Tursiops
Thursday 12th March 2015 9:36pm
Welwyn Garden City
9,788 posts
Quote: Loopey @ 9th March 2015, 1:45 PM GMT
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/farmers-set-to-benefit-from-increase-in-tractor-weights-and-speeds
Tractor drivers are to be allowed to pull heavier weights and to drive faster but they don't even have to take an HGV test. That doesn't seem right to me.
Can you still drive a tractor on the road at 16? They can also drive on the road using red diesel and do not have to pay road fund licence or pass an MoT.
Basic problem is manufacturers are increasingly blurring the lines between road vehicles and off-road vehicles, and farmers are keeping all the off-road vehicle perks while benefitting from vehicles that can make far more use of the road than was ever anticipated when those concessions were agreed.