For a house move along the A2 you hitch a closed trailer with a permitted maximum mass of 1,100 kg behind a van with a permitted maximum mass of 3,500 kg. The trailer has two axles. Which licence do you need?
- ✓ BE, because the combination together weighs more than 4,250 kg
- C1E, because a trailer with two axles counts as a heavy trailer
- B with code 96, because it applies up to a 7,000 kg combination
Correct answer: BE, because the combination together weighs more than 4,250 kg
Explanation
False — the number of axles does not decide the licence. C1E is only needed above the BE limits (combination over 7,000 kg or trailer heavier than 3,500 kg)
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — the number of axles does not decide the licence. C1E is only needed above the BE limits (combination over 7,000 kg or trailer heavier than 3,500 kg)
- Wrong — you borrow the BE limit. B with code 96 only applies up to a 4,250 kg combination; above that, as here with 4,600 kg, BE is needed
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