New Brexit licence May 22

VeloVanners
VeloVanners Forum Participant Posts: 13
edited December 2021 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Note that hauliers will require a new £1100 licence to operate to and from UK / EU from 21 May 2022. Also note this includes cars towing a trailer over 2.5 T.  Does anyone know whether there are any moves afoot towards similar for cars towing caravans? Sunlit uplands eh!

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  • NutsyH
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    edited December 2021 #2

    Are there any caravans weighing more than 2.5 tons?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited December 2021 #3

    Can you provide a link, VV, so we can read what it's all about?

  • JollyKernow
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    edited December 2021 #4

    I think it will only apply for commercial use. Trailers over 2.5  tons already have to be registered for EU use. I had to register my fifth wheel, pretty easy to do and cost £25. We were stopped at a services in Spain and documents checked including trailer registration. We were checked again at Bilbao port.

    JK

  • JollyKernow
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    edited December 2021 #5

    Probably only American stuff. My fifth wheel trailer is just under 6 tons loaded. The law means trailers not just caravans. I have a friend with a race car transporter which tips the scale at 4.5 tons

    JK

  • VeloVanners
    VeloVanners Forum Participant Posts: 13
    edited December 2021 #6

    I saw a general article and went to gov.uk - Brexit: business guidance.

     

    Appreciate that a 2.5t tlr will negate most if not all caravans but just wondered whether anyone had seen any similar Brexit small-print that is now emerging and which may target caravanners as I'm just about to get one? 

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited December 2021 #7
  • Tinwheeler
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    edited December 2021 #8

    Thanks, David.

    VV, it's all about international road haulage and needing to add vehicles/trailers to transport operators' licences, or obtain such a licence. This is a long standing scheme and the latest appears to be a tweak in view of our having left the EU.

    In view of the above, I wouldn't expect it to be extended to non-goods traffic but that's only my view.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited December 2021 #9

    Not just trailers, IIUC. Any vehicle over 2.5T carrying "goods" has new hoops to jump through. Motorhomers need to be careful what they have in their garage - no bulk supplies of Yorkshire Tea for their mate who owns a one-stop in Benidorm.

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