Towing a trailer & its weight

Hi all,

Yes I know there is mucho on this site about total towing weight of 3.5 tonnes and you may need a tacho unless its for either private use or a commercial trip under 50KM radius from work.

My question is: I'm interested in purchasing an Ifor Williams BV126 (7' internal height) weight unladed 1130KG and was just about to do the deal when I was informed that I would need a light commercial vehicle licence to tow it.

Unless I'm reading wrong I need the licence because the trailer weighs more than 1020KG. Is this correct?

I think I can get around the tacho issue, because 1, Driving is not my main job, 2, if I use the landy and trailer for 50KM max deliveries (I manufacture fitted furniture) the MGW is around 5 tonne, and the limit is 7.5 tonne

But what is this licence, do I need it, and if so what does it cost and what does it entail in relation to renewal etc?

Any help much appreciated.

get a tractor then you can tow as much as you want without any extra licence. rediculous laws, sory dont know nout about towing rules.

dvla website will tell yer everything yer need to know.

The most important factor is when did you pass your test if it was before the 750kg limit came into force in July 97? then you can tow upto 3.5tonnes behind a vehicle with a the maximum combined weight is 8.25tonnes. so a 7.5tonne vehicle can only tow a 750kg trailer. But as Hughesy said check out the DVLA & VOSA websites.

i wonder if he meant operators licence...????

their is something about that weight ( 1020kg ) that rings a bell ... but i cant remember what it is ....

is that the unladen weight of the trailer ???? and can you contact the bloke and ask him what he meant ??

lrb2 said:

i wonder if he meant operators licence...????

their is something about that weight ( 1020kg ) that rings a bell ... but i cant remember what it is ....

is that the unladen weight of the trailer ???? and can you contact the bloke and ask him what he meant ??

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Yeah he may have mean't a operators licence, the problem is he's on holiday until the 10th August in S Africa and I can't reach him to be sure.

Passed my test in 86 so not restricted by the 97 laws in that relation on towing normal loads