Any manual or automatic car, small vans, small pickups and mini buses with less than 8 seats I think.
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Same as bathtub tom.
Edited by mike hannon on 19/09/2009 at 16:01
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What! Even the '66 endorsement? ;>)
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Any PLG since 1965. Any bike since 1963.
HGV 1972 to 1987 then revoked due to dvla notifiable health problem.
No convictions...got a £2.00 parking fine aboiut 40 yrs back...TSG
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A, B, BE, B1, C1, C1E, D1, D1E, F, K, L, N, P.
I passed my test in 1966.
Clean Licence.
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I quite fancy a little job advertised that requires a C1 licence. It seems I qualify but I can't find anything that gives me a definitive answer.
As long as you passed your car test before the 1st Jan 1997 then you are entitled to drive a C1 category vehicle (7.5t)
As for my licence:
Car
Motorbike
LGV C+E
all full entitlement
Provisional entitlement for PSV.
No points at present.
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I've never taken a motorbike test, but for some bizarre reason i'm tempted.
Didn't do a bus test either and i wouldn't pass the present medical for that on sight requirements.
I keep the HGV through grandfather rights, 1 eye damaged when i was a lad....wanders off into delighful visions of Nurse Barker at Bishops Stortford childrens ward circa 1964/5, phew..;)
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>>Nurse Barker at Bishops Stortford childrens ward circa 1964/5
The nit-nurse, sensually running her fingers through your hair. My first erotic experience, as a twelve-year-old. I used to make sure I was the last to be examined just to heighten the anticipation.
Who're you calling a pervert?
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Not you, old chap. Same for me. Though the nick-name 'Nitty Nora The Bug Explorer' perhaps took the edge off...
Anyway, motoring! Erm, she drove a brown Allegro. Phew!
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pecuniary impeculiarity precludes
I'll have to remember that one! ;-)
As long as you passed your car test before the 1st Jan 1997 then you are entitled to drive a C1 category vehicle (7.5t)
Plus a trailer, as long as the combined MAM (Maximum Authorised Mass) does not exceed 8250kg, i.e. a 7.5t truck towing a maximum of 750kg only.
A well-known North-East based transporter of new caravans runs a fleet of (amongst other vehicles) Mercedes 7.5t beaver-tail trucks downrated to 6.5 tonnes - so they can load a motorhome or large caravan on the bed and still tow another caravan weighing up to 1.75 tonnes, on a "car" licence.
Also passing your test before that date confers the right to drive minibuses with up to 9 seats (including driver) for hire and reward, and up to 17 seats as long as you're not getting paid for it - for example a church, scout group or voluntary organisation minibus.
My licence (passed January 1990) covers me for manual and auto cars, light vans, 7.5t GVW vehicles, and the usual motley collection of road rollers, tracked vehicles, pedestrian controlled vehicles and lawnmowers. In my varied previous employments in plant hire, taxi driving and lorry driving I think I've tried all the categories at least once, with the possible exception of tanks.
I'm so glad I passed my test before 1997 as I have made a reasonable income over last decade both from towing trailers and driving 7.5t vehicles, neither of which I could do without an extra test were I a few years younger.
Edited by Dave_TD {P} on 20/09/2009 at 00:14
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pedestrian controlled vehicles
Eh?
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Eh?
A pedestrian-controlled vehicle is a powered vehicle where the operator walks with the vehicle, and does not ride on it - such as a small self-propelled walk-behind tarmac roller.
Edited by Dave_TD {P} on 20/09/2009 at 00:40
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Ahhh, right. It all becomes clear. Which is a miracle, considering the amount of Old Dirrigible that I have consumed this evening... :-)
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I remember from my old driving licence back in 1967 lots of stuff about Heavy motor car, Light motor car, tracked vehicle steered by its tracks, tracked vehicle not steered by its tracks, road roller.
I don't know whether any of it is still valid.
I remember pedestrian controlled electric dustcarts. The "driver" walked in front holding a steering handle with a throttle trigger.
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I remember pedestrian controlled electric dustcarts. The "driver" walked in front holding a steering handle with a throttle trigger.
Royal Mail still use something similar for town centre rounds.
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Here's a question.
My campervan has seats (and lap belts) for 8 people. I have never carried more than three people at a time, but could take another five.
I'm okay, because my license includes D1. But what about others who got their license later? Does my van count as a minibus for these purposes?
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Note to the OP; it is highly likely that you will need to acquire a digital tachograph card for that job. Furthermore it comes within the scope of the "Driver CPC", another bit of well-meaning governmental nonsense which claims to be able to maker better drivers of all holders of vocational licences.
I will not even attempt to explain what the "Driver CPC" entails, but in essence it's formal classroom training leading to a qualification, without which HGV drivers will not be able to practise their trade.
As for me, car, motorcycle, Lgv C . Three points for speeding last year. Was a darn fool in the past but have since mellowed!
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Car & bus manual & auto & Class 1 HGV & motorcycle.too many letters on the licence might make a typo. No points at the mo.
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Cheers, Harleyman. I've already got my digital tacho card and as I'm an exisitng licence holder, I don't need to worry about CPC (which I believe is just another Government box-ticking exercise and a total waste of time) until 2012, IIRC.
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My campervan has seats (and lap belts) for 8 people. what about others who got their license later? Does my van count as a minibus for these purposes?
You're fine NW. A vehicle with up to 9 seats counts as a "car" for most purposes, that's why the ferry websites give a price for a "car with up to 9 occupants". As I said above, the only distinction comes with minibuses of between 10-17 seats, where a "standard" licence holder could only drive one if they were not earning a living doing so.
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A well-known North-East based transporter of new caravans runs a fleet of (amongst other vehicles) Mercedes 7.5t beaver-tail trucks downrated to 6.5 tonnes - so they can load a motorhome or large caravan on the bed and still tow another caravan weighing up to 1.75 tonnes on a "car" licence.
Just looking into this at work and a C1 limits you to a 750kg trailer, regardless of weight of lorry.
B limit you to a 3500kg vehicle so they cannot use that.
So to do this they need a full C + E License
Also passing your test before that date confers the right to drive minibuses with up to 9 seats (including driver) for hire and reward and up to 17 seats as long as you're not getting paid for it - for example a church scout group or voluntary organisation minibus.
Surely not for hire or reward - do you have note 101?
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