Towing with motor home after 70 yrs of age

Everonwards
Everonwards Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited June 2014 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi folks, I'm new here and having searched without finding a definitve answer, I would like to know if I need to have a medical to continue towing a 2600 kg trailer with my 3500 kg camper van.

My current licence was issued december 1977, although I passed my test in the 1960s, I found this on the web
'If you passed your practical car test (licence category B) before 1 January 1997 you would automatically also acquire licence categories BE, C1, C1E, D1 and D1E.
Category B+E is a vehicle up to 3500kgs MAM with up to 8 passenger seats combined with a heavy trailer.
For those drivers who passed their B+E Practical Test prior to 19th January 2013 there is no defined trailer weight under category B+E except that which is governed by the towing capacity of the towing vehicle. For all category B+E licence-holders there is a maximum trailer length of 7.0 metres and a maximum trailer width of 2.55 metres.'

Any help would be much appeciated,