What size of van can you drive on a normal car licence?

schnipps · 21 Jul 2007 at 19:00

Moving house soon and i will need to hire a van for the day for moving, now i just wondered what ype and size can you drive on a normal car licence? Do some of the bigger ones require a certain extra code on your licence?

schnipps · 21 Jul 2007 at 19:03

Ak!ta said:
Normal car licence is 7.5 tonne.

What kind of van does that get me then? I havent a clue what 7.5 tonne equals in the van world

schnipps · 21 Jul 2007 at 19:19

I have B and B1 on my licence, as for the question above im over 18 (28) but didnt pass before 2001 so that means i can get a merc sprinter which seems quite big.

schnipps · 21 Jul 2007 at 19:21

Liverpool-Lad said:
A tad bigger!

http://www.whittalwilliams.co.uk/images/jpg/iveco.jpg

hehe dont need anything that big i wouldnt feel comfortable driving it, i think a LWB transit should suffice, the £65 from Hertz seems a good deal.

schnipps · 21 Jul 2007 at 20:01

Thanks lads know where i stand now, tbh a big transit will likely do as i dont have a huge amount to move, the king size matress likely being the largest item. Baffled why people who passed before a certain time can drive what looks like every vehicle bar a 747 jumbo and others are restricted to fiat panda's but doesnt really suprise me