Trailer towing:- B and B+E licence rules explained
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at this point for your contributions to making a bloody minefield very simple to understand 
R0G said:
If you can tow 3.5 now behind a cat B vehicle then that is B+E so you do not have to do it because you have it
Rules I have on my licence are:[i]a car or van up to 3,500kg MAM towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM (up to 4,250kg in total)
a trailer over 750kg MAM, as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle (up to 3,500kg in total)[/i]
the way I read it is can tow up to combined 4.25Tn but if the trailer is over 750Kg the car needs to be heavier i.e. if I towed a trailer with a car on it (2tn combined) The car would need be heavier than 2tn but no more than 4.25tn otherwise it will be heavier than the limit required?
And there is no longer B+E, now its straight to C1+E?
bobski1 said:
Rules I have on my licence are:
[i]a car or van up to 3,500kg MAM towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM (up to 4,250kg in total)
a trailer over 750kg MAM, as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle (up to 3,500kg in total)[/i]
the way I read it is can tow up to combined 4.25Tn but if the trailer is over 750Kg the car needs to be heavier i.e. if I towed a trailer with a car on it (2tn combined) The car would need be heavier than 2tn but no more than 4.25tn otherwise it will be heavier than the limit required?
And there is no longer B+E, now its straight to C1+E?
as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle = that bit was scrapped in 2013 [i]a car or van up to 3,500kg MAM towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM (up to 4,250kg in total)
a trailer over 750kg MAM, as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle (up to 3,500kg in total)[/i]
the way I read it is can tow up to combined 4.25Tn but if the trailer is over 750Kg the car needs to be heavier i.e. if I towed a trailer with a car on it (2tn combined) The car would need be heavier than 2tn but no more than 4.25tn otherwise it will be heavier than the limit required?
And there is no longer B+E, now its straight to C1+E?
You need to look at the current laws not the old laws
there is no longer B+E, now its straight to C1+E? - there is still B+E so I do not know where you got that idea from
bobski1 said:
Rules I have on my licence are:
[i]a car or van up to 3,500kg MAM towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM (up to 4,250kg in total)
a trailer over 750kg MAM, as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle (up to 3,500kg in total)[/i]
the way I read it is can tow up to combined 4.25Tn but if the trailer is over 750Kg the car needs to be heavier i.e. if I towed a trailer with a car on it (2tn combined) The car would need be heavier than 2tn but no more than 4.25tn otherwise it will be heavier than the limit required?
And there is no longer B+E, now its straight to C1+E?
Any trailer with a car on it is going to be over 750kg so you can ignore the first part of (i). [i]a car or van up to 3,500kg MAM towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM (up to 4,250kg in total)
a trailer over 750kg MAM, as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle (up to 3,500kg in total)[/i]
the way I read it is can tow up to combined 4.25Tn but if the trailer is over 750Kg the car needs to be heavier i.e. if I towed a trailer with a car on it (2tn combined) The car would need be heavier than 2tn but no more than 4.25tn otherwise it will be heavier than the limit required?
And there is no longer B+E, now its straight to C1+E?
At the moment you are fairly restricted - you need a towing combination where the max laden weight of the tow car + max possible laden weight of trailer must fall under 3500kg, whilst the tow car must still have a towing capacity large enough for the trailer.
After the change in November you can then tow using a tow vehicle up to 3500kg, pulling a trailer plated anything up to 3500kg, again within the towing capacity of the towing vehicle.
eltax91 said:
R0G said:
eltax91 said:
Does anyone know what the enforcement date for the changes are? Got a track day on November 11th. I’m B+E, friend isn’t. I can’t supervise. Wondering if we can share the driving.
Nov 15 is the likely datehttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-rules-for-towing-a...
website updated on 11 November 2021 said:
Updated to confirm that the rules about what you can tow will not change on 15 November 2021. The change will be introduced at a later date, and as soon as possible.
legislation now passed.
An additional legislative change from the 16th December 2021 also means that drivers with B (Car) entitlement will automatically have B+E (Car & Trailer) entitlement without the need to take a B+E test. This will allow you to tow a vehicle up to 3,500kg Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM).
BE entitlement informationPlease note that these changes will not be reflected on your current driving licence, or on any of our online services. There is no need to contact DVLA regarding this change, your photocard driving licence will be updated the next time you transact with DVLA.
An additional legislative change from the 16th December 2021 also means that drivers with B (Car) entitlement will automatically have B+E (Car & Trailer) entitlement without the need to take a B+E test. This will allow you to tow a vehicle up to 3,500kg Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM).
BE entitlement informationPlease note that these changes will not be reflected on your current driving licence, or on any of our online services. There is no need to contact DVLA regarding this change, your photocard driving licence will be updated the next time you transact with DVLA.
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