STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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Has anyone passed their B+E sections (i think thats right) of their license to enable them to tow a trailer on their car license.
Applies to anyone who passed after 1997 afaik 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I really need to do this...
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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my bro has doen it due to carrying alot of agriculture machinery around with his job on the back of his L200. what you want to know?
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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you dont actually need a license depending what you are driving and towing.
Dan A and me have looked into this, i have towed cars before and only had my license 5 years, picked my s3 up a few months back, aslong as you are towing with something heavier than you are pulling basically - no doubt dan will explain the job
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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its not quite that simple
quote:
Category B: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM and with up to eight passenger seats
Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, and the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM.
For example:
a vehicle with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a MAM of 2 tonnes coupled with a trailer with a MAM of 1.25 tonnes could be driven by the holder of a category B entitlement. This is because the MAM of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes and also the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle
Whereas
the same vehicle with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a MAM of 2 tonnes when coupled with a trailer with a MAM of 1.5 tonnes would fall within category B+E. This is because although the combined weight of the vehicle and trailer is within the 3.5 tonnes MAM limit, the MAM of the trailer is more than the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle
Vehicle manufacturers normally recommend a maximum weight of trailer appropriate to their vehicle. Details can usually be found in the vehicle's handbook or obtained from car dealerships. The size of the trailer recommended for an average family car with an unladen weight of around 1 tonne would be well within the new category B threshold.
But Im sure unless the plod are really bored they won't stop you and weigh your trailer!
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joey736
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Registered: 11th Mar 07
Location: hexham, near newcastle drives: Aurora XE
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ive got mine.
test is fairly easy tbh, reverse thru a chicane into a parking space, emergency stop, hitch on-hitch off etc.
plus a bit of town driving, well worth doing if you tow trailers regularly
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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how do you go about taking it? I can tow the boat trailers at work because they're 740kg; but i can't tow the boats which is a pain in the arse. I do all of the alunching/recovering out of Holyhead and towing/reversing and maneuvring (*sp) a 3.5t boat + 740kg Trailer with a Navara must be more difficult than what you'd have to do in a test.
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joey736
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Registered: 11th Mar 07
Location: hexham, near newcastle drives: Aurora XE
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i was put through by my employer so i dont know much about organising it, but most HGV driving centres should be able to it for you
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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some driving schools do it same way as any other test.
i have looked into it, but my mates brother done it on the mainland and he never mentioned the driving around the town part so was kinda hoping u only had to do manoveres etc in the car park in england
if it had of been like that i would have done it over at his place.
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williamsvts
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Registered: 11th Apr 06
Location: north east
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i didnt know about any of this and last year when i took my car to get mapped at streetracers in leicester, on my way back i got done for overtaking in the 3rd lane of the motorway while towing a trailer in a merc vito and when the summonce (sp) came in the post i was shitting it but i couldnt fine any info on towing before i went.
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richardworrall
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Registered: 20th Sep 05
Location: Derby
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its part of your driving test to know trailers cant go into the third lane, surely everyone knows that.
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