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skippy1994

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vosa needs to look at a massive loop hole they have greated by allowing HGV lorries to be registered as a motor home and therefore can be driven on a car licence. This allows drivers with no formal training to drive lorries upto 22 tonnes. So whilst vosa are looking at driving regulations they should look at his vast loop hole.
 
Sorry but this is nothing to do with VOSA. Vehicle registration and driver licensing are dealt with by DVLA.

A vehicle that is a 'living van' with a permitted mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes is in driving licence category C and as such a full LGV licence will be needed to drive it. If the vehicle has a permitted mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes, then a category C1 licence will be required. If you passed a full car test before 01/01/1997 then you will have category C1 by Grandfather Rights.

The definition of 'living van' in legislation means that you could not register a horse box as a 'living van,' without committing an offence.
 
well this is how two top class showjumpers have registered their 17 and 12 tonne lorries and have got away with it when pulled over by the police on several occassions in the past year .
 
Yep, I know of quite a few people who have done this with their HGVs as well!! ....Really annoying when ive spent silly money getting my class 2
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they wouldnt get away with it if stopped on the continent where the fines are thousands of pounds so perhaps they will pay in the end if that is true. I wouldnt do it becaue it would probably invalidate your insurance if you had an accident quite apart from any other consideration.
 
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well this is how two top class showjumpers have registered their 17 and 12 tonne lorries and have got away with it when pulled over by the police on several occassions in the past year .

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Maybe you should name the people you allege are committing this offence.
Because if they are committing this offence they obiously will have invalidated their insurance policys, and by doing this have no concience as to what their actions may cause.

They have not passed a driving test for the class of vehicle they are driving, so are not competant in driving said class of vehicle, if they were competant, why not simply take the driving test and pass it?


You have already stated that you have knowledge of these 2 people committing this offence, how would you feel when they have a Road Traffic Accident and injure someone, or maybe even take someones life?

<font color="blue">We all have a responsibility to ensure that unsafe and uninsured drivers are removed from the roads for public safety </font>
 
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well this is how two top class showjumpers have registered their 17 and 12 tonne lorries and have got away with it when pulled over by the police on several occassions in the past year .

[/ QUOTE ] how would they get them tested/plated ???you have to go to a ministry (VOSA staffed) test center to get anything bigger than 3.5 tons tested
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and re getting stopped by the police they might not be sure of the law, so possibly if its taxed and insured they would let them go,, its the same with the "recovery" boys who claim mot exempt on beaver tail hiab trucks they are only legal for breakdown/accident, recovery and if the truck is a spec lift only and not for carting scrap and other stuff.. they too will someday be stoped by someone who knows the laws and will most likely be impounded
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which in the case of a horsebox wont be much fun with horses to deal with and a good chance of loosing the lorry
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One of these guys was stopped by the police on the way to bicton last year and they had to let them go without charge due to the horse box being registered as a motor home. the law states that if the living area is larger than the horse area it can be classified as a motorhome.
 
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