Afternoon guys and girls…
I’m after finding out if you need to have a Class 1 license to drive a tractor unit on trade plates…
It’ll be a brand new one if that makes a y difference…
Any help would be much appreciated …
Class 2 without a trailer
Joycey:
Class 2 without a trailer
cheers for that …
It’s just I know someone who had there Class 1 till 2004 and never renewed it and was wondering if they’d be able to drive an unregistered tractor unit on trade plates…
I’ll tell them no then 
The only thing trade plates do is cover a vehicles road tax
Wheel Nut:
The only thing trade plates do is cover a vehicles road tax
I’ve found that out since I posted my first question …
Thanks anyway mate;)
If it’s built as a tractor unit then class 1.
Trade plates are excise duty and insurance ONLY.
Here we go again 
Class 2 license only required, or to put it simply category C. The +E as in C+E (class 1) is for when towing trailers over 750kg.
If I put a towball rated at 3500kg on my car, that doesn’t mean I have to pass B+E to drive it legally.
Wheel Nut:
The only thing trade plates do is cover a vehicles road tax
It’s this. They don’t cover insurance.
stagedriver:
If it’s built as a tractor unit then class 1.Trade plates are excise duty and insurance ONLY.
do you regularly fail the stupidity test?
there is no class 1 and class 2 and class 3 anymore, it is now known as category C or C+E
C is any rigid
C+E is rigid with a trailer
as it is unit only, with no trailer, it is therefore classed as category C
the trailer part of it is classed as E
I have been plating since I “retired” and these are the answers I got from VOSA regarding do’s and don’ts.
If a vehicle is being brought off the docks brand new and unregistered,the trade plates cover both tax and insurance, and it is not neccessary to have a digi card in until it as been registered.Technically, an HGV licence is not required to drive an unregistered vehicle,but I dont think any of the plating firms would employ someone without one.
If you are moving heavies to the docks for export, It is not neccessary to have an MOT certificate,but the vehicle is still subject to the GV 9, if anything is found wrong with it and the driver is responsible,and liable if there any dangerous parts found.
There are a lot of grey areas surrounding the use of trade plates, and I have found most platers, including me, dont know the full laws regarding the use of them. in fact ,neither do some of the Vosa boys. 9 times out of ten if they wave you in to a check point they wave you straight out again when they see the plates.
shuttlespanker:
stagedriver:
If it’s built as a tractor unit then class 1.Trade plates are excise duty and insurance ONLY.
do you regularly fail the stupidity test?
there is no class 1 and class 2 and class 3 anymore, it is now known as category C or C+E
C is any rigid
C+E is rigid with a trailer
as it is unit only, with no trailer, it is therefore classed as category C
the trailer part of it is classed as E
Theres a difference between stupidity and experience Sonny,Old hands still call it class 1and 2
rocky 7:
shuttlespanker:
stagedriver:
If it’s built as a tractor unit then class 1.Trade plates are excise duty and insurance ONLY.
do you regularly fail the stupidity test?
there is no class 1 and class 2 and class 3 anymore, it is now known as category C or C+E
C is any rigid
C+E is rigid with a trailer
as it is unit only, with no trailer, it is therefore classed as category C
the trailer part of it is classed as E
Theres a difference between stupidity and experience Sonny,Old hands still call it class 1and 2
IIRC, stagedriver is not that old
I trade plate…My company pay insurance. If I have an at fault accident, I have to pay excess.
bigvern1:
I trade plate…My company pay insurance. If I have an at fault accident, I have to pay excess.
■■■■ job
You have no insurance cover with Trade Plates, known as a trade licence, it cover the vehicle from needing road tax.
To qualify for a Trade Licence you must have Traders Insurance. Normally called a traders policy. These can cover any vehicle for social domestic pleasure as well as trade, but trade plates can only be used in conjunction with a valid business. Motor Resellers. Body Builders. Test Drives. Delivery for ancillary equipment to be fitted/removed, MOT etc.
It prevents the car dealer using a car off the pitch to go and watch the boxing match in the local night club 
Although if anyone remembers Westfield Country Club, the yard was full of Rollers and Bentleys on trade plates 
Dont listen to this lot mate, you need to take off the 5th wheel to be able to drive it with a class 2 license
waynedl:
bigvern1:
I trade plate…My company pay insurance. If I have an at fault accident, I have to pay excess.[zb] job
So?
bigvern1:
waynedl:
bigvern1:
I trade plate…My company pay insurance. If I have an at fault accident, I have to pay excess.[zb] job
So?
What do you mean So? Vern, I’ve no idea how much you get, but let’s say you’ve done 2 weeks of work, then you damage something, and they decide “ooh, it’s gonna cost that - 'bout a grand gov…”
Your excess is what? £750? So you’ve worked 2 weeks for ■■■■ all.
Bollox to that mate, hence ■■■■ job IMHO. As I said in the other thread, bonus’ ok, or just don’t employ muppets, but accidents happen, they make the profit, they take the risk.
As a driver, you don’t like doing paperwork, hence you’re not a clerk, so you don’t want an accident, this will involve ■■■■ loads of paperwork, and a chat with the boss too - hold on, I drive a truck, don’t want to be speaking to people, don’t want to see the boss… etc.
No…You’ve no idea what I earn. I don’t like people either, hence why I drive alone. IF I crash, which I’ve managed to avoid for nearly 30 years…Then I’ll consider it to be a ■■■■ job. I like it, that’s what matters to me. Thanks though.
bigvern1:
No…You’ve no idea what I earn. I don’t like people either, hence why I drive alone. IF I crash, which I’ve managed to avoid for nearly 30 years…Then I’ll consider it to be a [zb] job. I like it, that’s what matters to me. Thanks though.
Insurance can even cover you when the wheels fall off!