Anything above 3.5tonnes?

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Hi folks,

Am I right in believing that if you have a horse box over 3.5tonnes, you have to have roughly 6 weekly inspections to prove they are road worthy? If so how much does this usually set you back?

Thanks :).
 
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I think that might be for HGV only. So not for the boxes up to HGV

Happy to be corrected though
 
kandm said:
Hi folks,

Am I right in believing that if you have a horse box over 3.5tonnes, you have to have roughly 6 weekly inspections to prove they are road worthy? If so how much does this usually set you back?

Thanks :).
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Up to 7.5 tonnes you need annual plating after that I'm not sure. It always cos me about 1700 quid to get mine plated but it was a rust bucket ...
 
Certainly the 7.5t lorries don't need 6 weekly tests as above. I don't know where/if the tests kick in but it will be over 7.5t.

Looking at google the term HGV can be seen to apply to a vehicle over 3.5t so I'm sorry if I confused you. In my mind a HGV is a huge vehicle needing a special HGV licence to drive
 
WelshD said:
Certainly the 7.5t lorries don't need 6 weekly tests as above. I don't know where/if the tests kick in but it will be over 7.5t.

Looking at google the term HGV can be seen to apply to a vehicle over 3.5t so I'm sorry if I confused you. In my mind a HGV is a huge vehicle needing a special HGV licence to drive
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Regular checks are needed by any vehicle that is used by somebody with an operators licence ie commercial use and is a condition of retaining the operators licence.
 
popsdosh said:
Regular checks are needed by any vehicle that is used by somebody with an operators licence ie commercial use and is a condition of retaining the operators licence.
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This is it , a 3.5 ton needs these checks if it's being used commercially .
 
HGV went in 1991

LGV is now the correct term

Using the old HGV terminology can get confusing if used nowadays

LGV C1 = 3.5 to 7.5 GVW
LGV C = 7.5 to no upper licence limit but C&U regs limit to 32 tonnes generally

As said - 6 weekly inspections for commercial vehicles
No tacho inspections for private but seal must be in place
 
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