Spec-lift recovery vehicle and licence requirements

[mr rice]

Hi folks,

I'm looking to buy a recovery vehicle to add to my business but need to be sure of weights and what licence is required to drive one particular vehicle I'm currently looking at.

Here's an exact example of the vehicle I'm considering:


The plate:


I'm 28 and passed my car test in 2001. The entitlements shown on my photocard are A, B, B1 and fkp.

I've asked the usual suspects but as always, never a straight answer.

Any help much appreciated as always.

Robert

[mr rice]

Thanks for that, i'll call my local police station tomorrow and see if I can get a clear answer. We really do have some tedious regulations here in the UK.

It really isn't clear, just found this http://www.recoveryuk.com/laws.html

[mr rice]

Thanks for all the replies I thimk I'm getting closer to an answer.

Regarding the pic and plate, the pic is just a visual example to let you see the equipment in question but it is identical. The plate is of the exact vehicle I'm looking to buy.

As far as im aware I can drive it on a car licence for breakdown recovery and it has also been mentioned to me that it becomes one train when attached to the spec lift and not classed as a trailer.

If I get a clear answer today I will post it here.

Thanks for the help guys, the more the merrier

[mr rice]

ROG, thank you for that your an absolute star!

Robert

[mr rice]

Simon O said:

The pictured vehicle (not the vin) will weigh in at over 4000kg, so will not be covered by a B category.

Any large company that uses a vehicle fitted with a spec lift (bear in mind that the vehicle could be weighing it an over 15000kg) will not employ a driver to operate with anything less than a C+E.

You are correct about the pictured vehicle (it was only chosen to show the spec lift etc), it will likely be a 65C(6.5 T) and the one I'm looking at is a 35C.

Robert