FAQ’s

No, because you already hold a car (B) licence you already have provisional licence status for B+E so you can take a car and trailer course and B+E driving test when you are ready to.

Once passing the test you have the same rights as ‘any’ driver with a B+E licence.

You can drive any B vehicle fully loaded, to its legal capacity, if required, plus the trailer to the maximum capacity allowed for that vehicle.

The maximum trailer weight would be 3.5 tonnes, if the vehicle is ‘plated’ to tow that weight legally. 

Technically with the some vehicles your combined weight could legally be 7.00 tonnes!

No, the counterpart is no longer needed to be shown during a B+E driving test but a current photo card driving licence is required. If you have an older style paper licence, photo identification, passport etc, does have to be supplied for the examiners inspection.

No, this can be changed after passing the test. Leave it with the old address on it and the examiner will advise you how to change it after you have passed.

Yes, but you will only then be able to tow trailers with an automatic gearbox vehicle, however, if you pass the trailer test in a manual gearbox vehicle you will be able to tow trailers with B category vehicles with either type of gearbox.

No, my test prepared trailer needs to be used as it meets the all specifications requested for the DVSA B+E driving test.

Yes, if the vehicle is appropriate, to be discussed before confirming the booking.

On the understanding beforehand that my, or your, extra extension mirrors will attach to your vehicles’ door mirrors. 

Any defects on the vehicle, which you are responsible for, may result in the test being cancelled by the examiner and the total course fee being forfeited 

(see DVSA website for more information)

No, the examiners all carry out tests to the same standards, as they are all checked regularly by a DVSA official inspector.

No, not necessarily, however, we will discuss with you how many more hours you will need to reach the standard required to pass. Most people opt to do another single day to prepare themselves again for another B+E driving test, it is possible that the test may be at a different driving test centre so some familiarisation could be useful.

No, CPC is only required for category C or D (Coach/Bus/HGV) vehicles.

No, another test will need to be taken for that category to qualify and another trailer towing test after that, if needed, to get the C1+E on your licence too.

• No, but we recommend before starting with us, at Get Towing trailer training, to Click Here and visit GOV.UK to refresh your Highway Code knowledge

Especially helpful for drivers who passed their car test outside the UK.

1. Yes, he will ask you to read out a standard number plate, from a vehicle registered after September 2001, at at distance of approximately 20 metres, before the trailer test can continue.

click below for more details

https://www.gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rules

The answer is yes provided the ‘Actual weight’ of the trailer and the weight of the load does not exceed 1500Kg.

There is no legal requirement to downgrade your plate to 1500Kg.

This is the same for any vehicle/trailer with different weight amounts  from those stated here.

You may be asked by a Traffic Officer to accompany him to a Weigh-bridge to confirm this – so be careful as you load the trailer!

Drivers do not need a +E trailer license to pull a trailer up to 750Kg