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Offline Shabba168

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Trailer licence
« on: January 28, 2013, 10:17:18 pm »
Start my 3 day intensive course tomorrow with test on last day.

Anybody done theirs?

I have towed trailers for years on the farm and the yard just changing my ways and driving as the instructor wants.
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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 10:31:05 pm »
Evening Dan

Im old enough to have had it included with my licence!

Did you set my SPS up?
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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2013, 10:36:15 pm »
Yeah lucky for some

Yeah all set up gave to Dave to give to your driver tomorrow
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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 10:37:53 pm »
this is something i want to do, so please update us on how you got on and what was involved
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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 10:42:14 pm »
 :laugh:i'm almost old enough to have got given a license straight after the war  :grin:


not really I'm 47 but I knew an old woman that had never been above third gear or in reverse and also never been out of the village and she held a full UK license as they were issued to anyone who had driven straight after the war

history lesson over  :jumping:


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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2013, 10:51:30 pm »
I've done mine, I'm 23

It's no problem at all, mine was no where near as hard or picky as a car test. You can already drive, it's the trailer part and etiquette they are looking at most so it's a lot more relaxed than I remember my car test being

Seeing as your already used to driving/reversing with a trailer I would say a 3 day course will be more than enough. I had 2 half days then my test

Best of luck :happy2:

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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 08:00:13 pm »
Passed this today.

It's not as hard as driving test but after driving for 9 years hard to get rid of bad habits.

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Re: Trailer licence
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 08:55:59 pm »
Did mine in the summer, only had 4 hours of lessons then my test, its much easier than proper driving test as they are just looking at your ability drive safely with a trailer on.

What I dont understand though is that I did my tractor test at the age of 16, which then allowed me to drive a tractor and trailer grossing off at up to 23.94t, but still have to take a test to put a small trailer behind a Land Rover.... methinks there needs to be some re-thinking on the whole licence thing...
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