Towing car transporters

[Daly]

Well lads had a big discussion tonight with some of the lads about this we're all very confused,

So i presume alot of ye tow your cars on twin axle transporters, by law are you required to drive a 4wd while its in tow? and what is the story with having a license to now tow car transporters? any trailer over 750kg you need a special license i heard? is it a test you take in driving or theory for this? Thanks for any replies fierce confused

[Dunnedriftin]

Well lads had a big discussion tonight with some of the lads about this we're all very confused,

So i presume alot of ye tow your cars on twin axle transporters, by law are you required to drive a 4wd while its in tow? and what is the story with having a license to now tow car transporters? any trailer over 750kg you need a special license i heard? is it a test you take in driving or theory for this? Thanks for any replies fierce confused

If you want to go by the book.

You must tow any trailer with more than 1 axel that exceeds 750kgs with a 4wd vechicle. Any load that exceeds 750kg's must have a twin axel.

If you have a full B license, pop into your local tax office fill out a provisional license form & tick the EB box & there you get a provisional EB license for towing a twin / tri axel trailer.

Then when you want to sit your test after 6 months of holding it, you must do it with a minimum of a twin axel trailer & a 4wd jeep which also must meet a certain amount of requirments pending on the year of it...

I forgot half the crap i was told after the provisional eb bit

[pole drift]

you need to have a 4x4 or a car thats longer than 4.2 meters, you need to have a EB licence and when your doin your test the trailer needs to have certain specs (cant use a flatbed, the likes of a horse box is needed) and you also need to be able to reverse around a bend, however you can decide yourself if you want to do a left or right hand bend.

[Daly]

I forgot half the crap i was told after the provisional eb bit

Thanks for reply, i think ill be doing the very same!

[Daly]

you need to have a 4x4 or a car thats longer than 4.2 meters, you need to have a EB licence and when your doin your test the trailer needs to have certain specs (cant use a flatbed, the likes of a horse box is needed) and you also need to be able to reverse around a bend, however you can decide yourself if you want to do a left or right hand bend.

I take it a van wouldnt be any use so unless longer than 4.2 metres? I must call into council offices tomorrow

[Dunnedriftin]

I take it a van wouldnt be any use so unless longer than 4.2 metres? I must call into council offices tomorrow

Well a van is able to tow it according to the chassi plate (rwd 2 tonne transit) I tow my skyine with a transit no bother but it says you must use a 4wd vechicle for your test. bit of a gray area if you ask me.......

But if the 4.2 metres thing is 100% correct well then a van should be legal to tow as a transit mwb is about 16 feet long which is 5 metres atleast

[gem-s13]

you need to use a 4x4 by law yes, and in order to get ur EB learner permit you need to have a full B and have to sit a theroy test first, personally i dont see the point in doing a theroy test just to get trailer licence to be able to tow 1750kg if you do a theroy test for a C (truck licence) and get ur C learner permit you are covered to tow a trailer up to 3500kg and have a truck licence!! it will cost a lil bit more(need to get a medicl) but would be alot more usefull in the long run

[Dunnedriftin]

you need to use a 4x4 by law yes, and in order to get ur EB learner permit you need to have a full B and have to sit a theroy test first, personally i dont see the point in doing a theroy test just to get trailer licence to be able to tow 1750kg if you do a theroy test for a C (truck licence) and get ur C learner permit you are covered to tow a trailer up to 3500kg and have a truck licence!! it will cost a lil bit more(need to get a medicl) but would be alot more usefull in the long run

Dont need to do a theroy test to obtain a provisional Eb license...

[gem-s13]

Dont need to do a theroy test to obtain a provisional Eb license...

since they changed it to a learner permit you do lad my oul one works in the tax office and im sick of ringing her asking her these questions for people

[Dunnedriftin]

since they changed it to a learner permit you do lad my oul one works in the tax office and im sick of ringing her asking her these questions for people

I only got mine 3 months ago & i got given it without sitting no theroy test or nothing... had a full b license and that was it

maby somebody made a cock up & gave it to me by mistake