Highway tow bowsers and ADR

[Pheasant Surprise]

Folks, what's the craic with ADRs when towing a bowser with more than 1000 litres of red?

 

[Derky]

Anything over 1000 litres and you need to be ADR trained.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Any idea what’s involved in ADR training, or costs?

 

[Derky]

3.5 days training. About 500 quid plus a test paper

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

3.5 days training. About 500 quid plus a test paper

Thanks that’s helpful.

 

[Stock]

Tank has to be bunded and pressure tested.............................

 

[kiwi pom]

Can you tow 2 bowsers at once with 999 litres in each?

 

[Stock]

Yes but ADR applies on total volume........................

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

3.5 days training. About 500 quid plus a test paper

Just had a bit of a search online. Looks like the minimum ADR course you would need to do is “core” + “tanks” + “hazard class 3”.

This lasts 5 years then a refresher needs to be taken.

Can do it in 3 days and best price I’ve found locally (sort of) so far is £195+VAT for the course and £60 for the exam. £294 all up.

 

[roscoe erf]

Just had a bit of a search online. Looks like the minimum ADR course you would need to do is “core” + “tanks” + “hazard class 3”.

This lasts 5 years then a refresher needs to be taken.

Can do it in 3 days and best price I’ve found locally (sort of) so far is £195+VAT for the course and £60 for the exam. £294 all up.

also counts towards your driver cpc

 

[7610 super q]

999 litres it is then...

I see Valero has just lost 10,000 litres ( estimated ). No amount of training and hi - viz jackets prevents cock ups.

When will folks wake up and realise this ?
Will it be soon ?

 

[Derky]

Sounds a very good price for it.

 

[Clive]

Anything over 1000 litres and you need to be ADR trained.

Is 999 L of diesel plus 250L tank of ad blue none adr ?

Is ad blue classed as a fuel ?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Is 999 L of diesel plus 250L tank of ad blue none adr ?

Is ad blue classed as a fuel ?

 

[Clive]

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Thanks - very helpful

Seems we are ok / legal then

 

[storming]

Can anyone tell me what sticker I need on my bouser ? Under a 1000 l currently has no stickers and would like to be a bit more legal

Thanks

S

 

[knotter]

Workmate of mine was told by a well known bowser maker that we could tow a 4500 ltr bowser on the road with a tractor or forklift as long as we did not exceed 20 mph. Without an adr.

 

[Beowulf]

Don't forget that in order to take advantage of the ADR limited quantity exemption the driver of the vehicle still needs to have been given "ADR awareness" training. Nobody was able to formally define what that is, but a DGSA I know was of the opinion that some sort of formal training would be required on the basics. We got an ADR trainer on site to deliver what was effectively day one of the ADR course to our guys, tailored to what we would be carrying (Jet-A1, or aviation kerosene in layman's terms).

Also, there needs to be a 2kg dry powder fire extinguisher available in the vehicle, which is not beyond its expiry date and still has the original seal intact. There might be other things I've forgotten too.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Can anyone tell me what sticker I need on my bouser ? Under a 1000 l currently has no stickers and would like to be a bit more legal

Thanks

S

These are the stickers Western G. use on their 900 litre fuel cubes, bowsers etc etc...

• Hazard symbol for flammable liquids (class 3)
• Hazard symbol for "environmental hazard"
• The capacity of the tank (litres), and
• UN1202 the UN number for gas oil / diesel /heating oil

Here's a handy link...
http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/pictograms.html

 

[TomD]

Is 999 L of diesel plus 250L tank of ad blue none adr ?

Is ad blue classed as a fuel ?

Is it not what the tank can hold so if you have a 1500l tank and carry 999l in it I still think you need a ADR . That's how I understand it I might be wrong