Getting a 7.5t lorry for paving buisness....

[m3jappa]

It does appear that I'm stupid and follow rules while it appears many others (not all) seriously overload their tipper vans (saw a new transit tipper earlier having 3 ton put on the back!...) or some I know of who don't have an O licence.

Still if I have an accident or get pulled I'd rather be legal.

So I am considering a 7.5t tipper.

Can someone tell me if I'm right here, this is how I see it off the .gov site.

I don't need a tacho as I am transporting my own goods within a specific radius of buisness address.

I don't need a cpc as driving the lorry is not my main buisness activity.

I could well have 12-16 week inspections? Who carries these out? How much roughly does it cost? I suppose in a way it's sensible as at least it keep the tipper in good shape. However that said I see plenty of very shabby looking lorries about (possibly the same people I mention at the start of the post).

Normal yearly mot?

Any other small businesses on here taken the step from a van to lorry? Things like fuel consumption and running costs don't seem easy to find out. (I'm considering a mitsubishi canter tipper, around 2011 ish).

Thanks

[m3jappa]

Thankyou for the replies. I looked again after reading them at the .gov site and yes it does appear I'd need a tacho. I'm not sure why I read I wouldn't, I might have dreamt it

How much aggro/cost is associated with a tacho?

The reason why I looked at the canter was because the 7.5t can legally carry 4 ton, which along with the izuzu is the biggest payload. The iveco types can only carry 2.5t which is not really worth it.
I know they are expensive I've got a 3c15 canter which was playing up, 4 new injectors, yes that's £1600 plus vat please....

[m3jappa]

Thanks you for all the advice, it's something I will probably look further into.