6.5t class recovery van with spec lift, licence question...

[gringo2006]

Hi folks, hope someone may be able to help.

My friend has started at a Recovery company and drives a 6.5t Iveco crewcab van with a spec lift, which is able to recover up to a long wheelbase sprinter type size van.

He passed his test in around 1989 and has car class entitlement and also enabales him to drive up to 7.5t lorry (class b and c1 I believe)

Is he OK to drive the Iveco when recovering a van??

I'm not sure, although he thinks it's fine (the company are fully aware of his licence details)

I've had a look on the DVLA's website for him, but don't seem to be able to make sense of it..

Any help apprieciated.

[Dwight VanDriver]

Not sure from Inf supplied whether towing vehicle equipped outright with lifting equipment (recovery vehicle straight tow) or a flat back with lift and total carrying capacity (goods).

From information supplied it would appear that Licence required could be

C1 + E with age of 21 and up.

Medium Sized vehicles with trailers
Lorries between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer over 750kg - total weight not more than 12000kg (if you passed your category B test prior to 1.1.1997 you will be restricted to a total weight not more than 8250kg).

It is indeed a mine field and I would suggest that your get the ruling of the ultimate licence issuing authority DVLA. They are on E Mail at

[e-mail]

(Towman (Steve) may well have a useful imput on this one.)

dvd


>> Edited by Dwight VanDriver on Wednesday 5th April 15:10

[gringo2006]

The towing vehicle has a spec lift, which is an arm the folds down and lifts an axle, ie the front wheels in the air, towed vehicles rear wheels running on road.