kermit_rr · Apr 21, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
It does have the odd advantage. Like on a November evening when it's sleeting down and you can't see a ****ing thing out the windscreen.

do you mean IT when you're in a nice warm office, looking out of the window knowing you've got a 30 min walk in the freezing rain?

Datatek · Apr 21, 2020

kermit_rr said:
have to say i dont fancy being in IT the rest of my life either

Very happy I got out of the business computer industry in 1990 and industrial micro controllers a decade later.
I enjoy building renovation which I have been doing since 2001

kermit_rr · Apr 21, 2020

having worked for myself and as an employee, i see the charm and pitfalls of both. I guess the state of the world after covid19 will have some say what direction i take next
pie in the sky scenario, always fancied getting back into a licensed setting again

Beneagles · Apr 21, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
It's actually getting harder and harder to find 7.5t drivers. Most of my generation and older got it automatically when they passed the car test. That changed in the early 90s. Nowadays no-one takes a 7.5 test, they go straight to class 2, why wouldn't you?

+1
The only reason for the C1/C1E categories is for the 18-20 age group, and for those that give up the C/CE due to age.

kermit_rr · Apr 21, 2020

There must be plenty of people doing local/smaller deliveries that don't want the hassle and expense

Dopey · Apr 21, 2020

I think you have to pass your 3.5 before the do your class2 I have a class 2 right now, (well I did) had it taken away due to health

kermit_rr · Apr 21, 2020

Dopey said:
I think you have to pass your 3.5 before the do your class2 I have a class 2 right now, (well I did) had it taken away due to health

yes you've got to work up one by one i think
so glad i got an old style license

Dopey · Apr 21, 2020

Yea I got grandfather rights on my 3.5 thats why they couldn't take it away, if I had to pass it like my C2 then they could have

Dopey · Apr 21, 2020

I have (yesterday been put on 80% so I am home now, lots of medical stuff in the cargo right now.

Tenebreaux · Apr 21, 2020

kermit_rr said:
yes you've got to work up one by one i think
so glad i got an old style license

Nope. You can go straight from a car to a class 1.

Grrrrrr · Apr 22, 2020

Rangemaster 71 said:
https://www.optac.info/uk/trailer-tacho-rules-exemptions/

And don't forget if you are over 3.5t and have tacho. YOU COME UNDER driving hours regulations

That's LGV though. As a private vehicle with a trailer, as long as it isn't the main part of his job then he should be exempt.

How would they find out is the only other point?

badfluffy · Apr 22, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
That's LGV though. As a private vehicle with a trailer, as long as it isn't the main part of his job then he should be exempt.

How would they find out is the only other point?

if the trailer is signed up vosa will do spot checks

wammers · Apr 22, 2020

You don't need a tacho. Forget about it.

Datatek · Apr 22, 2020

wammers said:
You don't need a tacho. Forget about it.

He does here in Europe if as he says the rig is used for business.

Hicap phill · Apr 22, 2020

Any thing for hire or reward you should have a tacho.
Horse box has 1 fitted. As I’m only moving my horse no need for tacho. Soon as someone gives me any money(even prize money) I should use it.
Once fitted it needs to calibrated even if it’s not been used.

there are plenty of people using pickups to trailer cars round the country. Bet most of these don’t use 1 but wait for a tug & ignorance does not help vosa go away

wammers · Apr 22, 2020

Datatek said:
He does here in Europe if as he says the rig is used for business.

Don't know about towing stuff but lads vans don't have tachos, his 7.5 tonners and HGVs do.

oakey · Apr 22, 2020

Reckon the biggest problem would be if there is an accident no matter whose fault, but when they enquire about driver hours etc, the fan gets switched on

pete12345 · Apr 22, 2020

He don't have tachos in vans yet but they will come

Grrrrrr · Apr 23, 2020

badfluffy said:
if the trailer is signed up vosa will do spot checks

What do you mean about the trailer being signed up? I've never registered a trailer?

wammers · Apr 23, 2020

pete12345 said:
He don't have tachos in vans yet but they will come

The vans only do local, apart from a trip to Amsterdam he did in one a while ago. But that was a very rare occurrence.

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