ࡱ> /1.5@ 0bjbj22 4XX6666666Jrrrr ~J2$$ Rv ^666mmmR66mm$m66 `-rj02 G JJ6666 6 "mJJN$WJJNDriving Licence Directive The Driving Licence Directive was passed immediately before Christmas and CCPR has met with key NGBs and representatives from the caravanning industry to discuss the outcomes of the legislation. In regard to towing trailers, the new Directive will allow: Drivers with a Category B licence to drive vehicle and trailer combinations up to a maximum authorised mass of 3500kg. Drivers of a vehicle and trailer with a combined maximum authorised mass weight over 4250kg will have to take the B+E driving test. Drivers of vehicle and trailer with maximum authorised mass weights that fall between 3500 and 4250kg will have to undergo either training, testing or both if the trailer is over 750kg and the combination trailer/vehicle weight is over 3500kg (up to a maximum of 4250kg). The final decision will rest with individual member states. However, if the UK chooses training, it will involve a mandatory seven hours of training, part of which must be spent on public roads. When a trailer weighs less than 750kg, drivers holding a B licence will be permitted to tow provided that the towing vehicle is less than 3500kg maximum authorised mass. All of the above is subject to the recommended maximum towing weights of individual vehicles. Furthermore, from 2013 all drivers with a C1 and/or D1 licence (pre 1997) will have to renew their licence every five years. Successful licence renewals will be subject to a medical and a fee. Member states will have 26 years to fulfil all the requirements of this Directive. It was decided that CCPR and concerned NGBs would join forces with the caravanning organisations to lobby the Department for Transport (DfT) for training rather than testing for drivers of combined weights between 3500 and 4250kg. It was also agreed that the organisations would work together to determine the possibility of NGBs providing sport specific training to their members. The RYA will meet with the National Caravanning Council and the Caravan Club to discuss accreditation of training courses. Following the outcome of that discussion, another meeting will then be held to discuss the strategy for lobbying the DfT. All future meetings will be jointly organised by the National Caravanning Council and CCPR. h7N[hEJe  [   b ) * S [  CgdEJCgdEJ21h:pEJ. A!S"S#$% D@D NormalCJ_HaJmH nHsH tHDA@D Default Paragraph FontRi@R  Table Normal4 l4a (k@(No Liste[b)*S[  C0000000000 0000 0000000 000 0000 00 0 0 O90 C  \<"\̟!vvxxB*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagscountry-region9*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsplace {BF48RV|[gbfSW[bCN33333333BF Chris GibsonEJ7N[@BBBB@@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial;SimSun[SO"qhffRR!Sx24 H(?7N[ Chris Gibson Chris GibsonOh+'0`   ( 4@HPXss Chris GibsonoChrNormalG Chris Gibsono2hrMicrosoft Word 10.0@^в@0@8R՜.+,0 hp|   A  Title  !"#$%'()*+,-0Root Entry FP 52Data 1TableWordDocument4SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8&CompObjj  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q