Why do you need B+E Trailer Training!
If you have been towing large trailers, caravans, boats or horse-boxes,
and you do NOT have the correct entitlement (Category B+E)) on your licence, you are running the risk of 9 points on your licence, and a fine.
3 points for 'no category'.
6 points for 'no insurance'.
There could also be a fine of £400+.
What is included in your B+E Trailer Training
We cover all aspects of the B+E Test, these include:-
• Driving on a public highway, including dual carriageways and motorways
where available.
• Trailer reversing.
• Uncoupling and recoupling.
• The braking exercise.
On Road - We will bring you back up to Driving Test standard and encourage
you to lose all the bad habits you may have accumulated; such as one-handed steering and resting a hand on the gear stick. The on road training will cover
trailer-handling, observations, road positioning, planning and awareness,
signalling, use of controls, mirrors, and speed.
Off Road - During training, we will take you to the off-road area where we
will run through the exercises and assist you in becoming confident and competent. We will cover:-
Reversing - accuracy, control, and all-round observation for a snake reverse
into a bay park.
Braking - controlled stop at 20mph through coned area.
Uncoupling & Recoupling - release trailer from vehicle, move forward and
park alongside, before re-attaching trailer as a new and unfamiliar trailer.
Accuracy, control and safety being of prime importance.
we provide you with everything you will need to accomplish your
B+E
qualification.
• Coverage of the on road and off road syllabus for the Test.
• The everyday use of trailers and trailer awareness.
• Full use of a Landrover Discovery.
• A Ifor Williams Box Trailer.
• We provide you with insurance throughout training and during the Test.
• We provide all the fuel you will use during training, and also on the Test.
• We book the B+E Test on your behalf, the current cost of the Test is £105.
• Information booklet provided.
• In the unlikely event you require extra training, it will be given free of charge.
Trailer Towing Regulations
The Trailer Towing Law states that you must have a category B (car) driving licence before towing any size of trailer or caravan.
Car Licences Held Before 1 January 1997
You retain your existing entitlement to tow trailers until your licence expires. You may currently drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM
(Maximum Authorised Mass)
. You are also permitted to drive a minibus + trailer over 750kg MAM.
Car Licences Obtained After 1 January 1997
If you passed your test on or after the above date, you will be required to pass an additional driving test in order to gain entitlement to category B+E and all larger vehicles. There is no category B+E theory test it is a practical test only.
If you have any further question regarding the B+E Trailer Training please
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