It's all common sense. Like if you had an animal got sick would you ring the vet or policeI’m looking for some general information to swat up for my livestock haulage certificate, does anyone have any useful links to what I need to know for the test?
Many thanks
I'm afraid it's just another money making scam/job creation scheme for the leeches that feed off the hard working livestock sector
As said above, the questions will contain the answer (or they did when I did it).
Have you ever been asked to see itThere are some tricky Q's eg how far can you transport animals if you don't have a cert? How long can they be kept in the vehicle? What ramp angle for sheep - many older trailers are apparently illegal as ramps are too steep - just tell them you put a brick under the tailgate - what a load of rubbish!!? How many m2 for each animal etc etc. How would you approach vegans standing in the road?! I went on a half day course, cost quite a bit £110.
There are some tricky Q's eg how far can you transport animals if you don't have a cert? How long can they be kept in the vehicle? What ramp angle for sheep - many older trailers are apparently illegal as ramps are too steep - just tell them you put a brick under the tailgate - what a load of rubbish!!? How many m2 for each animal etc etc. How would you approach vegans standing in the road?! I went on a half day course, cost quite a bit £110.
No - and have had one since they were first dreamt up.Have you ever been asked to see it
No, but only had it a couple of months - trading standards suggested I should do it, so you can be got at that way too. And I can transport cattle too - but I've never handled a cow in my life!!Have you ever been asked to see it
So how far can you transport animals without a certificate? I've shifted animals a mile or so down to the field, but dad always takes them to the auction. I would quite like to be able to take them to the auction myself, if only for the lovely bacon, sausage and egg butty at the other end.
No, but only had it a couple of months - trading standards suggested I should do it, so you can be got at that way too. And I can transport cattle too - but I've never handled a cow in my life!!
There is an interesting get out for small nos of sheep - no cert required if you're only transporting one sheep, eg a ram as I was. If you transport 2 sheep, you are OK if you have a passenger to look after the 2nd sheep. Similarly for 3, 4, 5 sheep - just carry the requisite no of passengers to each look after a sheep and you can go > 65km. Presume it's for showing purposes?
I looked at the Gov website this morning and they need to be re-done every 5 years @yellowbelly
No I wouldn't think so got asked once in Cirencester told him it was at home OK he said I've not got one and not going to get one they can f**k offNo - and have had one since they were first dreamt up.
I expect you may be asked for it if you had an accident though??? - or do the police/insurance companies not know they exist??
Pretty certain that is OK. My instructor said so in July and I've seen it on the web too. Perhaps you FA chap needs educatingI thought this but got pulled up by the farm assurance person when my OH and I took a single ram back to its owner over the distance limit...
Yeah, I'm on my second one nowI looked at the Gov website this morning and they need to be re-done every 5 years @yellowbelly