how much does H licence test cost ?

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

One thing to remember is as a steel track laying vehicle you top speed is restricted to 5 mph, so you dont actually ever get out of first gear.

Do you have that in writing Kevin? I have found the rule that states all tracklayers are limited to 20mph but not seen a specific steel track rule.

[shaun]

Guys, if you check the rule book i think you will find it states - a track laying vehicle with no rubber tyres and no suspenion is limited to 5 mph - a track laying vehicle with rubber tyres but no suspenion is limited to 20 mph - a track laying vehicle with rubber tyres and suspenion is limited to 25 mph. i have seen nothing that relates to the material the tracks are made out of.
The vehicle you take your track test in must be road registered.

[shaun]

richie the carrier has very poor vision to the left , so bare that in mind when deciding on what vehicle you take your test in.

[RichardT10829]

Having had a go in a CVRT I think that is the way to go the controls were nice and responsive and the FOV in the scorpion was suprisingly excellent ! Infact I have really fallen for the CVRT and would deffo buy one tomorrow if I could !

[tankbarrell]

This is what I found.

Part III
Track-Laying Vehicles(see application provisions below the following Table)
Table 1 2 3
Item No. Class of Vehicle Maximum Speed (in miles per hour) while vehicle is being driven on a road
1. A motor vehicle being a track-laying vehicle which is fitted with—(a) springs between its frame and its weight-carrying rollers, and(b) resilient material between the rims of its weight-carrying rollers and the surface of the road,and which is not drawing a trailer. 20mph
2. A vehicle specified in item 1 above drawing one or more trailers each one of which is either—(a) a track-laying vehicle fitted with springs and resilient material as mentioned in that item, or(b) not a track-laying vehicle and each wheel of which is fitted with either a pneumatic tyre or a resilient tyre. 20mph
3.A vehicle specified in item 1 above drawing one or more trailers any one of which is either—(a) a track-laying vehicle not fitted with springs and resilient material as mentioned in that item, or(b) not a track-laying vehicle and at least one wheel of which is not fitted with either a pneumatic tyre or a resilient tyre. 5mph
4. A motor vehicle being a track-laying vehicle which is not fitted with springs and resilient material as mentioned in item 1 above, whether drawing a trailer or not. 5mph
5. A motor vehicle not being a track-laying vehicle, which is drawing one or more trailers any one or more of which is a track-laying vehicle—(a) if every wheel of the motor vehicle and of any non-track-laying trailer is fitted with a pneumatic tyre or with a resilient tyre, and every trailer which is a track-laying vehicle is fitted with springs and resilient material as mentioned in item 1(b) in any other case 20

The key being the phrase ' between the rims of its weight-carrying rollers and the surface of the road'.

I would argue that the wheel rim does not include the rubber tyre but a court may decide differently..... I would suggest a carrier is allowed to do 20 mph.

[shaun]

well found Adrain, it was a few years back when i went and sat with a traffic cop in police HQ Norwich sorting out the regs for tracked vehicles on the road, i wanted to know what they may nick me for if i was ever stopped.

[kevin powles]

I have read that phrase Adrian has quoted time and time again and put it to other people too before my 'H' test, you can only conclude from this, is that your speed limit during your test in a carrier would be 5 mph. What speed you then do after you have passed your test if another matter.

So stick to a walking pace of 5 mph and you cant go wrong.

kevin.