bigron1988
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when i finish my corsa turbo project i want to get a trailer to move it around and maby earn a bit of cash to, had a look on the internet and cant seam to find out if i can tow it on my licence. i got my licence in feb 2006, the towing car will be my vectra c(or something the same size) and i will be towing my corsa b let.
the trailor i will be looking at is something like the following
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRIAN-JAMES-CLUBMAN-TWIN-AXLE-BRAKED-CAR-TRAILER-/290436308247?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item439f5a5d17
if i cant tow it on my licence does anyone know what licence i need to do, and how i go about doing it
thanks
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John
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You can't afaik.
750kg is the limit, Ian knows all about it.
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bigron1988
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any idea on what licence i need to do and where i can do it ?
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Leighton
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on a post 97 licanse all you can tow is 750KG no matter what car you are towing with.
if you add a +E onto the B that you have you can tow up to 3500KG as long as the car can tow that much
Adding a +E to your licanse will cost about £400 and you will need to do a thory and practiacl test.
Legaly you would not even be able to tow that trailer with anything on it because the it goes by the limit of the trailer is 2000KG, the weight is always calculated on MAN which is basicully the max values of car and trailer
I am in the prosess of upgrading my licanse to a C1+E so that i can drive the wagon and a trailer. with a C1+E the total train can be up to 12000KG with a wagon weight no more than 7500KG
[Edited on 19-05-2010 by Leighton]
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bigron1988
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so if i get +e on my licence (around £400) i will be able to tow it then?
also any links to how i go about doing this?
thanks or the help
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AK
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re: making money towing.
Please get the right insurances etc.
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Leighton
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Were are you located? there will be loads of driving schools around you that will do it for you.
And as AK says if your going to try make some money off doing this you will need the correct insurances and a CPC on your driving license as well which allows you to make money from driving, this needs to be done every 5 years.
you will need public liability insurance as well
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bigron1988
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traders policy will cover me for buisness use (i think , will have to check)
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Leighton
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Dont think it will as that will just cover you to drive any car under the buisness not to pick up and deliver stuff but it would need to be looked into
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mattk
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so on a post 97 license you can tow upto 750kg, I didnt think I was allowed to tow anything at all
So I can take shit to the tip then?
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gazza808
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you can tow a trailer as long as the mam of the trailer is less than the towing vechicle and the mam of both trailer and car weight less than 3.5 tonnes,
[Edited on 19-05-2010 by gazza808]
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Leighton
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quote: Originally posted by gazza808
you can tow a trailer as long as the mam of the trailer is less than the towing vechicle and the mam of both trailer and car weight less than 3.5 tonnes,
No thats wrong
You can tow a trailer as long as the MAM of the trailer is less then 750KG and the car can tow more than 750KG as long as it dose not go over 3500KG
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gazza808
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no you are wrong
check the website
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gazza808
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taken from goverment website:
Category B: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM and with up to eight passenger seats
Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, and the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM.
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gazza808
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so you'd need a trailer light enough so you don't go over, i suggest building your own with 1300kg single axle like i am.
so i can trailer the corsa and tow it with a suitable car.
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Leighton
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yer your looking at Vehicles not Licanses 2 dif things:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_10013073
"Category B+E allows vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM to be combined with trailers in excess of 750kgs MAM. In order to gain this entitlement new category B licence holders have to pass a further practical test for category B+E. There is no category B+E theory test. For driver licensing purposes there are no vehicle/trailer weight ratio limits for category B+E"
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gazza808
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you fail,
thats if both added together are over 3.5 tonnes,
if they both come in under 3.5tonnes can drive on normal lisence.
[Edited on 19-05-2010 by gazza808]
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Leighton
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if that was the case what is the point in a +E on the B?
And ill call up Chevron Training and tell them that they have it wrong as well
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Nic Barnes
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wording on net is suspect. leighton is actually correct about this.
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gazza808
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To tow a bigger trailer using a transit van/land rover? Which isn't covered by a B licence,
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gazza808
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Also it what they are teaching on transport managers course's? So they are wrong, and the 2 local police stations traffic are all wrong? Some how I think not
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Nic Barnes
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police station traffic cops actually know fuck all about laws of the road. they think they know it all. they dont.
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Nic Barnes
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fact is, to tow a trailer with a car on it, on a driving lisence passed after 1997, you have to take aditional tests.
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gazza808
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Not at all. That is not a fact.
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Nic Barnes
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it is a fact. you cannot tow an average size and weight car on a trailer on a lisence passed after 1997 if you havent done the additional requirments.
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