Tractor Driving

WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

in order to drive a tractor legally in the UK, do you just need a standard UK driving licence, with the category F on the back?

the dvla web site gives next to no info, apart from stating that category F is for agricultural tractors

and that
"Age 16 for tractors less than 2.45m wide. It must only pull trailers less than 2.45m wide with two wheels, or four close coupled."

so if you have category F you can just climb into a tractor, operate it and drive it on the road, i know you can get further training in order to operate them, but is it legally required?
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

My licence doens't mention tractors.. but a while back I was up the ace cafe, I went up the inside of an undercover police car and done a nice slow wheelie from the roundabout down under the tunnel Embarassed

they ran a check on my licence etc and he joked about me having a tractor licence and asked if I was a farmer lol.. so I think the entitlement comes with the standard car test as I haven't specifically done a tractor test!!

Josh|RD125LC · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Karma :

I've been driving tractors the past few months on a full UK licence, but that has been on private property at my college, so I don't know if that counts? Meh.
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MRX Steve · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Karma :

Nope, you just need the F catagory, if you have it you can just get in an drive (with insurance etc)
If you dont have it the test isn't that bad. My mate did the test and he said he basicly had to do 3 laps around town on his own, the test guy just stood and watched, and he was asked a few questions about highway code etc. If you are just going to drive in a field you need nothing.
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Johnny GSX-R · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Karma :

Farming was my trade when i left school at 16, i did my tractor test to enable me to go from land to land as it was several miles apart.

I had to do a basic test including manouvre, safely braking and road signs. This was in 1986, there was supposed to be some regulation where by i couldn't travel more than 4 miles from my place of work on a tractor.
You have to ask for the entitlement to be added.

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