Do you need a Class C license to drive a Road Sweeper

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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depends what its registered as, if it come under engineering plant then you don’t (that’s what showman drive under with no test)

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NoobieTrucker:

NoobieTrucker:
does it drive on public highways as its running on red diesel ? or is that immaterial !!!

Was that a daft question lol :blush:

yes and no lol

they did have 2 tanks fitted when built, but then told by vosa and hmrc that i could run on red all the time including traveling on road :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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NoobieTrucker:
Do you need a Class C license to drive a Road Sweeper, i have been told i can drive these on my car license :open_mouth: The vehicle is a 15ton Johnstone Mechanical sweeper.

All our guys require a class 2 for the johnstones

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wildfire:
yes and no lol

they did have 2 tanks fitted when built, but then told by vosa and hmrc that i could run on red all the time including traveling on road :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

ahhh

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nearly there:
All our guys require a class 2 for the johnstones

Thats what i thought

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you can’t put red fuel in the truck engine, only in the back engine for sweeping so there is no way you could drive with red fuel.
Rich

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richvanho:
you can’t put red fuel in the truck engine, only in the back engine for sweeping so there is no way you could drive with red fuel.
Rich

Actually you can if it is classified as agriculture or Plant then you can. HMRC said that on a Traffic Cop show once when they realised they couldnt nick the driver of a road sweeper years back

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richvanho:
you can’t put red fuel in the truck engine, only in the back engine for sweeping so there is no way you could drive with red fuel.
Rich

Yes you can, and we do all the time on the road rail trucks. All fully legal and above board

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Sorry, my mistake, my company told me red was a total no-no in the main engine but I suppose it’s because we are driving on public highways’
Rich

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richvanho:
Sorry, my mistake, my company told me red was a total no-no in the main engine but I suppose it’s because we are driving on public highways’
Rich

That is true for the majority of trucks, but its all down to how it is registered. As you put, if you have a donkey engine, then that can be run on red and the rest on white.

Ours are classed as mobile plant, as they spend more time on the track than on the road, e.g last nights shift, I did 10 mins on the road at each end of the shift to and from the parking, the other 6.5 hrs were on track.