Can I legally Drive this?

[uber]

I'm looking for a something to keep some stuff in over the next few months and thought about buying an old truck as they are relatively cheap and I have some free parking available at a local depot.

Had a quick look at ebay and its showing lots of well priced 7.5 tons i.e this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-05-REG-DAF-LF-45-15...

My licence says C1 - Description

You can drive vehicles weighing between 3,500 and 7,500kg (with a trailer up to 750kg), with no more than 8 passengers and a driver

Should that cover me ?

[hairyben]

Techically you can on an old licence but probably not the smartest thing to if youve no experience. Cant you get a container dropped?

[Saleen836]

I seem to recall something about the law changing with regards to tacho's on 7.5T lorries for private use, so you might want to look into that also.

[Nickyboy]

If you got your licence before 1999 then yes you can, if you passed after then no, you need a C1 licence.

They're not hard to drive even for a first timer.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Nickyboy said:

If you got your licence before 1999 then yes you can, if you passed after then no, you need a C1 licence.

They're not hard to drive even for a first timer.

Before 1997 I think.

[paintman]

'Medium-sized vehicles
Category C1
You can drive vehicles between 3,500 and 7,500kg MAM (with a trailer up to 750kg).'
https://www.gov.uk/driving-licence-categories


Exempt from needing to use the tachograph - driver' s hours records - as you are using the vehicle for the carriage of your own goods.
http://downloads.tachomaster.net/docs/GV262-Goods%...
Flow chart on page 11 and exemptions on page 13
Also exempt under GB Domestic rules for the same reason.


You don't need a CPC either as you are not driving professionally.

Edited by paintman on Sunday 30th July 15:00

[matchmaker]

Nickyboy said:

If you got your licence before 1999 then yes you can, if you passed after then no, you need a C1 licence.

They're not hard to drive even for a first timer.

No, not hard at all. The only thing that I had to adjust to was the air brakes.

[Pica-Pica]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Nickyboy said:

If you got your licence before 1999 then yes you can, if you passed after then no, you need a C1 licence.

They're not hard to drive even for a first timer.

Before 1997 I think.

It has to be an uninterrupted licence. I had to surrender mine because of epilepsy. I got it back after three years, but cannot now drive above 3.5 tonnes. I did think of appealing but can't see my need for anything bigger. As a further comment, you have to 10 years epilepsy free and medication free for an HGV or PSV licence. So with epilepsy rates at about 1 in 107 people (yes we know juvenile epilepsy can disappear), how many drivers are out there driving mediacally unfit? Remember the Glasgow bin lorry driver? (who even drove again after the event)

[Nickyboy]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Before 1997 I think.

May bad, you're right, Jan 1997