New Lorry rules - H&H today

[Quarrybank]

I have 2 horses & a 2 horse lorry. I also normally travel to shows on my own. I don't work with horses so this would be private.
According to today's H&H there should be one person per horse. Is this correct? Can I no longer take both my boys in the lorry at the same time, unless I take someone else with me?
Any thoughts apreciated.

 

[Sparklet]

Ive not got my copy yet - what does it say?

 

[Rambo]

I don't think the commercial horse transporters take one person per horse. Whilst i can see the logic behind it, i don't *think* it is law

 

[Quarrybank]

It says ' Where the animals are pets accompanied by their owner. To benefit from the individual animal exclusion, when transporting more than one animal, a person responsible for each animal must travel with it, so two people for 2 horses, five people for five horses, and so on'

 

[Sparklet]

God help the pigeon fanciers

 

[Llwyncwn]

Not just pigeon fanciers, what about sheep transporters, and then there's pharmaceutical companies transporting bacteria. Omg, the worlds gone mad

 

[squirtlysmum]

Basically you only need an operators licence and tachograph if you are transporting for hire or reward, so don't worry!

 

[dieseldog]

I liked the bit about advertising on the side of lorry's makes it commercial need license

 

[Eceni]

EH?

You mean if I advertise my partner's business (woollen/feltmaking mill) on the side of a small 3.5t Renault Master van, I'm turning myself into a business?

Argh

E

 

[dieseldog]

apparently so....

I haven't got the mag with me so can't remeber exact details

But you wouldn't want Horsebox manufactureers putting there name on the side anymore either

 

[Eceni]

I thought that... tough for those who're going to have to paint them out on their existing vans...

but as far as I can tell from reading H&H, the new regs only apply to MAM under 3.5 tonnes, so the smaller boxes should be exempt - but will have to check up now and find out.

sigh

idiots

E