the same vehicle with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a MAM of 2 tonnes when coupled with a trailer with a MAM of 1.5 tonnes would fall within category B+E. This is because although the combined weight of the vehicle and trailer is within the 3.5 tonnes MAM limit, the MAM of the trailer is more than the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle
INTERESTING - So the way around that would be to load up the prime mover (towing vehicle) so it became heavier than the trailer to become a B and not a B+E - yes??
postman pat:
i knew it was a straight forward answer…
WADR if you had used the SEARCH function you would have found about 3000 identical threads from random people asking the same question with the same answer repeated over and over again, hence why we’ve now gone OT.
After passing my C test last year I decided to ask some VOSA officials at Truckfest last year.
One said yes your ok, the other said cover the fifth wheel or disable the dog clip. One said never under no circumstances.
Its good that someone knows the rules…and as usual its here!
