do I need CPC?

[bazw]

Hi all, I am starting up a Business transporting cars on a trailer towed by my van (350L mk 7 )

will I need a CPC for this or does the tranny 350L come under BE on the licence?

licence passed back in the stone age (1975)

[blue estate]

Very grey area , your own use and cars no
Do you have or need O licence ?
Have you got your digi card ?
And where's ROD of god when you need him !

[bazw]

used cars for customers not recovery
no idea what an O licence is will look it up
digi card on way

and also agree wheres Rod when you need him lol

[bazw]

opperators licence , hum may need to do this.

[blue estate]

One word of advise don't mess with DVSA (driver and vehicle standards agency ) But speak to them or go on their web site , don't listen to pub know it alls

[(ROG)]

Hi all, I am starting up a Business transporting cars on a trailer towed by my van (350L mk 7 )

will I need a CPC for this or does the tranny 350L come under BE on the licence?

licence passed back in the stone age (1975)

Are you referring to the driver cpc or the O licence operator cpc

If driver cpc then NO because the VEHICLE (ignore trailer) is not more than 3500 kg GVW

The licence needed will be B+E assuming the trailer is over 750 kg plated MAM but you have that

It will also come under full EU tacho regs as the total plated MAM/GVW will be over 3500kg

O licence = not my greatest field of knowledge but I suspect it will need one = https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicl ... r/overview

What is the GVW GTW and towing capacity for your vehicle

[blue estate]

Like the shop keeper in Mr Ben "and if by magic he appears "
Thanx for shedding some light on it

[bazw]

Bummer, looks like i need to find £700 and quick.
Please check the back of your sofas and send to thisbumneedssomemoney.com


will post weights later but 6000 kg is max iirc

oh and Im guessing this will mean it will need a Ministry test now

[dazcapri]

If you're being paid you'll need a O licence and a tacho this is aimed at horsebox's but there'll be some useful info in this link
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... owners.pdf

[bazw]

figures on my van plate are
3500
6000
1750
2250


tanks for the link Daz, very helpfull

[(ROG)]

figures on my van plate are
3500
6000
1750
2250


tanks for the link Daz, very helpfull

2500 towing capacity is likely

That means you will not have any weight probs towing one car on a car transporter trailer

[bazw]

agree Rog the problem is finding the money to cover the op CPC and getting an Op licence to work out of my home which I rent

[Guy88]

you need a permanent transport base for O licence

[bazw]

Oh joy it gets better lol

[Van Winkle]

Bazw, I have a couple of mates who run there own trucks but work from other haulage company yards who let them use their yard as a base to park up etc .
Have you any friendly haulage companies near you that would let you do that ? they may even give you some work moving odd pallet or two where it is not cost effective to send a large truck,................just a thought