Small lorry

[glasshouse]

What can u drive on a car licence?

 

[unlacedgecko]

3.5t

 

[glasshouse]

Gross?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Gross?

Yes

 

[Baker9]

Depends on when you passed your test. Before 1997 you drive up to 7.5 tonnes sort of, you will have C1 on your licence but to be drive commercially you need to do Driver CPC which is 35 hours of instruction. If the test was passed after 97 then you are limited to 3.5 tonnes.
For any driver to drive over 3.5 tonnes a tachograph needs to be used, this is all in general and there specific exceptions to this, more information is here https://www.gov.uk/browse/driving/driving-licences which is Gov website.

 

[pgk]

Depends on when you passed your test. Before 1997 you drive up to 7.5 tonnes sort of, you will have C1 on your licence but to be drive commercially you need to do Driver CPC which is 35 hours of instruction. If the test was passed after 97 then you are limited to 3.5 tonnes.
For any driver to drive over 3.5 tonnes a tachograph needs to be used, this is all in general and there specific exceptions to this, more information is here https://www.gov.uk/browse/driving/driving-licences which is Gov website.

There is talk of the cpc being dropped for up to 7.5t gross agricultural use, be great if they do.

 

[betweenthelines]

If you drive over 3.5t gross more than a certain number of times (I think about 12 in any year) you are subject to drivers hours regs in any two week period in which you drive the truck-max 60 hours working week, one week max 6 days working, next week 5 days working.

 

[d williams]

3.5t

Unless you passed your test before a certain date then it’s up to 7.5

 

[JP1]

If you drive over 3.5t gross more than a certain number of times (I think about 12 in any year) you are subject to drivers hours regs in any two week period in which you drive the truck-max 60 hours working week, one week max 6 days working, next week 5 days working.

And that's all work not just the truck you have to account for

 

[glasshouse]

Unless you passed your test before a certain date then it’s up to 7.5

I passed in 1979
Do u need s tacho?

 

[glasshouse]

If you drive over 3.5t gross more than a certain number of times (I think about 12 in any year) you are subject to drivers hours regs in any two week period in which you drive the truck-max 60 hours working week, one week max 6 days working, next week 5 days working.

Who counts?

 

[JP1]

I passed in 1979
Do u need s tacho?

You do

 

[unlacedgecko]

11

I passed in 1979
Do u need s tacho?

And driver certificate of professional competence

 

[d williams]

I passed in 1979
Do u need s tacho?

You should be able to you need to check your license
As for ta go wouldn’t have a clue I used to have a 7.5 ton cattle wagon only used for ourselves there was a ta go in the lorry but I never put a card in it and was never stopped I was led to believe that as long as not for hire or reward I was ok but not 100 percent if that’s correct

 

[Gedd]

You should be able to you need to check your license
As for ta go wouldn’t have a clue I used to have a 7.5 ton cattle wagon only used for ourselves there was a ta go in the lorry but I never put a card in it and was never stopped I was led to believe that as long as not for hire or reward I was ok but not 100 percent if that’s correct

Dont need to use the tachometer if only leading your own livestock and dont go more than 50km from base just use a log book

 

[glasshouse]

Dont need to use the tachometer if only leading your own livestock and dont go more than 50km from base just use a log book

Can u run on red?

 

[Gedd]

Can u run on red?

You can but avoid the dippers

 

[glasshouse]

You can but avoid the dippers

Are u allowed 6 miles or so if classed as agric?

 

[Gedd]

Are u allowed 6 miles or so if classed as agric?

You might as well pull a stock box with the tractor if only doing 6 miles dont no about running the lorry on red though

 

[JP1]

This thread is getting ridiculous as usual

There are regs and no farmers can’t just do as they like