B+E (Car and Trailer Test
What can I tow on a car licence?
Category B: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM and with up to eight passenger seats
Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM.
Vehicle manufacturers normally recommend a maximum weight of trailer appropriate to their vehicle. Details can usually be found in the vehicle’s handbook or obtained from car dealerships.
Who needs to take the B+E Car & Trailer test?
Drivers who tow medium and large trailers using a car, van, or 4×4 usually require the Category B+E entitlement on their licence. Anyone who passed their car driving test before 1997, automatically acquired ‘grandfather rights’ for categories: B+E (car & trailer).
Drivers who passed their car driving test after January 1, 1997, are only given the Category B entitlement, which allows them to drive a car, van, or 4×4 with a plated weight (Maximum Authorised Mass) no greater than 3,500kg. Vocational driving tests need to be taken to acquire additional categories at a DVSA Driving Test Centre.
Already have the licence?
If you already have the B+E licence entitlement but need some towing practice or reversing training, we can provide this for you.
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