Topic: How many of us are old enough...... (Read 5452 times)

dreadnought110 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 02, 2009, 17:40:25 »

Quote from: ianhwood on January 02, 2009, 14:23:49

I must be the oldest one here it seems.

Passed mine in '71

God i feel old

Cheers i feel a lot better i wasn't even born then!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

KingWolf · « **Reply #31 on:** January 02, 2009, 19:28:16 »

Passed my car test back in 1991 and my bike teat in 96.

Mark.

LandRoger · « **Reply #32 on:** January 02, 2009, 20:08:27 »

Passed mine in 1965 +bike in 68 , ah those were the days , passed test in 1958 Singer Gazelle,

andyhubbard · « **Reply #33 on:** January 02, 2009, 21:57:11 »

So am I. Doing the job i do now if i wasn't i would have to spend about Â£700 to get qualified or loose my job.

jimmy25 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 02, 2009, 22:34:04 »

Yes me as well passed 08/01/80 b b+e c1 c1e d1 d1e

ian

David Gray · « **Reply #35 on:** January 03, 2009, 21:31:47 »

West Riding your not the oldest 1962

STEVE AXWORTHY · « **Reply #36 on:** January 03, 2009, 21:55:31 »

got both car and bike within aweek of each other october 81

marsie · « **Reply #37 on:** January 04, 2009, 14:13:31 »

passed my car test on my 17th birthday(2/1/90),bike test day after and class1 on my 18th birthday.My class1 was on probation for 3 years and if i had done anything wrong i would have had to resit my test again :shock:.seems like a real pain nowadays to get a test what with theory and seperate trailer tests etc =;
Paul :twisted:

SteveGoodz · « **Reply #38 on:** January 04, 2009, 14:55:20 »

Quote from: JumboBeef on January 01, 2009, 14:09:33

......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).

I am!

Oh dear, I do hate to admit to this :oops:

Passed my bike test in 1970 and car test in 1972 - tracked vehicle test was 1975 :P

SteveGoodz · « **Reply #39 on:** January 04, 2009, 15:00:40 »

Quote from: bilge rat on January 01, 2009, 21:50:38

i passed in 86 i think . old type liscence . just moved house so got to apply for a passport type . will i still keep the same classes ?. alan,,,,

Make sure you get a photocopy of your existing license before you send it off to DVLA. If they screw up and remove a category you have to produce evidence of entitlement - they don't have it!

One of our local IAM examiners (Class A police driver) lost his motorbike license because of this and had to re-sit the test. Even a letter from the Chief Constable couldn't sway DVLA into just putting the category back on the license.

Forewarned is forearmed :-)

hobbit · « **Reply #40 on:** January 04, 2009, 15:17:53 »

Passed back in '76, trained and took test in a 109" srs 3, in snow :shock:

Manicminer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 04, 2009, 15:23:07 »

I took my test back in 1987 in 2" of snow. The tested advised me to 'take my time' when we did the emergency stop.

300TDi Disco · « **Reply #42 on:** January 04, 2009, 17:55:36 »

I passed in 2004, so i don't have anythink major. I did speak to dvla about towing a trailor & she said "I can tow a trailer, as long as the towing vehicle is a greater weight than the trailor and whats on the trailor. The combined maximum weight 3.5tons with an exception of 750kg which makes it 4250kg. I have asked her to send me some information confirming this, so i will post a copy of the information when i receive it.

JumboBeef · « **Reply #43 on:** January 04, 2009, 19:16:19 »

Info on trailers (if you can work it out).

I know I (passed test in 1982) can drive a vehicle + trailer with a total MAM of 8.25 tonnes.

JumboBeef · « **Reply #44 on:** January 04, 2009, 19:20:54 »

More info.

300TDi Disco · « **Reply #45 on:** January 04, 2009, 19:56:37 »

Well i had a look at the site and this is what i found out:-

Car licences obtained on or after 1 January 1997

If you passed a car test on or after 1 January 1997 you're limited to vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass towing a trailer up to 750kgs, or a vehicle and trailer combination up to 3.5 tonnes MAM providing the MAM of the trailer doesn't exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. You will need to pass an additional driving test in B+E if you wish to tow a caravan or trailer combination which exceeds these weight limits.

