7.5 Ton Licence

[Fulch]

Do you need an extra licence to drive 7.5 ton trucks?

IIRC your license once passed only allows cars or something.

Lost my wallet so I cant see what the back on mine says tho :(

[nicole_]

yeh you do,
can drive lorrys up to 3.5tonne on a car license :y:
will you be able to reach the peddles :p ijoke!

[Viper]

definitely need another licence :y:

[Jordysport]

have to be 21 aswell, i am doing my trailer license in a week or so, and wanted to do HGV immediatly after but found out needed to be 21 :( :(

[Mochachino]

You dont have to be 21 for 7.5 tonne?

[Viper]

im pretty sure you do Mr Db

[Mochachino]

Jus been reading this.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_10013074

Because EC regulations limit drivers aged under 21 years to driving vehicles or combinations which weigh no more than 7.5 tonnes MAM, drivers under the age of 21 are not allowed to drive subcategory C1+E vehicles up to 12 tonnes MAM. But 18 year old drivers are allowed to take a test for subcategory C1+E which will allow trailers in excess of 750kgs MAM to be towed. Entitlement is limited to a combination weight of 7.5 tonnes MAM until the driver reaches 21 years, at which time the balance of 12 tonnes MAM entitlement automatically becomes effective.

:S :S whatever that means lol

My mates 18/9 and doing some sort of test for 7.5 tonne and got a lorry sorted out for him, must be some way of it?

[Jordysport]

yeah so you do the trailer license then 7.5 ton license but the latter only becomes effective when you turn 21.

[MiniGibbo]

If you want to drive 7.5ton you might as well go for the 10ton rigid body licence. Its only articulated lorrys licence's that cost mega bucks iirc.

Im looking at upgrade my lienece towards the end of the year so i can get a bigger beaver tail to carry my car to tracks.

[harrytool]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_4022547
just found this
if i read it correctly its 21 or 18 if you take a test?

[Phils_VTR]

Trailer licence? If you passed your driving test before september 2009 you are allowed to drive with a trailer.

7.5 ton + You must be aged 21 +

At 18 you can do the 3.5 ton test, but if you passed your test years ago you will be able to drive them anyway. Not sure what year they stopped it but I know that people my parents age can drive them on their car licence but I can't.

[Sparky26]

with the new licence you have to take a test to do anything other than drive a car!! my grandad has so many things he can drive on his licence and he never took a test for them lol

[Fulch]

yeh you do,
can drive lorrys up to 3.5tonne on a car license :y:
will you be able to reach the peddles :p ijoke!

Oi watch your mouth yer :p

Thanks guys :y:

[Bickerton]

Can still drive a 7.5ton on your normal license depending upon when it was issued to you i believe

[MiniGibbo]

Can still drive a 7.5ton on your normal license depending upon when it was issued to you i believe

I passed in 05 or 06 and i can only drive upto 3.5ton.

My old man passed years ago obviously and can drive anything upto 7.5ton unless its a tracked vehicle, think it was maybe 15 years ago it changed my sister whos ten years older than me can only drive 3.5 ton too?

[Bickerton]

Yeah, didn't say it was a recent thing, i passed in 1997 and cannot drive a 7.5T but it was only a year or so earlier they changed it

[stuart-h]

when i done my car test in 1999 all i had on my licence was a normal car licence up to 3.5 ton.
I can drive up to 44 ton on my truck licence!! :)

7.5 ton (C1) 18 year old
C1+E, C, C+E 21 year old.

Hope that helps :)

[stuart-h]

Do you need an extra licence to drive 7.5 ton trucks?



in a word. Yes.
plus there the theory test +a hazzard thing + you have to do a cpc course on top of that!

[sparky771]

unless you passed before 1997 then you can drive up to 7.5 tonne ;) and you only need to be 18 to pass a Class 1 test they lowered it recently.

21 for anythin bigger that Class 1 it 21 ;) iirc

My mates license is full the only thing that he cant do is fly a helicopter or plane and hes only 23.

[thenice]

If you're ravin' old (like me!) you can drive up to 7.5 ton on the car license......;)

[jonezy]

i just done my Cat c, going to do C+E later this year,

join the forces and get them to pay for it. and you can do it all at 17

[Fulch]

i just done my Cat c, going to do C+E later this year,

join the forces and get them to pay for it. and you can do it all at 17

I'm 23 so tbh I ain't gonna join the forces but I have been out of work for 1 week and I have always said if I'm out of work for more then 1 month then I would.

[saxo-parts]

glad i'm old enough to have 7.5 ton rating on my license, handy really seeing as that was the first thing i drove at 14! (private land)

[enthrone]

mate in the army has all his licenses at 19.

guess thats one advantage of being in the army.