daz6215 wrote:You can drive upto 7.5t on a cat B licence if issued before 1st Jan 97, you may also add a trailer upto 750kg, after that date it is 3.5t on a cat B licence, once above 3.5t it is now cat C1 and an extra test including medical, theory and initial driver cpc is required in certain circumstances, once above 7.5t cat C then applies and again a medical, theory and initial driver cpc may be a requirement. Ultimately it's the driver responsibility to ensure that they comply with licencing and of course weight limits, it is their licence that may be lost if they dont!
Just to add, if the vehicle is plated to 7.5t then that must not be exceeded no matter which licence you hold!
Angus wrote:Now I always assumed that this was a licensing issue and if you had a heavy lorry you needed an HGV licence
ROG wrote:Any vehicle over 3.5 tonnes has always been above a cat B licence no matter when it was obtained so no-one has ever been allowed to drive a 7.5 tonnes truck on a cat B licence
ROG wrote:Current B licence holders can also tow trailers over 750 kgs MAM but certain rules must be adhered to
ROG wrote:Pre 97 licence holders also have C1+E which entitles them to tow a 750 kg trailer with a 7.5 or tow to a maximum MAM of 8.25 tonnes which can mean a 5 tonne MAM C1 towing a 3.25 tonne MAM trailer
ROG wrote:Those who passed cat B before 1997 had other free categories added which now require additional tests to obtain them
ROG wrote:daz6215 wrote: I should have been clearer in my wording
Which is why I wrote what I did
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