Using a recovery truck for general Haulage.

[Yung Man]

Yesterday I saw a Bonneted Scania pulling a low loader trailer, it had a custom red paint job with the words POPEYE and RECOVERY painted on it, it looked cool.
On the back where 2 medium sized mobile homes, neither of which had number plates on they looked brand new, my questions are, Is a recovery truck classed as general haulage transport, or as a crane on wheels, did i see a recovery firm doing someone elses job, would they be insured for general haulage because the 2 mobile homes didn't seem to bo broken down.
If a recovery truck is not classed as general haulage maybe they pay reduced road tax.

It just seemed odd.

[SplatSpeed]

Yung Man said:

Yesterday I saw a Bonneted Scania pulling a low loader trailer, it had a custom red paint job with the words POPEYE and RECOVERY painted on it, it looked cool.
On the back where 2 medium sized mobile homes, neither of which had number plates on they looked brand new, my questions are, Is a recovery truck classed as general haulage transport, or as a crane on wheels, did i see a recovery firm doing someone elses job, would they be insured for general haulage because the 2 mobile homes didn't seem to bo broken down.
If a recovery truck is not classed as general haulage maybe they pay reduced road tax.

It just seemed odd.

no mot

[Yung Man]

SplatSpeed said:

Yung Man said:

Yesterday I saw a Bonneted Scania

It just seemed odd.

no mot

Thats what I thought, If it doesn't need an MOT because it's classed as a piece of machinery then it shouldn't be moving brand new mobile homes, they haven't broken down have they?.

[pja]

It all depends what its taxed as ...recovery or HGV?

[pja]

& it should have an MOT whatever it's taxed as

[Methane Bloke]

My old CF recovery was taxed as PLG (<3500Kgs) and required a class 7 MOT.

Regards

Chris

[Yung Man]

pja said:

& it should have an MOT whatever it's taxed as

Unless it's under 3 years old.

[lgw]

Any vehicle licensed for Recovery pays lower vehicle excise duty, is exempt from Operator Licensing and EU Driving Regulation

[Yung Man]

lgw said:

Any vehicle licensed for Recovery pays lower vehicle excise duty, is exempt from Operator Licensing and EU Driving Regulation

So is moving brand new motor homes recovery or general haulage.

[gazza285]

He might have recovered the low loader from an accident or a break down? Or it might be his and his extended family's new home(s).

[pja]

Yung Man said:

lgw said:

Any vehicle licensed for Recovery pays lower vehicle excise duty, is exempt from Operator Licensing and EU Driving Regulation

So is moving brand new motor homes recovery or general haulage.

.........general haulage

A lot of big recovery firms are taxing their recovery vehicles as goods & putting O licence's on them
It allows them to transport new vehicles,plant or anything they want
so unless you saw the taxation class on the disc we'll never know if they were doing someone else's job

BTW... A commercial vehicle of over 3.5t needs an MOT @ 12 months old

[WhoseGeneration]

You think this is a can of worms.
Showman's vehicles is even more so.
See them on the roads, get past or hold back, whichever is appropriate.

[PeteG]

WhoseGeneration said:

You think this is a can of worms.
Showman's vehicles is even more so.
See them on the roads, get past or hold back, whichever is appropriate.

Drove past a circus set up in C. Durham the other day. Loved the sight of all the old wagons, still working for a living... then thought I'd rather not be in the vicinity when they're on the road...

[liner33]

Yung Man said:

pja said:

& it should have an MOT whatever it's taxed as

Unless it's under 3 years old.

Dont think trucks have the 3 year rule , annual testing required from new