Driving My Tractor (Barefoot Singalongs)

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You are not allowed to carry any passengers on an agricultural quad. Rebated fuel for agricultural vehicles The insurance company should be informed of any person the owner is allowing to drive their tractors. This includes vehicles that have not been taxed since before the 31 January 1998, which are not required to make a SORN. It’s worth noting that the tractor driving test isn’t the same as the “Certificate of Competence” run by the NPTC. You must be at least 18 years of age to drive a vehicle weighing between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, and 21 years of age to drive a vehicle over 7.5 tonnes. Minimum ages to drive agricultural vehicles

age 21 or over: all tractors and non-tractor agricultural motor vehicles, subject to holding relevant entitlement Driving on provisional licences should only be for training purposes. Any requirement to drive a vehicle for business purposes should be done on a full licence only. Vehicles weighing between 3,500 kilograms and 7,500 kilograms, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kilograms does not travel further than 1.5 kilometres on a public road when passing between two such areas and has a nil licence in force in respectEdward Dale is an arable and combinable crop farmer from Lincolnshire. He outlines the benefits of controlled traffic farming - water soaks through the ground better, increased yields, less fuel usage, less time establishing a crop and more fertile soil: You needed to show you can drive through junctions safely. You should have observed your surroundings, made your intentions clear, followed road signs and signals, and properly controlled your vehicle. Examples of faults Agricultural processing vehicles - such as mobile seed cleaning machines or feed milling machines - are specialist vehicles that:

The examiner may ask you to turn in the road. If you are asked to do this, you’ll need to complete it in as few moves as possible and also keep a close eye on other road users throughout incorrectly judging the speed of an oncoming vehicle, forcing it to slow down when emerging from a junction DVSA provides a range of licensing, testing and enforcement services with the aim of improving the roadworthiness standards of vehicles, and ensuring the compliance of operators and drivers with road traffic legislation. Read about the work and services of DVSA. High speed tractors only have two machines that fall into this category: JCB Fastrac and Mercedes Unimog, where the Unimog is registered as a tractor. The Unimog can fall within various categories and the rules which apply differ depending on its functionality, its use and how it is taxed with DVLA. is used solely for moving farming implements or articles (any distance), provided the tractor operator owns or is employed by the relevant farm

Fast Tractors

It is an offence to operate a vehicle without a valid goods vehicle operator’s licence if one is required. It is also an offence not to have a valid goods vehicle test certificate for the tractor or trailer if the vehicle requires a test.

if used on a public road, do not carry any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or for the operation of any machinery built-in or permanently attached to the vehicle Age 16 if you are currently getting Disability Living Allowance at the higher rate - mobility component Medium-sized vehicles with or without trailers Category is used to haul farm produce within 15 miles (24.14 km) of the farm or forestry estate (provided the tractor operator owns or is employed by the relevant farm)You needed to show you can use all the vehicle’s primary controls smoothly and at the correct time. This includes the: Other telehandlers, along with combine harvesters, crop sprayers and other agricultural machines fall into the wider definition of ‘agricultural motor vehicles’. This information sheet primarily concerns tractors as their use for a variety of different purposes creates the potential for most confusion on which regulations apply. If you hold a full category B (car) driving licence you can drive a number of large agricultural vehicles: any road construction vehicle used or kept on the road solely for the conveyance of built-in road construction

You are required to have a goods vehicle operator’s licence for most goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross plated weight. Note: this applies to tractors capable of exceeding 40 km/h, even if they are not permitted to exceed 40 km/h (see section 2). You should consult the manufacturer if you are not sure whether your tractor is capable of exceeding 40 km/h. Abandoned vehicles can cause a nuisance, attract anti-social behaviour, or be part of a criminal investigation. Abandoning a vehicle is a crime and can attract a financial penalty or prison sentence. undue hesitation - your ability to maintain progress, and not hesitate and slow down when you did not need toYour examiner will tell you how you should make this manoeuvre. Documents you need to bring to your test