NIGHTFLYER:
… if you are in any dobut then contact your local V.O.S.A. office for clarifercation if they say you dan then you have had it from the horses mouth so as to speak i am not saying anyone is wrong but i am not saying anyone is right remember it’s your licence guard it with care
That’s a fair point about seeking clarification and protecting your licence but I think the above link to the Chesire Police site which confirms that you CAN drive a tractor unit without trailer on a class C is credible enough.
NIGHTFLYER:
The law states that a vehicle that is capable of pulling a trailer in your case ( a fifth wheel atachment ) still remains a class 1 vehicle because there is nothing stopping you from delivering a trailer then returning solo but if you are in any dobut then contact your local V.O.S.A. office for clarifercation if they say you dan then you have had it from the horses mouth so as to speak i am not saying anyone is wrong but i am not saying anyone is right remember it’s your licence guard it with care
“Class 1” is meaningless. “Class 1” doesn’t exist any more. It’s a “Category C” vehicle (a goods vehicle with a MAM greater than 7500 kg). It’s only a “Category C+E” vehicle (a goods vehicle with a MAM greater than 7500 kg towing a trailer with a MAM greater than 750 kg) if you attach a trailer.
You only need to take off the fifth wheel if you want to drive it on a C1 license.
See that’s the point, under the ‘old’ system of class 1 and 2 this was true, but that system no longer exists.
