for commercial purposes and the driver must obey drivers hours regulations. Similarly operator licensing may apply. Hi guys, I know this is mentioned a fair bit on here but I’m actually struggling to search for a definitive answer to the O Licence regs. I’m looking to find a legal exemption for my towing capabilities. The following EXEMPTION is what I’ve lifted from “Gov” “A trailer with an unladen weight of less than 1,020kg need not be taken into account in the weight calculation for a vehicle pulling a trailer. It therefore can be ignored for the purposes of adding up total gross weights or unladen weights to determine whether they are above the threshold for requiring an operator’s licence.” Here’s the info of what I’m currently using/driving... I already hold the B+E licence. I mainly use a 3.2t VW T6 with 5.7t GTW. My biggest trailer is a 3.5t Car Transporter All of the trailers I have are not heavy. My General Duties Trailers are 450kg unladen. My Transporter Trailer is 810kg unladen. I would say my average weight combined is 5000kg as that’s what I’m seeing on the weigh-bridge at the end of each day. I just want to clarify that I’m totally fine right? Now, the reason I ask this is because I’m currently ordering a new truck. I always lease. I’m with a corporate company of which subsidise me for the vehicles I choose and have a policy for vehicles being no older than 4 years old. I ordered a Toyota Hilux with a conversion tipper. The lease company have freaked out, slapped a massive monthly payment on it and told me I’ll need an O Licence. The Hilux Tipper is a 3150kg with a 6650kg GTW. IM CONFUSED!!!!

Not overloaded but poor weight distribution. Had to move this seized up caravan from the working area. Due to the weight being far over the axel, it was prone to snaking and lifting my my rear axel a good 50mm. 40mph max speed up the A11 from Newmarket to Norwich not fun. Felt sorry for the guy I roped in for an escort as I don’t have beacons.

I’m hopefully going Sunday.

I have a T6 Highline Kombi, I use it for work, home and camping. Didn’t want to do a conversion as it needs to be everything for me. So I bought a cheap sofa bed and keep a spare mattress for it when camping. I also bought a drive away awning so I have more space when pitching up.

I went with Lex Autolease. 10 weeks isn’t bad, I waited 6 months for my Transporter so anything under that is fine by me.

Currently (but not for much longer) using my personal T6 for work.

Has he been given a build/delivery date yet? I’ve only just put the order in so I won’t hear for a while but as I have the mental age of a 6 year old child, I’m bouncing around, all excited for it to turn up.

Ah, good to know. Thank you. How is the truck in general? Easy to live with?

Not really, I’m used to it now. I lease a VW T6 at the moment which ended up having the speed restriction. I thought I was being clever by ordering a Kombi with 204bhp so I could have some fun but it got a N1 classification in the end due to it being 3200GVW. Small jobs, backup and mostly chip and towing. It’ll have a bucket on the back when it turns up too.

So I’ve secured a new job at a firm of which requires a new truck. After a bit of searching I’ve decided to order the new Hilux extra cab with the tipper conversion from Toyotas “Trade Plus” scheme. Here’s hoping it’s a good choice. I’m not sure on Toyotas lead times for delivery but I’m damn excited. Here’s a stock image of what I’ve gone for...

Whatcha! New to the forum and kinda new to the arb world. Worked on farmland/woodland with a million bad habits and no tickets until I took a few courses and got sensible 4 years ago. I now work in the housing sector. Started off mostly just small fells and hedge reductions but I’ve just successfully been offered a new job within the Grounds Team as a full time “Tree Operative.” I thought I’d sign up as I’ve never worked full time on the saws as my previous work was sporadic. I have some nice new toys coming my way though; brand new truck, saws, PPE etc. Anyways, no doubt I’ll be asking for advice a fair bit, I still consider myself a novice at this stage. Jonny.