Registering a Quad for road use.
- Thread starter Jerry
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- Devon
What do you mean by road use?
You can register a quad as an agricultural vehicle and travel on the road under similar restrictions as a tractor (inc speed!) Lights/ indicators are not needed for this.
If you want to use it for other than agricultural use it needs to be a road legal bike with an mot. But this includes having a differential in the back axle which many ag bikes don't.
Think there's more to it than that but that's the basics.
You can register a quad as an agricultural vehicle and travel on the road under similar restrictions as a tractor (inc speed!) Lights/ indicators are not needed for this.
If you want to use it for other than agricultural use it needs to be a road legal bike with an mot. But this includes having a differential in the back axle which many ag bikes don't.
Think there's more to it than that but that's the basics.
Big Al
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- Location
- Middlewich
Its not very far. 1.5 miles I think.
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
I'm not sure about quads. You can take a tractor as far as you like so why not a quad? I know there's a limit of something like 1.5 miles for 4x4's which are running on exempt (red diesel, no tax, no MOT) but I think quads would possibly be the same rules as a tractor (but don't take my word for it).
mine had to have lights brake lights and indicators
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Our quad is bog standard plus a number plate. No indicators needed for ag use I was told.
Found this so farm, seems lights are not 100% needed but distance is 1.5km
https://www.gov.uk/quad-bikes-the-rules
https://www.gov.uk/quad-bikes-the-rules
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Yes quite right but all quads have lights and brake lights don't they?
Big Al
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- Location
- Middlewich
I doubt it, a tractor is a large vehicle that would be difficult and expensive to transport if it was not allowed to drive a reasonable distance on the road, whereas quad bike is compact enough to fit on a small trailer. Because the agricultural exemption allows for travelling without an MOT or tax I doubt you would be permitted travelling more than the short distance between land parcels.
scrubbuster
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- Location
- Easter Ross
NFU mutual said to me I must have a full road legal kit as using hand signals mean taking a hand off the handle bars which is considered unsafe!
- Location
- Devon
Which is legal if you stay under 20mph and within your set radius as I understand it.Did buy a Honda 2nd hand and all that had was a number plate.
So I should have mine registered as limited use to be legal?
Never go beyond a mile,but do go on the road with it.
- Location
- Devon
Not as I understand it - limited use would refer to red diesel use and no mot for a 4wd, whilst your quad is a ag vehicle.
Thick Farmer
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- Location
- West Wales
I've never bothered and it's not been a problem.
- Location
- South Molton
ours came road legal from ARK atv's , lights front and rear ,horn, number plate, taxed as agricultural.
- Location
- Devon
Before Exeter dvla office shut it was a reasonable ball ache job can only imagine it would be worse now, just trade it would be the simple answer or a dealer may help if you are a regular customer!
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