Reply to: Lorry hire for removals

[Jubber]

I think this is one of those things that you do once ..... and never again.

I did it - 7.5 tons with tail lift.

Be prepared for steep diesel costs if going a long way - they drink fuel.

[Old Greg]

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[Platypus]

I won't give you the full version of my "let's hire a lorry (7.5t) and move all the office stuff ourselves - much cheaper than a removal company" story. I'll just tell you the beginning and the end (this is a true story BTW):

As I pulled away from the rental place, I turned the lorry too soon and clipped the front of the adjacent parked lorry with the side of mine, breaking the other lorry's lights and damaging the side of mine.

Afterwards, we spent many days repairing and gluing the office desks back together.

Moral of story: hire a professional !

[vetran]

At the risk of unfairly generalising, I'd rather have the van arrive at the storage unit

stone him!!!

[OwlHoot]

wait till January there will be an absolute maximum of 13,000 Romanians wanting work. Some might even do it cash in hand.

At the risk of unfairly generalising, I'd rather have the van arrive at the storage unit

[SimonMac]

If you passed your practical car test (licence category B) before 1 January 1997 you would automatically also acquire licence categories BE, C1, C1E, D1 and D1E.

B+E Car and trailer
C1 Light goods vehicle between 3500kg MAM and 7500kg MAM
C1+E Light goods vehicle between 3500kg MAM and 7500kg MAM with trailer
D1 Minibus with up to 16 passenger seats
D1+E Minibus with up to 16 passenger seats and trailer

For those drivers who passed their car test after 1 January 1997 they receive a driving licence with entitlement to drive category B vehicles only. To drive vehicles that fall within the additional categories listed above additional driving tests have to be taken.

[vetran]

wait till January there will be an absolute maximum of 13,000 Romanians wanting work. Some might even do it cash in hand.

[vetran]

ebay do man in a van adverts as well.

honestly its worth paying the extra.

Is it bigger than a Luton (Box van). Or a transit?

why Marble tiles?

[Paddy]

Darn, being in lodgings during the week I don't have my driving licence to hand.

But I got it in (cough) 1979.

Still got my little red licence
Old logbooks
Petrol Ration Book (1973-4?)

[DirtyDog]

It will say what categories you can drive on your license. I think it depends on when you passed your test.

This.

I can drive heavier things than my neighbour, who is a few years older than I am, just because I passed my test at 17 and she didn't pass hers until she was significantly older than that.

[suityou01]

Darn, being in lodgings during the week I don't have my driving licence to hand.

But I got it in (cough) 1909.

[suityou01]

It will say what categories you can drive on your license. I think it depends on when you passed your test.

There was no test back then or license for that matter. I'm sure when licenses came in in 1909 he just got one by default.

[OwlHoot]

Darn, being in lodgings during the week I don't have my driving licence to hand.

But I got it in (cough) 1979.

[Pondlife]

To answer the OP, I have C1E which covers

"Vehicles of between 3500kg and 7500kg pulling a trailer weighing over 750kg.
(Combined weight of no more than 12000kg.)"

[d000hg]

What is the largest van/lorry one can drive with a normal driving licence?

There is no "normal license" it depends completely when you got your license. My grandfather is allowed to drive anything, I am barely allowed to drive anything and for sure, less than you.

As someone said, look on your photocard license and there should be some pictures.