Me Again!! Re. Car -v- Lorry Post. A Ladies Box - how much?

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Thanks for all your fab suggestions yesterday!
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Can you get a ladies box for around £10,000 - what would you have to realistically spend? I would be interested in something to carry 2 x 16.2Hh and think there are some lorries that you can drive on a car licence.

Are they are good or rubbish? Your thoughts please. Would I be better off looking at a larger lorry?

Still getting the ideas at the moment together to talk to OH about!
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You can get plenty for £10k!
It depends really what size you want...if you want decent living ir a table/bed/cooking facilities etc, and space to carry a big-ish horse, you'll probably need to go above th 3.5t limit. When did you take your test? I think at the moment the prices of lorries that can be driven on a post 1997 car licnce (IE up to 3.5t mgw) are hugely inflated as the demand seems to be rising more quickly than the supply! So if you can go for one slightly bigger than that yo migt well get more for your money?
Having said that there are always bargains to be had/good prices to be found.
I personally prefer my 7.5t to my friends' 3.5t ones, but all of us were on much less a budget than 10k.
Good luck in your search!
 
Thanks Emma.
Sorry I'm useless what test do I need to drive a lorry?
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I took my test many years ago - pre 1997, so would I need to take another one to drive a lorry over 3.5 ton?

I am not too worried about living - but day living would be nice.
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My horse is full up 16.2Hh and will possibly grow a little (he is 4) and he is tight in my Ifor 505 at the mo.

I used to drive one - it was 3/4 horse maybe 7.5 ton and I didn't need an extra licence for that but that was yonks ago.
 
You can drive a lorry up to 7.5 tonne. 7.5 tonne is the gross weight - including horses, people, full tank of diesel, tack, etc., etc. Trading standards are getting quite hot on horseboxes, so whatever you go for, check it's unladen weight before you buy it. It is easy to take it to a public weighbridge. For 2 x 16.2s, you would be pushing it in a 3.5 tonne. As the unladen weight is likely to be 2 - 2.5 tonne, which doesn't leave you a lot of leeway for horses/people etc. For £10,000 you should be able to get something pretty good.
 
I'd go for somthing like a 2 horse, eith 7.5 or 5.5t in your position. My instructor has a lovely 2 horse rear facing 5.5t that would fit almost any size of horse! She's also got very decent living in there too, and plenty of storage space.
 
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