What is the difference between LGV 1 and LGV 2?
The difference is very simple – a Class 1 licence allows you to drive a category C+E vehicle, which is basically an articulated lorry, or artic. A Class 2 licence allows you to drive a category C vehicle, or what is frequently referred to as a rigid.
What is a UK Class 2 licence?
What is a Class 2 licence? A Class 2 driving licence allows you to drive a category C vehicle. A category C vehicle is also known as a rigid body vehicle. Having a Category C licence allows you to drive rigid vehicles over 3500kg and tow a trailer up to 750kg.
What weight lorry can I drive on a Class 2 licence?
750 kg
C – also referred to as Class 2 or Rigid this category allows the licence holder to drive any large goods vehicle with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of up to 750 kg. A driver can obtain this licence from the age of 18.
What size lorry is Class 2?
Class 2. Class 2, or the category C licences. This is going to be for any HGV that is more than 7.5 tonnes and has a rigid body base.
What category is a LGV licence?
An LGV or HGV lorry licence is the same as a Class 2 lorry licence and it allows you to drive a lorry over 7.5t and up to 32 tonnes. You must apply to the DVLA for the provision entitlement to drive an LGV lorry and meet higher medical standards to get your LGV lorry licence.
What is a LGV licence?
What is an LGV Lorry Licence. An LGV or HGV lorry licence is the same as a Class 2 lorry licence and it allows you to drive a lorry over 7.5t and up to 32 tonnes. You must apply to the DVLA for the provision entitlement to drive an LGV lorry and meet higher medical standards to get your LGV lorry licence.
Can I drive a LGV on a car licence?
Under the UK and European law, the LGV licence and HGV licence are the same licence. In fact you can drive up to 3500kg (3.5 tonnes) with your car driving licence – category ‘B’ entitlement.
What class is HGV 2?
Category C
LGV Category C (Formerly HGV Class 2) The LGV Category C licence was formerly commonly known as HGV class 2. The LGV Category C licence will allow drivers who pass the Category C driving test to drive any rigid Category C vehicle up to 32 tonnes.
What is a Class 2 vehicle?
Full-size or half-ton pickups are usually under Class 2. Class 2 trucks can haul between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds on their beds. Sometimes, this class is split into two more categories — Class 2a and 2b. Class 2a trucks have a GVWR of 6,001 to 8,500 pounds, while Class 2b trucks have a GVWR of 8,501 to 10,000 pounds.
Can you drive an artic unit on a car licence?
Re: Driving a tractor unit on a car licence In a word, yes, you can drive a tractor unit with a Class C licence.
Does grandfather rights still exist?
If you’re a large goods vehicle driver and you gained your licence prior to 10th September 2009, then you have Grandfather/acquired rights. This means you don’t have to do the full Driver CPC, but you are still fully qualified.