ok can it be driven on a car licence or does it come under lgv rules cheers
No idea but interested to know what it is though!
Well me and my collegues have to re-new our HGV licence’s every time for the modern fire vehicles we drive, although they have nil road tax similar to the other emergency services and military fleets and don’t go through VOSA mot or have Tacho’s fitted, but I would imagine the vintage stuff comes under the same rules as a vintage lorry which is only used for shows, exhibitions etc and I believe they can be driven on a car licence but those into this side of the game will tell you for sure.
Franky.
Franky…You’re a fireman?
Exemptions for category B licences
I believe it is pre-1960 and it is used unladen.
Muckaway:
No idea but interested to know what it is though!
It’s a fire engine!
My brother bills a fireman bold
He puts oot fires.
He went to fight the fire one night
Someone shouted DYNAMITE!
Wherever he is he’ll be alright
Because my brother bills a fireman bold.
Franky…You’re a fireman?
Not quite, they break em, we mend em. I doubt if any of todays appliance drivers could drive a vintage engine especially with a constant mesh box, they are all automatic and few are taught on a manual box.
Cheers Franky
Frankydobo:
Franky…You’re a fireman?Not quite, they break em, we mend em. I doubt if any of todays appliance drivers could drive a vintage engine especially with a constant mesh box, they are all automatic and few are taught on a manual box.
Cheers Franky
To be fair to them I don’t mind what and how they was taught on as long as they get there bless em,but then I’m not fixing them either 
If people didn’t break things the menders would get bored having nothing to do. It’s all about keeping each other in work.
Yes, if it weighs less than 7.5 tonnes and is registered as such and you passed your class B car test before 1997. Otherwise no.
Nice…can you still get parts?
I know there was a spate of horseboxes getting pinched by me at one point…presumably for the parts.
Not saying it was you like
ShropsBri:
Nice…can you still get parts?
I know there was a spate of horseboxes getting pinched by me at one point…presumably for the parts.Not saying it was you like
to be honest dont know it’s not mine, i was asked to drive it for a wedding but now cant so posted to find out if anyone could drive it.
Drive it to and from where? Driven many a pump, the scanny P93M emergency one…Yummy
PVJ 695R was registered after 1960 so if it’s over 7.5ton MGW I think the driver needs at least a class C licence.
But I could be wrong 
I dont know but Ive often thought buying an old fire engine though
Buy a thirty year old coach and drive that on a car licence.
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Muckaway:
No idea but interested to know what it is though!
Nice one. more modern than the first one I drove, but it was a Bedford TK similar to that. It was a bugger driving on blues and twos with no power steering and a crash box!
Frankydobo:
Franky…You’re a fireman?Not quite, they break em, we mend em. I doubt if any of todays appliance drivers could drive a vintage engine especially with a constant mesh box, they are all automatic and few are taught on a manual box.
Cheers Franky
I’m sure Essex train theirs on manuals, there are pair of crewcabbed curtainsiders in full livery specially for the task. The standard appliance doesn’t meet the minimum test criteria so they bought these two vehicles for training. They are fully functional and can be called into emergency service as a general purpose equipment carrier. General haulage with blues and two’s 