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what license for a transit recovery?

  • 24-06-2009 1:38am
    #1
    johnjoesim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭


    Hi,
    Dont know if thi is the right category to put this question in but anyway, just wondering does anyone know if a regular b license covers you to drive a transit recovery "truck"? At the end of the day its not actualy a tuck, its just a transit van with the back cut down, also the conditions of the b license are that its a vehicile that holds less than 8 people and weighs under 3,500 kg, both of which are true for this. So would the b cover it or would you need a c? Any help apreciated, thanks


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  • #2
    bop1977
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    id say you might need an EB or an EC licence. the E is for towing.


  • #3
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    You need to check the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). If it's under 3500KG then you can drive it on a B licence.

    I'd say the vehicle itself will probably weigh close to 2000kg unladen. Stick one heavy car on the back and it's over 4000KG.

    I think the smaller recovery trucks (probably like the Transit) would be up to 7500kg so a C1 licence will cover those, but you have to be careful you don't overload them. Bigger trucks (MAN, Mercedes) will be in to "C" category licence territory.


  • #4
    johnjoesim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭johnjoesim


    Would you have to include how much it would weigh if there was something on it or would it just go on what it would weigh with nothing on it?


  • #5
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    johnjoesim wrote: »
    Would you have to include how much it would weigh if there was something on it or would it just go on what it would weigh with nothing on it?

    Gross Vehicle Weight is the maximum the vehicle can weigh when loaded up. If you are talking about a recovery truck, you have to take in to account the weight of everything that it may be carrying.

    It's highly unlikely you'll get a recovery truck with a GVW under 3.5Ton so you wouldn't be able to (legally) drive it on a B licence.

    Double check your licence, I know some of the older folk in the office gained C1 when they passed their B test. I have C1 on my UK licence from passing my B test.


  • #6
    beam99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭beam99


    A B licence will cover you for a transit recovery vehicle, I have asked many tow truck drivers, inc the aa that question , the transit is only designed to carry cars, it will not carry another transit on it, you could possible carry a transit connect on it, as long as its empty. Some of the transit tow trucks have a double rear wheel on them.


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  • #7
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    beam99 wrote: »
    A B licence will cover you for a transit recovery vehicle, I have asked many tow truck drivers, inc the aa that question , the transit is only designed to carry cars, it will not carry another transit on it, you could possible carry a transit connect on it, as long as its empty. Some of the transit tow trucks have a double rear wheel on them.

    The lightest Transit Chassis Cab has a kerb weight of 1680kg. Flat bed and hydraulics say 300kg (probably conservative estimate). Kerb weight of a Merc E200 is 1580kg so with one of those up you are overloaded.

    If any of these vehicles are 3.5Ton, you would have to be very choosy with what you collect.


  • #8
    johnjoesim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭johnjoesim


    You'd probably get away with it though would you? Might be a bit of a grey area when its only a transit recovery and not a fully fledged recovery truck ;)


  • #9
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    johnjoesim wrote: »
    You'd probably get away with it though would you? Might be a bit of a grey area when its only a transit recovery and not a fully fledged recovery truck ;)

    You'd probably get away with it unless something happened. I not sure, but I reckon overloading will invalidate your insurance and I wouldn't like to have to fork out to replace the truck and what I was carrying ;)


  • #10
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    johnjoesim wrote: »
    You'd probably get away with it though would you? Might be a bit of a grey area when its only a transit recovery and not a fully fledged recovery truck ;)

    nothing grey about it either the Transit and car its carrying weighs less than 3500kg or it doesn't ..... where's the grey area???????


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