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B+E Car and Trailer Licenses in Inverness & North of Scotland |
| STOP!!!! Can you tow a trailer or caravan legally? |
| B+E , Car and Trailer Towing |
| Driving licence rules and what you can tow | Licences held from 1 January 1997 |
| The rules on what you can tow are different depending on when you passed your driving test. | If you passed your driving test after 1 January 1997 and have an ordinary category B (car) licence, you can drive either: • A vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes or 3,500 kilograms (kg) Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM (with a combined weight of up to 4,250kg in total). • A trailer over 750kg MAM as long as it is no more than the unladen or ‘kerb’ weight of the towing vehicle (with a combined weight of up to 3,500kg in total). For anything heavier you need to take a category B+E driving test.  |
| Licences issued from 19 January 2013 | |
| From 19 January 2013, drivers passing a category B (car and small vehicle) test can tow: • small trailers weighing no more than 750kg • trailers weighing more than 750kg, where the combined weight of the towing vehicle and the trailer isn’t more than 3,500kg If you want to tow a trailer weighing more than 750kg, when the combined weight of the towing vehicle and trailer is more than 3,500kg, you’ll have to pass a further test and get B+E entitlement on your licence. You’ll then be able to tow trailers up to 3,500kg. |