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via mobile 03/3/2019 at 1:41pm
 Location: Cheshire
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We have just had a new car, which is heavier than our old one. My husbands licence only permits him to be 3500kg. The basic weight of the car 1820kg and caravan MTPLM combined is still below this figure at 2920kg. However the plated max permissible weight of the car is 2500kg and would therefore take him over. We have done some calculations and with the load capacity of 680kg, even with all 4 of us, the dog, the roof box and the boot loaded we are no where near this figure. My question is though, for insurance purposes what do they use? Thanks


via mobile 03/3/2019 at 2:09pm
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For licence restrictions and entitlement the max plated weights are used not the actual weights. If the total of the plated weights exceeds 3500kg you need a B+E licence. There are lots of threads on this forum that explain this.

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via mobile 03/3/2019 at 3:09pm
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Thanks Rob, assumed that would be the case


05/3/2019 at 8:40am
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Its surprising how quickly the weight adds up when loading the car for a holiday.

Driver is usually in the cars weight already (75kg)
Add 3 passengers unless young children that could be 200kg.

Dog 5kg - 50kg?

Roofbox (empty) Add 10kg to 20kg.

So 300kg of your limits gone before you start with the luggage and all those essentials for a journey.

I wanted to take the FIL's mobility scooter with us one year and thinking 500kg would be plenty, taking the calculator our soon showed it wasnt.



05/3/2019 at 1:30pm
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Rob is right unfortunately. Driving licence restrictions are based on maximum plated weights and not actual weights.

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