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Old 01-08-12, 20:12
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hi Guys

this is most relevant for UK drivers, so apologies to the rest of you.

PLease take a look at the following and let me know that you agree with me that as I passed my driving test in 1978 I am entitled to drive a track layer?

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...ions/DG_180694

As far as I am concerned its pretty clear, so why do so many bother to take their H licence?
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Old 01-08-12, 20:20
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Andrew,
I think that is only explaining the classes for different periods of time, the codes had changed. Not that you are entitled to all those classes.
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Old 01-08-12, 22:47
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Andrew it's all a bit of a mystery! But unless your licence has the 'H' on it. You are not licensed for track laying.
Here is mine which I don't fully understand.
I passed my driving test around 1965. And yet it states 1975? This could be after a 10 year renewal and issue of a new licence.
I passed my motorcycle test in 1995, which is correct on the licence.
But I passed my H test about 7-8 years ago and yet it states 1975???

There must be an explanation, but I'm not about to even query it. Ron
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Old 01-08-12, 22:54
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ummh, its all very confusing, although I think Richard may be correct in that the website link is showing the codes at various times in history. More delving required me thinks!
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Old 02-08-12, 00:47
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Go post the same question on the HMVF site, then pop down the shops and buy a six pack or two and a box of crisps.

Come home and watch the thread mushroom and the mods get very shirty.

Best amusement you can have!

Don't say you haven't been warned

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Old 02-08-12, 00:49
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Oh and while you are at it, ask the question "is a 432 too wide to road register in the UK". Dont forget to pop back down the off licence for
more beer.

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Old 02-08-12, 00:53
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Sitting here in Canada, it looks confusing to me. Perhaps if I lived with it, it would be better understood.
The only obvious "grandfathering" I saw for those licensed before 1997 was that people licensed then to drive cars can (continue to?) drive some larger vehicles.

My Ontario licence is good for classes B and M with endorsements Z and X
Those 4 letters let/limit me drive any motorcycle, car, bus, straight truck or emergency vehicle (except heavy articulateds) with trailers to 4500kg (with combinations of air, hydraulic or electric brakes, either standard or automatic transmission) for hire or for personal use as long as I wear spectacles.
In some ways I think your system makes more sense than ours. We have the possibility of a person learning to drive and having all of their experience in automatic transmissioned vehicles being allowed to operate a very large vehicle with a "standard" transmission without any training at all on shifting gears. Also, people of limited expreience and training are permitted to operate commercial vehicles to 13000 +/- kg without a "higher class" of license. The lack of basic competence displayed when they are driving cars would be scary to lethal in a larger truck.

If you are curious about our classes of license a link is at: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dan.../classes.shtml Other provinces have different rules and it can be a challenge to keep all privileges when moving between provinces (sometimes even from one to another and then back to the first province). Although I'm not sure, I think most tracked vehicles are considered as equipment rather than vehicles and are thus not licensed and the drivers are thus not licensed as well? I do know of a person who had lost his driver's license for drunk driving but drove his road grader to the job site by public roads without apparent fear of consequence on the principle that he didn't need a license to operate equipment, only to drive vehicles (but I'm not sure if he was acting legally or flouting the law).

Last edited by Grant Bowker; 02-08-12 at 02:28. Reason: Added link to Ontario license classes.
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Old 02-08-12, 01:04
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Grant,

sorry to interrupt, but current Ontario "A" class, tractor trailer (or articulated lorry for you UK folks) requires that you pass the test on a standard or manual gearbox.

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