blakep82
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| posted on 17/12/07 at 11:38 PM |
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7.5 ton license
whats involved in getting one?
i'm diabetic  always wanted my lorry license, but that ain't gonna happen now...
i beleive i can still get a 7.5 ton license though. whats involved.
i'm wondering since, if you got a car license before 1997 or something, you automatically got a 7.5t entitlement on it. surely there's not
too much involved in getting one after that though?
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higgsti
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| posted on 17/12/07 at 11:47 PM |
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/index.htm
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/12/07 at 11:51 PM |
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I wouldn't recommend any driving enthusiast to become a commercial driver if they simply like driving. It was one of the main reasons I did
three years of driving city busses, going from a good paying office job to earning peanuts.
Working 40 hours a week behind the wheel put me right off driving so much so that none of my cars got a look at & and even now I can't face
a long journey, a 1000 miles in one day my Falcon or buggy for no reason at all use to be the norm. I spoke to other drivers who also felt the
same.
So if you want to wreck you driving pleasure turn your hobby into your work.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/12/07 at 11:59 PM |
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^i just want the license. handy thing to have though. i know at some time in my life, i'm going to want to use something bigger than a 3.5 ton
van. eg, rather than arsing about with a trailer (which i currently don't think i can drive anyway) to move a car about, i could put it in a 7.5
ton lorry, as well as any other stuff that might need to be moved with it. you get the idea... maybe few times that would happen.
basically, i just want the license. I'd love an artic license, but thats never going to happen 7.5 will be the biggest i can get.
higgsti, thanks for the link. i can never understand any of it though. tried reading it loads of times
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Wadders
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 12:06 AM |
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was going to reply that you can drive up to 7.5 tonne on a car licence, then read your post properly, and remembered i'm an old git
Al.
[Edited on 18/12/07 by Wadders]
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 12:13 AM |
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Class C1 = MAM up to 7.5 ton
Class C = MAM of over 7.5 ton
If you havent got the entitlement now to drive Class C1, ie, licence obtained post 97 then you will have to do exactly the same test as i did last
week to get my LGV class C licence so you may as well do that if you are over 21. This does however require a medical form completed by a doctor
before you can get the provisional entitlement added.
Firstly you would need to obtain the relevant forms and have a doctor complete a medical for you. This is then sent off to the DVLA who will add the
provissional entitlement. Once you have your new licence you can do the Theory / hazard perception tests. I got the official DSA book which contains
every single question that can come up - around 1200 of them!! Its not particularly hard though to be honest - mulitple choice with 75 mins to score
51 or more of the 60 questions (i got 60/60 in 12 mins and out of them around 50 were so obvious i would say most on here would pass without
additional revision!!). Pass this and you get certified  and can then take your test after going on a course.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_4022526
I'd suggest you have a search on Yell for a local "LGV driver training" company and speak to them about your diabetes as they should
have more info. This questionairre may help anyway.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/MedicalRulesForDrivers/DG_10012708
Gotta be honest though - it does sound like you may be stuck with 3.5 ton due to the medical requirements / cost. Bank on £1000 to get the
licence!!
[Edited on 18/12/07 by Paul TigerB6]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 12:20 AM |
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your right there, it ain't cheap 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 12:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
your right there, it ain't cheap
Tell me about it!! So far i have spent £990 on the theoretical tests, medical, training and Class C test. I have today booked the Class C1+E which is
£750 plus £89 for the test. Add in the travelling costs and I am down £1900 from my kitcar fund to get this licence I need - and thats assuming I pass
1st time on the next test too!! Hell of an incentive when a retest will cost me around £200 for the truck and test
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 10:04 AM |
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anyone know how much to bank on passing the trailer test I need. I am also a little wet behind the ears and so can't use a trailer!!
anyone passed this test?
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Danozeman
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 10:34 AM |
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I did my 7.5 tonne a few years ago. Its a piece of wee if you can drive but its not cheap. The PO paid for mine. Think it was 1800 quid for a weeks
course with test at the end. I had flu when i did it and the instructor ended up with it. Passed with 1 minor.
[Edited on 18/12/07 by Danozeman]
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 11:37 AM |
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christ! same test as a ridgid body lorry?! one disapointment after another for me...
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 11:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
christ! same test as a ridgid body lorry?! one disapointment after another for me...
'Fraid so mate!!
"7.5 Tonne Licence Acquisition
Are you driving without a licence?
Due to a change in the law from the 1st January 1997, new holders of a Class B / Car Licence are no longer qualified to drive medium sized lorries
ranging form 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes. They now must hold a licence C1. In order to obtain this licence, the candidate must pass a medical, a C1 theory and
practical driving test and be over the age of eighteen"
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 11:55 AM |
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nah, biggest i've drive is a LWB hitop transit. like i say, would have been handy to have to move the truck around if i needed to take it
anywhere, rather than arsing about with trailers and stuff. hire a 7.5 ton lorry from mitchells hire (as they have them near me) and job done. truck
in the back along with anything else i need
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Danozeman
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 03:57 PM |
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quote:
biggest i've drive is a LWB hitop transit.
Beware Some LWB vans can be over the limit aswell.. EG some bigger sprinters and iveco dailys. Some lutons will whip you over the limit aswell when
theyr loaded when they claim theyr below 3.5.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 04:26 PM |
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^hired ones though. the hire co would have checked i was ok (or is that 'should have checked'?)
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