vehicle delivery as an independent & tachograph systems

[Nebby]

Hi, not sure if this is in the correct area on the forum but here goes.

Difficult question i know but is there any work out there regarding delivering/recovery work as an independent with a van & trailer combination from the likes of local dealers in moving vehicles around the country, got a van & possibly got a trailer coming and would be looking at delivering vehicles but would also use the trailer in other ways plant machinery small diggers etc & anything else that could go on a trailer not just vehicles i.e obscure size loads garden buildings.

Which leads me to my tachograph question, obviously i would need a tacho because of commercial work but if the van has not got one fitted is there a system that can be transfered from vehicle to vehicle easily, is there any new laws regarding the use of trailers with tacho's rgarding driving times & can someone recommend a system & what sort of costs are we looking at.

Mnay thanks

[Nebby]

Thanks will keep looking into this now.

[Nebby]

Is cpc required for all licences or just after 1997? as mine is before.

[Nebby]

Will be between van & Landy I have which towing weight is much better with Landy so probably be that.

Edited by Nebby on Wednesday 23 April 13:10

[Nebby]

Hi thanks for the replys, everyone has to start somewhere so appologies for all the questions.

There isn't a fleet as such just me in a vehicle with a trailer so not sure where the transport manager bit comes in, help.

Also back to vehicle being used because i'm now reading it from Iguana's last post that if i use a 4x4 not commercial don't need operators license or cpc is that right, but if i use the van which would be virtually empty apart from tie down straps couple of jacks tool box consisting of spanners & sockets ( not doing breakdown ) has a gtw of 5300, gvw of 3300 but unladen of 1924 so even if i had 2-300 kg of tools does that give 3000kg towing capacity because i thought it went by the gtw - gvw regardless.

And because its a commercial i would need operators license & cpc.

Thanks

[Nebby]

Thanks Rog, that explains a lot more about it, will carry on looking into it now with this info.

[Nebby]

Tacho, cpc, transport manager cpc, operators license, license for this that & the other, I know it's all to keep everyone safe on the roads to make sure people are not driving for too many hours & make sure vehicles are road worthiness but in this country they are very OTT aswell.

[Nebby]

Yeah I know, just having a rant!!