EB licence

ubs69

Hello there ! How much is it to hire jeep and trailer for the test from some of the big testers in Dublin ?

Faith+1

Best to ring them OP. I'd say it's around €50ph

ubs69

I wish ! They want €240 to hire jeep and trailer for test !

Faith+1

ubs69 wrote: »

I wish ! They want €240 to hire jeep and trailer for test !

Oh sorry I thought you meant per hour. Yes to be honest that is quite normal a price. I paid 300 to rent a rigid truck for the test but it did include a 1 hour pre-test.

Bodacious

Can anyone recommend a company in Galway That would give me lesson and use of trailer for test ? Westside shopping centre is where I'm scheduled to do test

Grueller

Lads,
I did this test last nov/dec. If you have access to a jeep and a half decent box trailer use them. No need to allow yourself be robbed for the hire. I used a 12 x6 ifor williams cow box. Put 40 4" blocks in as far as I remember on a pallet to stop them sliding about. As far as lights go you only need tail, brake and indicators. Number plate, fogs and side markers are not needed. An L plate on front and back of jeep and one on the back of the trailer was my final piece of preparation. Cost a lot less than €240 and I did tbe test in a rig out I was used to piloting.

cantdecide

Do you reckon it would be tough to pass if you haven't much trailer experience? I can borrow my brother's car with a tow hitch and have access to a sizable twin axle trailer but I wonder what chance I'd have of passing the test in general.

How is the test conducted? Is it all reversing exercises and the like or is there a decent portion on open roads?

I don't really need the BE at this stage but I think it would be beneficial to get it now.

ubs69

The test is a joke ! You only have to reverse around one corner , you can choose Which side to do, the rest is like the car test using mirrors indicators etc , I thought I'd be doing a lot of reversing , but it was just pilling it around behind you and one reverse

Del2005

ubs69 wrote: »

The test is a joke !

As opposed to the standard B test where you rarely exceed 40km/h and never access a motorway.

Our whole testing and licencing system is a joke not just the BE test.

ubs69 wrote: »

You only have to reverse around one corner , you can choose Which side to do, the rest is like the car test using mirrors indicators etc , I thought I'd be doing a lot of reversing , but it was just pilling it around behind you and one reverse

They can tell with 1 reverse if the driver is competent or not as there is a limited amount of shunts allowed, I did CE so not sure how many if any are allowed for BE. Since most of the driving is done forwards then the test should cover the same.

Markiemarkso

cantdecide wrote: »

Do you reckon it would be tough to pass if you haven't much trailer experience? I can borrow my brother's car with a tow hitch and have access to a sizable twin axle trailer but I wonder what chance I'd have of passing the test in general.

How is the test conducted? Is it all reversing exercises and the like or is there a decent portion on open roads?

I don't really need the BE at this stage but I think it would be beneficial to get it now.

I did the test a few years ago, just drove around like a normal car test, obviously watch your mirrors a bit more. Was surprised i wasn't asked to reverse around a corner, but when we got back to test centre he asked me to do it there, except it wasn't a corner it was a yellow road marking on the ground in the test centre, put me right off as i was only used to reversing where you can you object such as walls, gates, kerbs etc to make judgements, as opposed to a completely flat area. The questions i was asked were ridiculous, eg, what do the following signs, mean, no entry, no overtaking instead of asking me about trailer safety, and weights.

ubs69

This is a rip off , this licence don't use that school that is where "airplanes land " "Just check there reviews , very sales and money orientated new jeep me arse it's 15 years old and still in mph 👹👹👹👹👹👹😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 rant over