I have a a pre 97 licence and also a class C driving licence, the question is can i drive a 7.5 ton truck with a trailer of 2 tons.. ?

I am looking at taking my Class 1 soon but just want to clear up the grey area i have.

Thanks
Mac.

Mr DVLA says (C1E mind you not just C1)

If you passed your car test before 1 January 1997
you will normally keep your existing entitlements
to drive a vehicle with a trailer, with a combined
weight of 8.25 tonnes (showing on your licence
as C1E (107)) until your licence runs out at age
70.


This means 8.25 - 7.5 = 750kg only, allowed for the trailer.

Then it says:

If you have subcategory C1E (107) on your driving
licence and wish to drive a vehicle and trailer with
a combined weight of up to 12 tonnes you can
apply for provisional subcategory C1+E in order to
take the test. You do not need to get subcategory
C1 first, but you have to meet higher medical
standards and pass both the category C theory
test and the subcategory C1+E practical test.

So, the way i read it, it's saying you have to take the extra test and meet the higher level medical criteria to get the "+" in the C1+E as opposed to the C1E...

C1E = 8.5 Tonnes combined weight
C1+E = 12 Tonnes combined weight

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[Edited on 2/8/11 by Litemoth]