hi all i'm new to motorhoming our motorhome is plated at 3.650 were going to tour europe around easter for 9-12 months would it be best to leave as it is or down grade to 3.500 thinking about tolls and vignettes thanks
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If you have the C1 then it should also have an E on it, that allows you the trailers so if you wanted to you could drop it to 3500 and pull a trailer but that will cost more in tolls, and would be a real pain in the butt as well. My new van is at 3860 kg and I have a short time before I must drop it to 3500 but I do have a towbar and trailer. to allow me to pull the extra weight that I drop off the garage.Great information, I am looking to upgrade I have C1 licence and did not know about the difference in road tax. Well worth the £15 subscription fee
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thanks for all your replies will leave it as it is as we get near our off date no doubt you'll hear from me again
If you have the C1 then it should also have an E on it, that allows you the trailers so if you wanted to you could drop it to 3500 and pull a trailer but that will cost more in tolls, and would be a real pain in the butt as well. My new van is at 3860 kg and I have a short time before I must drop it to 3500 but I do have a towbar and trailer. to allow me to pull the extra weight that I drop off the garage.
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I do not have any doubts about my fitness to drive BUT the GP I have does, I have never seen him apart from once when I handed £150 to him to sign a form to allow me to fly a light plane under new rules. He said he did not believe in it but the rule said OK so he HAD to sign them. He did say that he would NOT SIGN anything for me that allowed me to drive AN HGV LORRY. as all people over 60 were a danger and especially me as I had had an angioplasty 26 years ago. He would demand Exercise ECG, nuclear medicine scan , and and a specialist cardiology consultant referral BEFORE he would even consider me fit to drive a LORRY..I don't understand the sentence "I have a short time before I must drop it to 3500". I am 73 heading for 74 and still driving a 4600kg (and towing a car trailer from time to time). I would rather have a medical to confirm that I am fit to drive, for my own peace of mind. It may cost a bit extra at renewal every 3 years. I also have a voluntary eye sight test every year. I know, only to well, that DVLA can be a bit of a pain with renewals, but you are still permitted to drive for up to 12 months, after lodging your renewal application, at the same weight and categories, providing you are fit to drive and are not disqualified in any way, while they procrastinate in their renewal processes, although driving limited to the UK, unless you can get written permission from the other countries licencing body.
If anyone has doubts about their medical fitness, dropping to 3500kg does not remove the doubts. Better safe than sorry.
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Your C1e expired at age 70....even if the expiry date on your licence is still current.I am 73 heading for 74 and still driving a 4600kg (and towing a car trailer from time to time). I would rather have a medical to confirm that I am fit to drive, for my own peace of mind
Just check your license covers you to drive over 3500kg,,BUSBY,,thanks for all your replies will leave it as it is as we get near our off date no doubt you'll hear from me again
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I second that comment.You don't need to go to your own doctor, use an hgv/taxi doctor.
Look them up on the net.
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lucky youWe have a 5t tag 3m high only ever payed class 2 in France which I think is sub 3.5t
you can drive a 44 foot rv in the states at 17, weight does not matter.In My View MOST "Euro" motor-homes (especially Coach-builts) are sailing close to the wind at 3500kg. I have upgraded mine as have many others for just that reason!. The "Industry" is in my opinion largely to blame, as they try to build down to a weight, but still install all the modern goodies. therefore inevitably the "payload" is not fit for purpose!. It`s way past time that "WE" had a proper category for Leisure use, with a sensible weight limit (4t?) still drivable on a B or B+E licence. BUT try getting that past the Numpties who "advise" our law makers!. Someone did tell me once that he thought the 3500kg came about because the French (who else?), who have the biggest say on these matters make all their Motor-homes to that weight because of their domestic licence rules?.
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If anyone has doubts about their medical fitness, dropping to 3500kg does not remove the doubts. Better safe than sorry.
Just fill in the form honestly, the hgv doctors know how to fill them in, you don't need a separate optician's examination.
. It`s way past time that "WE" had a proper category for Leisure use, with a sensible weight limit (4t?) still drivable on a B or B+E licence.
why is it not 44 tons, thats what im allowed to drive.There has to be a cut off somewhere ..... not sure why it is 3,500kg
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cant answer that, only know what i can drive.Earlier this year I came across a small motorhome 'show' in southern Brittany and was shocked at how many 'vans had an apparent Max Mas sof 3500Kgs that I woud have has automatically assumed to be well in excess of 3500kgs I was looking at 16" wheeled A Classes that gave all the appearance of being 4250kgs.
why is it not 44 tons, thats what im allowed to drive.
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