EbonynIvory · « **Reply #46 on:** January 04, 2009, 20:39:36 »

Quote from: dreadnought110 on January 02, 2009, 17:40:25

Quote from: ianhwood on January 02, 2009, 14:23:49
I must be the oldest one here it seems.

Passed mine in '71

God i feel old
Cheers i feel a lot better i wasn't even born then!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Neither was I! Passed my test in 1995 according to my licence.

Quote from: V8defender90 on January 04, 2009, 17:55:36

I passed in 2004, so i don't have anythink major. I did speak to dvla about towing a trailor & she said "I can tow a trailer, as long as the towing vehicle is a greater weight than the trailor and whats on the trailor. The combined maximum weight 3.5tons with an exception of 750kg which makes it 4250kg. I have asked her to send me some information confirming this, so i will post a copy of the information when i receive it.

Glad I didn't have to take this test! Basic rule of thumb when it comes to weight is "the unladen weight of the towing vehicle must be more then the laden weight of the vehicle being towed." You then have to concider engine power to weight being towed. Be careful, it is easy to think that you are legal when you are not.

ChrisV8 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 04, 2009, 21:00:40 »

Quote from: LandRoger on January 02, 2009, 20:08:27

Passed mine in 1965 +bike in 68 , ah those were the days , passed test in 1958 Singer Gazelle,

Ditto passed car in 1965 and bike the year before, took car test in a 105E Ford Anglia estate and bike on a Lambretta, soon got rid of that for a Triumph Bonneville, wish I still had that !!!

thermidorthelobster · « **Reply #48 on:** January 04, 2009, 21:11:25 »

Thankfully yes, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to drive the 101, or the minibuses at work, or tow a trailer. (101 was 5.5 tonnes.)

squaddie_fox · « **Reply #49 on:** January 06, 2009, 13:56:38 »

passed my car test in feb 2005, and the rest in march and april.

on my licence i have B,B+E,B1,C,C+E,C1,C1E,f,h,k,p.

and i turned 21 less than a month ago! :dance: ;)

muzzer · « **Reply #50 on:** January 06, 2009, 15:35:41 »

Passed car in 82 bike in 82 and class 1 hgv in 86 at 21 years of age

Cariad · « **Reply #51 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:16:13 »

2005 for me!

Wish I had though so it meant that I didn't have to fork out for and do my trailer test :shock:

Saffy · « **Reply #52 on:** January 07, 2009, 13:53:07 »

Let me get this right.... we need a licence to drive? :oops:

300TDi Disco · « **Reply #53 on:** January 07, 2009, 15:19:43 »

Quote from: Saffy on January 07, 2009, 13:53:07

Let me get this right.... we need a licence to drive? :oops:

LOL.. :lol: :lol:

There is a big part of the country that don't have a licence. Just don't get court.. No licence then more than likely they don't have insurance.

I think it's an:-

LC20 - 3 points
In10 - 3 points
with a ban & a fine :shock: :shock:

300TDi Disco · « **Reply #54 on:** January 07, 2009, 15:20:43 »

Quote from: squaddie_fox on January 06, 2009, 13:56:38

passed my car test in feb 2005, and the rest in march and april.

on my licence i have B,B+E,B1,C,C+E,C1,C1E,f,h,k,p.

and i turned 21 less than a month ago! :dance: ;)

Have you been in the army or did you pay for the extra's ???

barneyboy · « **Reply #55 on:** January 07, 2009, 16:37:27 »

Quote from: JumboBeef on January 01, 2009, 14:09:33

......to have C1 and D1 entitlement automatically on their driving licences (taken the test before 1997).

I am!

Passed 1976 and since then have got CE and DE :)

muddyjames · « **Reply #56 on:** January 09, 2009, 16:45:39 »

I'm not but I do have c+e and D1+e now :-)

Lorry drivers are having thier hours cut but I had loads of overtime this week and hoping to get a job very soon when the company advertises. I think I'm one of the lucky ones. Overtime runs out next week though. :'(

BigA · « **Reply #57 on:** January 09, 2009, 18:05:19 »

passed in 85 and bike in 94.

its not that that makes me feel old its when i see the likes of "Passed in 2005" 8-[ now that makes me feel old :lol:

landmannnn · « **Reply #58 on:** January 09, 2009, 22:32:39 »

My granddad had a driving license that allowed him to drive any vehicle, I remember seeing it, it really did say any vehicle.
Doubt if anyone here is old enough to have one of those though.

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