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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: JumboBeef on January 01, 2009, 14:09:33
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......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).
I am!
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I am, passed bike and car test in 1989 :dance:
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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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and me passed in 1979 :shock:
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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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passed 1989 , also have hgv class C and Bike
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i passed my test 6 months before they brought the new laws in :dance:
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me too I passed in 1988 mind you Ive got my C C+E D and D+E aswell
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passed mine 1/12/93 Got B, C1, D1, B+E, C1+E, & D1+E.
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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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......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).
I am!
Yep.
Pased on Thursday 31st March 1983
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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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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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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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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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i pased in 1981
god i feel old!
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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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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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Think it 1984 I passed , my list, B, BE, C, CE, C1E, D, DE, D1E, f, k, l, n, p.
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Me!
Apparently I'm allowed to instruct it too :-.
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1990..
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Car 86 Bike 90 ;)
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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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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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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:
Keith
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I must be the oldest one here it seems.
Passed mine in '71
God i feel old :sad:
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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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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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Passed my test in 1989
Got my C+E & D+E too
:D
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i pased in 1981
Ditto!
god i feel old!
Ditto!
:lol:
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I must be the oldest one here it seems.
Passed mine in '71
God i feel old :sad:
Cheers i feel a lot better i wasn't even born then!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Passed my car test back in 1991 and my bike teat in 96.
Mark.
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Passed mine in 1965 +bike in 68 , ah those were the days , passed test in 1958 Singer Gazelle,
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So am I. Doing the job i do now if i wasn't i would have to spend about £700 to get qualified or loose my job.
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Yes me as well passed 08/01/80 b b+e c1 c1e d1 d1e
ian
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West Riding your not the oldest 1962
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got both car and bike within aweek of each other october 81
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passed my car test on my 17th birthday(2/1/90),bike test day after and class1 on my 18th birthday.My class1 was on probation for 3 years and if i had done anything wrong i would have had to resit my test again :shock:.seems like a real pain nowadays to get a test what with theory and seperate trailer tests etc =;
Paul :twisted:
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......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).
I am!
Oh dear, I do hate to admit to this :oops:
Passed my bike test in 1970 and car test in 1972 - tracked vehicle test was 1975 :P
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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,,,,
Make sure you get a photocopy of your existing license before you send it off to DVLA. If they screw up and remove a category you have to produce evidence of entitlement - they don't have it!
One of our local IAM examiners (Class A police driver) lost his motorbike license because of this and had to re-sit the test. Even a letter from the Chief Constable couldn't sway DVLA into just putting the category back on the license.
Forewarned is forearmed :-)
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Passed back in '76, trained and took test in a 109" srs 3, in snow :shock:
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I took my test back in 1987 in 2" of snow. The tested advised me to 'take my time' when we did the emergency stop.
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I passed in 2004, so i don't have anythink major. I did speak to dvla about towing a trailor & she said "I can tow a trailer, as long as the towing vehicle is a greater weight than the trailor and whats on the trailor. The combined maximum weight 3.5tons with an exception of 750kg which makes it 4250kg. I have asked her to send me some information confirming this, so i will post a copy of the information when i receive it.
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Info on trailers (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_4022564) (if you can work it out).
I know I (passed test in 1982) can drive a vehicle + trailer with a total MAM of 8.25 tonnes.
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More info. (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_10013073)
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Well i had a look at the site and this is what i found out:-
Car licences obtained on or after 1 January 1997
If you passed a car test on or after 1 January 1997 you're limited to vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass towing a trailer up to 750kgs, or a vehicle and trailer combination up to 3.5 tonnes MAM providing the MAM of the trailer doesn't exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. You will need to pass an additional driving test in B+E if you wish to tow a caravan or trailer combination which exceeds these weight limits.
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I must be the oldest one here it seems.
Passed mine in '71
God i feel old :sad:
Cheers i feel a lot better i wasn't even born then!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Neither was I! Passed my test in 1995 according to my licence.
I passed in 2004, so i don't have anythink major. I did speak to dvla about towing a trailor & she said "I can tow a trailer, as long as the towing vehicle is a greater weight than the trailor and whats on the trailor. The combined maximum weight 3.5tons with an exception of 750kg which makes it 4250kg. I have asked her to send me some information confirming this, so i will post a copy of the information when i receive it.
Glad I didn't have to take this test! Basic rule of thumb when it comes to weight is "the unladen weight of the towing vehicle must be more then the laden weight of the vehicle being towed." You then have to concider engine power to weight being towed. Be careful, it is easy to think that you are legal when you are not.
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Passed mine in 1965 +bike in 68 , ah those were the days , passed test in 1958 Singer Gazelle,
Ditto passed car in 1965 and bike the year before, took car test in a 105E Ford Anglia estate and bike on a Lambretta, soon got rid of that for a Triumph Bonneville, wish I still had that !!!
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Thankfully yes, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to drive the 101, or the minibuses at work, or tow a trailer. (101 was 5.5 tonnes.)
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passed my car test in feb 2005, and the rest in march and april.
on my licence i have B,B+E,B1,C,C+E,C1,C1E,f,h,k,p.
and i turned 21 less than a month ago! :dance: ;)
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Passed car in 82 bike in 82 and class 1 hgv in 86 at 21 years of age
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2005 for me!
Wish I had though so it meant that I didn't have to fork out for and do my trailer test :shock:
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Let me get this right.... we need a licence to drive? :oops:
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Let me get this right.... we need a licence to drive? :oops:
LOL.. :lol: :lol:
There is a big part of the country that don't have a licence. Just don't get court.. No licence then more than likely they don't have insurance.
I think it's an:-
LC20 - 3 points
In10 - 3 points
with a ban & a fine :shock: :shock:
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passed my car test in feb 2005, and the rest in march and april.
on my licence i have B,B+E,B1,C,C+E,C1,C1E,f,h,k,p.
and i turned 21 less than a month ago! :dance: ;)
Have you been in the army or did you pay for the extra's ???
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......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).
I am!
Passed 1976 and since then have got CE and DE :)
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I'm not but I do have c+e and D1+e now :-)
Lorry drivers are having thier hours cut but I had loads of overtime this week and hoping to get a job very soon when the company advertises. I think I'm one of the lucky ones. Overtime runs out next week though. :'(
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passed in 85 and bike in 94.
its not that that makes me feel old its when i see the likes of "Passed in 2005" 8-[ now that makes me feel old :lol:
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My granddad had a driving license that allowed him to drive any vehicle, I remember seeing it, it really did say any vehicle.
Doubt if anyone here is old enough to have one of those though.