Driving Licence confusion.

[shovelheadrob]

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Isuzu said:

Hi Gc8,& dog my licence obtained 1980s car licence up to to 7.5 ton the truck Gvw8.250& trailer 5.000

Cannot drive 8250 vehicle on C1 licence - needs LGV C
Towing a trailer over 750 with a C needs C+E

[R0G]

VOSA (now DVSA) do not deal with licencing laws - they deal with weight laws

Licences go on plated weights not actual weights - see DVLA not DVSA/VOSA

[iguana]

shovelheadrob said:

That's interesting, did they actually go to court or just accept a fixed penalty? As far as I was aware this hasn't been tested in court.

I don't know, I shall ask.

[Isuzu]

Truck 6.200 gross trailer locked in yard get details later

[Isuzu]

Guest ion I have a c1+e code107 passed test before 1997 my truck 7.5 tonne artic total GVW 8.250 is it legal for me to drive on that licence thanks phil

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Isuzu said:

Guest ion I have a c1+e code107 passed test before 1997 my truck 7.5 tonne artic total GVW 8.250 is it legal for me to drive on that licence thanks phil

do you mean the towing unit is plated at 7.5 tonnes GVW ?
If yes then what is the trailer plated at ?

[chalgravesteve]

I have a private 7.5 tonne horsebox. Driving Test passed 1979. I still have my original paper license. I have C1 and the E section includes B8 C1 and D1 with no restrictions.

I’ve not passed any other Hgv tests.

I want to put a towbar onto the 7.5 and tow a car trailer behind it.

I don’t have 107 in the notes section of the C1 or the E section

So, from reading the above thread, I think I am OK to drive a GTW up to 12000kg?

Is that correct?

Update:

Checked my driving license on the Gov website. It confirms I can drive a 7.5 + trailer up to a max of 12,000Kg GTW.
Happy Days

Details from the Gov website:
Description
You can drive vehicles between 3,500kg and 7,500kg carrying no more than 8 passengers and a driver with a trailer weighing more than 750kg and combined weight of vehicle and trailer can’t be over 12,000kg

Edited by chalgravesteve on Saturday 19th May 12:31

Edited by chalgravesteve on Saturday 19th May 12:52

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chalgravesteve said:

I have a private 7.5 tonne horsebox. Driving Test passed 1979. I still have my original paper license. I have C1 and the E section includes B8 C1 and D1 with no restrictions.

I’ve not passed any other Hgv tests.

I want to put a towbar onto the 7.5 and tow a car trailer behind it.

I don’t have 107 in the notes section of the C1 or the E section

So, from reading the above thread, I think I am OK to drive a GTW up to 12000kg?

Is that correct?

Update:

Checked my driving license on the Gov website. It confirms I can drive a 7.5 + trailer up to a max of 12,000Kg GTW.
Happy Days

Details from the Gov website:
Description
You can drive vehicles between 3,500kg and 7,500kg carrying no more than 8 passengers and a driver with a trailer weighing more than 750kg and combined weight of vehicle and trailer can’t be over 12,000kg

Edited by chalgravesteve on Saturday 19th May 12:31

Edited by chalgravesteve on Saturday 19th May 12:52

No you CANNOT drive a 7.5 with a trailer over 750kgs MAM as you will have a 107 restriction by only having a pre 97 licence and not passing a full LGV C1 test = THAT IS THE CURRENT LAW

If you wish to confirm what I say please call DVLA stating you have a pre 97 C1 licence and have not passed a LGV C1 test and ask if you have a 8250kg limit = they will say yes

[leggly]

It really shouldn’t be this complicated. It seems DVLA go out of their way to make simple things as difficult as possible.

[GC8]

chalgravesteve said:

I have a private 7.5 tonne horsebox. Driving Test passed 1979. I still have my original paper license. I have C1 and the E section includes B8 C1 and D1 with no restrictions.

I’ve not passed any other Hgv tests.

I want to put a towbar onto the 7.5 and tow a car trailer behind it.

I don’t have 107 in the notes section of the C1 or the E section

So, from reading the above thread, I think I am OK to drive a GTW up to 12000kg?

Is that correct?

Update:

Checked my driving license on the Gov website. It confirms I can drive a 7.5 + trailer up to a max of 12,000Kg GTW.
Happy Days

Details from the Gov website:
Description
You can drive vehicles between 3,500kg and 7,500kg carrying no more than 8 passengers and a driver with a trailer weighing more than 750kg and combined weight of vehicle and trailer can’t be over 12,000kg

Edited by chalgravesteve on Saturday 19th May 12:31

Edited by chalgravesteve on Saturday 19th May 12:52

Not a chance Son.