Trailer Training for B + E Licence – West Midlands

Adrian’s Quick Pass Driving School:

Areas Covered:

Bilston, Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich and surrounding areas.

If you passed your driving test on or after 1st January 1997 then you may need the B + E category on your driving licence. If you don’t have this then you may not be able to pull a caravan or trailer legally and your insurance may be invalid.

A B+E driving licence is required to tow a large trailer behind a motor vehicle.

* Towing Caravans.

* Towing Box Trailers.

* Towing Horse Boxes.

* Towing Boats.

* Towing Flatbeds.

A car is defined as a vehicle with no more than 8 seats and a maximum permitted weight of 3500kg. A trailer is anything that is towed by a vehicle e.g. Horse boxes, Box van, large caravan, Car transporters etc. Trailers with a gross weight of more than 750kg need to be fitted with brakes, usually “over-run” brakes worked from the tow ball.
A driver without a B+E licence can tow a trailer, providing the gross weight of the trailer is less than the un-laden weight of the towing vehicle. The whole combination must weigh less than 3500kg in total. A post ’97 licence holder can however tow a trailer with a gross weight of around 1.5 tons, providing the towing vehicle and trailer are very carefully matched. If this matching is not done correctly, it will fail to comply with the exemption, resulting in the driver being unlicensed and uninsured. Failing to comply with the law could earn you up to 9 penalty points and a £1000 fine, in some cases even a ban.

Adrian’s Quick Pass Driving School also carries out standard driving lessons and intensive driving courses.

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Please contact 07837 664975 for current prices and any advice.