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Offline JumboBeef

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How many of us are old enough......
« on: January 01, 2009, 14:09:33 »
......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).

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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2009, 14:34:36 »
I am, passed bike and car test in 1989 :dance:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2009, 15:08:55 »
Me also. I am one of only three people on my shift at work who can drive the Public Order van. Even the shift skipper can't do it! Its a farce! :roll:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2009, 16:12:24 »
and me passed in 1979 :shock:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2009, 17:05:06 »
not me :( 2003 :(

determined to get me hgv this year!

find it very funny, the trucking industry is saying it needs more drivers, yet the ones they have got (like gtomo) are having their hours cut cos there isnt enough work????
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2009, 17:14:19 »
passed 1989 , also have hgv class C and Bike
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2009, 17:28:08 »
i passed my test 6 months before they brought the new laws in :dance:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2009, 17:55:46 »
me too  I passed in 1988  mind you Ive got my C   C+E    D  and D+E  aswell 
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2009, 18:39:53 »
passed mine 1/12/93  Got B, C1, D1, B+E, C1+E, & D1+E.
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2009, 18:45:41 »
Yep, passed mine in Feb 1980. First time after 12 lessons which I think cost about £3 per hour back then - but then again my memory worked better back then as well.
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2009, 21:15:06 »
Quote from: JumboBeef on January 01, 2009, 14:09:33
......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).

I am!

Yep.

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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2009, 21:19:46 »
Quote from: BadgersRover on January 01, 2009, 17:05:06
not me :( 2003 :(

determined to get me hgv this year!

find it very funny, the trucking industry is saying it needs more drivers, yet the ones they have got (like gtomo) are having their hours cut cos there isnt enough work????

Me neither.

What annoys me is that there are large numbers of people who passed their tests before the cut-off and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a trailer, yet I'm not allowed to tow over 750kg!
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2009, 21:23:41 »
Had my car license since 1990 and class one since 1993 before it went silly!!!! and you had to do class 3 first etc....   :dance: :dance:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2009, 21:37:33 »
Ive got C1 + C1E and D1 + D1E  :D Off to buy a 7.5 tonne truck now!  :dance:

This is a good site to find out what the classes are (only because I didn't know what fklnp were!).  :doh:
http://www.licencecheck.co.uk/category_codes.php
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2009, 21:50:38 »
i passed in 86 i think . old type liscence . just moved house so got to apply for a passport type . will i still keep the same classes  ?. alan,,,,
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2009, 22:04:58 »
i pased in 1981

god i feel old!
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2009, 22:11:30 »
Yup at 347 years of age can drive bigger vans etc..

Not sure about White Half Tracks or King tigers but we'll cross that bridge when it arrives.... :dance: :afro:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2009, 22:28:48 »
i passed 1994 ive added psv(auto), rear tipping dumper 50tonne and under, and got a city and guild conter balance fork lift liscence and a in house reach fork lift lisence.
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2009, 00:14:38 »
Think it 1984 I passed , my list,     B, BE, C, CE, C1E, D, DE, D1E, f, k, l, n, p.
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2009, 03:25:10 »
Me!

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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2009, 09:45:12 »
1990..
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2009, 10:02:41 »
Car 86 Bike 90  ;)
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2009, 10:46:04 »
Quote from: bilge rat on January 01, 2009, 21:50:38
i passed in 86 i think . old type liscence . just moved house so got to apply for a passport type . will i still keep the same classes  ?. alan,,,,

Yes, you will keep the same classes - but I've had friends who have sent their licences off for change of address etc, and when the new one came back, the 'useful' categories (D1 etc) were missing...........and they had a right job convincing DVLA that they were entitled to them. Best advice I've heard is to take a photocopy of your existing bit of paper before you send it away.
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2009, 11:04:45 »
Quote from: Jimbo on January 02, 2009, 10:46:04
Quote from: bilge rat on January 01, 2009, 21:50:38
i passed in 86 i think . old type liscence . just moved house so got to apply for a passport type . will i still keep the same classes  ?. alan,,,,

Yes, you will keep the same classes - but I've had friends who have sent their licences off for change of address etc, and when the new one came back, the 'useful' categories (D1 etc) were missing...........and they had a right job convincing DVLA that they were entitled to them. Best advice I've heard is to take a photocopy of your existing bit of paper before you send it away.


This is true, make sure you have a copy so you can prove your entitlements as lots of people lost theirs a while ago and DVLA claimed they had no records of it.
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2009, 11:56:26 »
Passed 16 December 1987  :shock:

Have B, C1, D1, B+E, C1E, D1E, F K L N P

Still have the original licence, looks like a pair of Gandies underpants held together with sticky tape now  :lol:

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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2009, 14:23:49 »
I must be the oldest one here it seems.

Passed mine in '71

God i feel old   :sad:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2009, 16:07:31 »
passed my bike in september 1982, car in february 1985, but i bet i'd never pass now, with this new system :lol:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2009, 16:12:50 »
I passed as well b4 they bought out the new laws and i pretty sure i wouldnt pass if i had to do my test again now.......
i seem to have picked up so many bad habits......... :oops:
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
« Reply #28 on: January 02, 2009, 16:26:29 »
Passed my test in 1989
Got my C+E & D+E too
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Re: How many of us are old enough......
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