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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:57 pm
by ltl
Hi all
Can i drive a 10 ton tipper on my car licence ,i passed my test before 1997 ,if anyone can help please .
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:05 pm
by dig dug dan
Nope. you need an hgv licence once you go over 7.5 tonnes
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:05 pm
by GB_Groundworks
It's split into different classes now,
But grandfather rights are soon to go everyone will gave to do a test for 7.5 ton if they haven't completed a more recent test for 3.5 ton and above
You'll need to do a test to get you upto the next stage after 7.5 ton which is 18 ton rigid
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:39 pm
by ltl
Thanks lads
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:35 pm
by msh paving
so are you saying Giles,if you have 7.5t on you liecence since you got it ,its being removed unless you take a test, where did you get this from MSH 
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:12 pm
by Dave_L
That's news to me.
Also don't forget your Driver CPC.......
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:33 pm
by GB_Groundworks
my dads just done a 5 days course for his, you dont loose all entitlement but you do loose towing ability gross train weight goes down to somewhere around 8500kg and yeah you need your cpc etc to keep driving for work etc
theres more to it ill get the infor of the course booklet
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:44 pm
by bobbi o
ltl wrote:Hi all
Can i drive a 10 ton tipper on my car licence ,i passed my test before 1997 ,if anyone can help please .
You Can if the vehicle is classed as engineering plant (road marking vehicles etc)