Ok. LWB flatbed sprinter which can tow up to 2260kg. I’m 100% sure anybody towing would need DCPC.
according to our fleet division a driver who has “grandfather rights” for Towing doesn’t require his DCPC to tow…
B+E as far as I’m aware can be any combination upto a MAM of 4250kg?
I.e 2250kg van can tow 2000kg trailer but because
A: the trailer is more than 750kg, and
B: the combination exceeds 3500kg
I reckon the driver would be required to have his DCPC. I pointed out to him that he’s using his tachograph card because he’s towing therefore I’m sure he’d need DCPC.
DCPC is for vehicles in the C & D categories (LGV & PCV)
A vehicle under 3500 GVW is in B category unless it has more than 9 seats in total
Many are getting confused with the tacho rules on combinations where the total of the plated MAMs is over 3500 and the DCPC - I have answered this same question on a few different forums
A flatbed sprinter towing a trailer commercially is likely to need Operator licence and will come under full EU tacho regs unless an exemption applies
My understanding is no dcpc needed for a cat B tow vehicle, so cars, 4x4, vans to 3500.
But as said will need tacho & if for hire & reward rather than own goods, will need to be on the o licence (a pointless retarded reg, but there ya go) & the stupidest bit if trailer over 1020kg unladen tow vehicle needs to be o licenced even if not hire & reward
thelorryist:
B+E as far as I’m aware can be any combination upto a MAM of 4250kg?
That is B not B+E
B can be 4250 if towing a 750 kg MAM trailer but if trailer over 750 MAM then the combination MAM max is 3500 kg (vehicle GVW added to trailer MAM)
B+E now has a max combined MAM of 7000 kg by default*
*Any trailer over 3500 kg MAM now comes into LGV C1+E category which in reality means a B category vehicle towing a trailer with air or electric brakes which is over 3500 kg plated MAM = very few do that out of the millions of motorists in the UK
Simple rule for both you and fleet dept - If the vehicle has 9 seats total or less and is not more than 3500 GVW it does not come under DCPC - trailers have nothing to do with it