03-10-2016, 03:01 PM
I'm with Dum Dum on this.
Makes bugger all difference what the trailer actually weighs, its what it's plated to carry.
Having done my B+E I asked the VOSA examinar all the questions about this answers a basically an echo of what Dum Dum has said.
With our Ifor williams, its plated to 3500kg, our truck (Ford Ranger) only plated to carry 3000kg (iirc from the chassis plate)
So the truck's over weight as it's not to carry 3500kg when that trailer is hitched up to it regardless of it being empty or not.
Apparently thats a very grey area but VOSA have been known to pull for it.
My 2p on the matter. S'all total bollocks though. Friend of mine is 18 working for a local farm contractor's and drives a Fendt 720 and pulls a twin deck stock trailer to market. Weighed in at 40 Ton the other day. He doesn't have a B+E, just a tractor licence from 16 then recently his car licence. Go Figure.
Makes bugger all difference what the trailer actually weighs, its what it's plated to carry.
Having done my B+E I asked the VOSA examinar all the questions about this answers a basically an echo of what Dum Dum has said.
With our Ifor williams, its plated to 3500kg, our truck (Ford Ranger) only plated to carry 3000kg (iirc from the chassis plate)
So the truck's over weight as it's not to carry 3500kg when that trailer is hitched up to it regardless of it being empty or not.
Apparently thats a very grey area but VOSA have been known to pull for it.
My 2p on the matter. S'all total bollocks though. Friend of mine is 18 working for a local farm contractor's and drives a Fendt 720 and pulls a twin deck stock trailer to market. Weighed in at 40 Ton the other day. He doesn't have a B+E, just a tractor licence from 16 then recently his car licence. Go Figure.