bob Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Hiya, I'm 17 at the moment and taking driving lessons, hopefully putting in for my test soon. It used to be the law that anybody could drive any car under seven and a half tonnes after passing their driving test, but now it seems that there are loads of new laws, including not being allowed to pull a trailer with a maximum laden mass of over three quaters of a tonne without taking a test, or being allowed to drive a large van weighing over 3.5 tonnes without a C1 class liscence. I have had a look on the DVLA and DSA websites, but it is not very clearly explained, when I have passed my test will I have to take another test to drive a class C1 vehicle or will it be added to my liscence once I am 18? Cheers if anybody knows, I'm going to check with my driving instructor, but I haven't a lesson for a week and I'm a little confused. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel dan Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Does your road traffic Authority offer a book of road rules and regulations for leaners? Ours does and it's quite handy. Not that i have had to look at it for 14 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabie Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 anyone who got a licence after 1997 need a trailer licence to tow a large trailer (ie caravan) or a twin axle trailer ie average joe towing a small trailer is legal but you can't tow a caravan and you can't tow a car trailer (as they are almost all twin axle) its a complex area of law but getting a trailer licence is now on my too do list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Hi, you will have to take a test to drive anything over 3.5t if you pased after 1997[practical and theory] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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