White van man can't drive

[Bluebird]

we've had this discussion the other day about 4x4s...

[Bagpuss]

Which you can still do. As long as you passed your test before 1st Jan 1997 you will have category C1 on your licence as soon as you turn 18 (so basically everyone).

After that you need to do a medical and then a further test.

You used to be able to have a 125cc motorbike too, I think that no longer stands

[DaveB]

I once got into an argument with a white van man and his g/f on a train while lambasting white van men.

PS I've driven a flatbet 7.5 ton truck, which you used to be allowed to do on a normal car licence.

Regularly used to drive a 7.5 tonne MAN horsebox on my standard license. Was suprisingly easy to manouver in a tight spot but crap for long distances cos it was so bloody slow. ( Think cruising at 50Mph. )

[DaveB]

You used to be able to have a 125cc motorbike too, I think that no longer stands

You still can if you passed your test before the new regs came in, forget the year, you can tootle around on anything up to a 125 on L Plates with it.

[Sockpuppet]

You used to be able to have a 125cc motorbike too, I think that no longer stands

I think now its a moped on a car licence then if you do a CBT you can have a 125 on a car licence.

[Sockpuppet]

Regularly used to drive a 7.5 tonne MAN horsebox on my standard license. Was suprisingly easy to manouver in a tight spot but crap for long distances cos it was so bloody slow. ( Think cruising at 50Mph. )

Think that is a bitch all new white vans etc have to be limited to 56mph. Ha!

You may or may not be aware but speed limiters for vans are on their way. By January 2007 vans of 2.5 to 3.7 tonnes must be limited to 56 mph. This regulation will also effect vans currently on the UK roads i.e. those registered between 1 October 2001 and 31 December 2004 will need to have the speed limiters retrospectively fitted.
However, the main change will come from January 2008 when the regulation gets applied to all vans registered after 1 January 2005. And when we mean all vans we mean all vans that want to access UK roads. This is an EU directive thus imposed throughout Europe.

[EternalOptimist]

Think that is a bitch all new white vans etc have to be limited to 56mph. Ha!

This is fkin stupid. Imagine if you went to the continent where they dont HAVE mph. Just imagine being limited to 56 km per hour - plain stupid.

[Bagpuss]

That has made my day

[dang65]

Driving is one of the few things which is routinely done worse by professionals than by amateurs.

[BrilloPad]

White van man can drive, but chooses not to do so when in the white van. Have you ever driven a white van? It's an empowering experience.

When my gf walks the kids to school, its usually 4WD Mother who tries to run her over. White van man is mostly considerate.