Tractor Licence? (Cat. W)

Hurlerlawd

Just wanna find out, if your sixteen and you passed your theory test and have the the tractor licence, or category w, are you entitled to draw a trailer as well, specifically the 20 foot or so redrock silage trailers. From reading the over complicated imho brief on the different license categories on ndls i think not, but just want to clarify.

discodaveirl

Yeah, once you have the w your covered to draw a trailer with a category w vehicle.

stock>

Do Not FORGET To Have Your "L" plate displayed.....................

emaherx

Also if tractor is fitted with a passenger seat then you need a qualified driver with you. Which is the case in most modern tractors hauling silage.

4odh4n

you could find getting insurance cover will be a bigger issue with only the w licence, when i got my licence at 16 the contractor I was hoping to work with could not get me insured on his policy until I had the full (car) licence. if I had been a relation of his (eg son, etc) he could have put me down as a named driver, but alas I had to wait until the next summer before I got on the road with grass.
This was all 10+ years ago tho!, but cant imagine it has got any easier since (although he did get me a letter to speed up the driving test application process as you had to wait forever for the test back then!)

9935452

4odh4n wrote: »

you could find getting insurance cover will be a bigger issue with only the w licence, when i got my licence at 16 the contractor I was hoping to work with could not get me insured on his policy until I had the full (car) licence. if I had been a relation of his (eg son, etc) he could have put me down as a named driver, but alas I had to wait until the next summer before I got on the road with grass.
This was all 10+ years ago tho!, but cant imagine it has got any easier since (although he did get me a letter to speed up the driving test application process as you had to wait forever for the test back then!)

Iv never heard of that before. Anything ive driven farmer or contractor machines are open drive once you have the W license . Ive never seen an age restriction on this or a license restriction .

Wishbone Ash

9935452 wrote: »

Iv never heard of that before. Anything ive driven farmer or contractor machines are open drive once you have the W license . Ive never seen an age restriction on this or a license restriction .

I presume 4odh4n is referring to a W learner permit as very few people do a W test (most getting the W licence by default with the B licence). Generally 'open' insurance only covers drivers with a full driving licence.

Wishbone Ash

stock> wrote: »

Do Not FORGET To Have Your "L" plate displayed.....................

There is no requirement for a driver on a learner permit to display L plates on a 'works' vehicle.

White Clover

There is no driving test to be completed for a W license. One could go all their lives without completing a driving test once that person isn't driving any other class of vehicle other then a works vehicle.

Silvera

White Clover wrote: »

There is no driving test to be completed for a W license. One could go all their lives without completing a driving test once that person isn't driving any other class of vehicle other then a works vehicle.

So they drive forever on a W permit??
Or get a free full W licence??

Wishbone Ash

White Clover wrote: »

There is no driving test to be completed for a W license. One could go all their lives without completing a driving test once that person isn't driving any other class of vehicle other then a works vehicle.

There certainly used to be a test and after checking the RSA site a W test is advertised as costing €85 and it also contains this quote about the 6 month rule which mentions works vehicles.

To do the test, you must have held a valid learner permit for at least six months on the day of the test for cars, motorcyclists and works vehicles

9935452

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I presume 4odh4n is referring to a W learner permit as very few people do a W test (most getting the W licence by default with the B licence). Generally 'open' insurance only covers drivers with a full driving licence.

I think open insurance on a tractor is different though
All tractors at home are open drive over 16 with a learner permit .
I drive for 3 different contracors 15 years ago on a provisional.
The contractor i drive for at the moment , its open drive on a lerner permit

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

There is no requirement for a driver on a learner permit to display L plates on a 'works' vehicle.

Funily enough there is a requirement to put up a n plate when you get the full license
http://www.farmersjournal.ie/n-plates-needed-for-tractor-drivers-219586

White Clover wrote: »

There is no driving test to be completed for a W license. One could go all their lives without completing a driving test once that person isn't driving any other class of vehicle other then a works vehicle.

You can do a driving test for this but you get it free with the car license so noone does it