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What licence and insurance do I need to operate a petrol engine wheelbarrow across a public road?
I have a pedestrian controlled, petrol engine, two wheeled, wheelbarrow. It cannot be ridden on and I wish to move a quantity of topsoil across a 'public', residential road. Please advise on road tax, driving licence, compulsory insurance and any other essentials to avoid problems with police/DVLA.
Asked on 6 February 2017 by A P Sibbons
Answered by
Honest John
A category K driving licence is required to drive a mowing machine or vehicle, which is controlled by a pedestrian. A person must be at least 16 years old before they can hold a category K driving licence. You will inevitably have this as well as a Cat F Tractor licence.
This is from: www.gov.uk/guidance/agricultural-vehicle-licences-...l
Tractors
A tractor qualifies as an excepted vehicle if it is designed and constructed primarily for off-road use. *** An excepted tractor can be used on a public road solely for:
agriculture, horticulture or forestry work ***
cutting verges bordering public roads
cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads
Light agricultural vehicles
For a vehicle to qualify as a light agricultural vehicle, it must:
have a revenue weight not exceeding 1,000 kilograms
be designed and constructed so as to seat only the driver
be designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads ***
be used solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry
The revenue weight of a vehicle is either the maximum weight of the vehicle or the design weight as defined in section 60A of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act.
Quad bikes and similar single-seater machines used for agricultural, horticultural or forestry work are classed as light agricultural vehicles.
Agricultural material handlers
For a vehicle to qualify as an agricultural material handler, it must be designed to lift goods or burden. It must also be designed and constructed primarily for off-road use. ***
This category is restricted to material handlers used on public roads solely for:
agricultural, horticultural or forestry work
cutting verges bordering public roads
cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads
This is from: www.gov.uk/guidance/agricultural-vehicle-licences-...l
Tractors
A tractor qualifies as an excepted vehicle if it is designed and constructed primarily for off-road use. *** An excepted tractor can be used on a public road solely for:
agriculture, horticulture or forestry work ***
cutting verges bordering public roads
cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads
Light agricultural vehicles
For a vehicle to qualify as a light agricultural vehicle, it must:
have a revenue weight not exceeding 1,000 kilograms
be designed and constructed so as to seat only the driver
be designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads ***
be used solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry
The revenue weight of a vehicle is either the maximum weight of the vehicle or the design weight as defined in section 60A of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act.
Quad bikes and similar single-seater machines used for agricultural, horticultural or forestry work are classed as light agricultural vehicles.
Agricultural material handlers
For a vehicle to qualify as an agricultural material handler, it must be designed to lift goods or burden. It must also be designed and constructed primarily for off-road use. ***
This category is restricted to material handlers used on public roads solely for:
agricultural, horticultural or forestry work
cutting verges bordering public roads
cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads
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