Boat delivery service idea ?

[4String.]

And having a tacho fitted will cost a few hundred quid, as well as the cost of a digital tacho card and the software for downloading it, and not forgetting that it will need calibrating every 2 years as well.

Someone will doubtless advise you to get hold of an analogue tacho from a commercial breaker, but that's not a sensible option. Plus the DVSA (VOSA as was), are talking about fitting "smart tachographs", and the law is changing with regard to 3.5 ton vehicles which will probably soon come under full drivers hours regulations.

It's a minefield without a doubt.

 

[Justme]

And having a tacho fitted will cost a few hundred quid, as well as the cost of a digital tacho card and the software for downloading it, and not forgetting that it will need calibrating every 2 years as well.

Someone will doubtless advise you to get hold of an analogue tacho from a commercial breaker, but that's not a sensible option. Plus the DVSA (VOSA as was), are talking about fitting "smart tachographs", and the law is changing with regard to 3.5 ton vehicles which will probably soon come under full drivers hours regulations.

It's a minefield without a doubt.

You can only fit an analog tacho to pre 2006 vehicles if I remember right. I know my 55 plate is analog & 06 is digital.

You will kiss goodbye to the best part of £1200 to get one fitted.

Digi card is about £30.

Readers for card & vehicles around £2-300.

New rules will not be retrospective.

Yes lots of talk of vans & work vehicles over about 2000kg needing tacho soon.

PS they already do come under uk working hours regs but impossible to prove compliance.

 

[James1979]

How does the OP stand in regard to the plated limit of the trailer being higher than that of the tow vehicle?

there was a time where the ‘assumption’ was that if it was plated you would use it, which would put you over with an empty trailer in theory. I seem to remember there was a test case and that was changed but I’m not 100% without looking into it

 

[addjunkie]

One thing Id be very wary off is putting boats on a trailer, where the trailers supports are not specifically set up for that boat. Get a roller on a none supported area big pot hole equals a hole.

A carpet trailer with adjustable height side rails would be my choice.

 

[Justme]

How does the OP stand in regard to the plated limit of the trailer being higher than that of the tow vehicle?

there was a time where the ‘assumption’ was that if it was plated you would use it, which would put you over with an empty trailer in theory. I seem to remember there was a test case and that was changed but I’m not 100% without looking into it

Totally legal.

Plated weights only apply to actually being over them or for licences.

 

[James1979]

Cheers. I couldn’t remember what the situation was now. There was a spate of folk getting done for being over when empty but I know it got challenged and I had a feeling they changed it.

As far as the OP goes, have you had a ring round to see what people will do that for and if you can compete / want to compete? It’s very cut throat. I had a guy move a truck from the east coast to Bradford a while back (good 100 miles and some). He wanted £1/mile. One way!! I couldn’t even be arsed to do it myself for that.

 

[8ob]

Cheers. I couldn’t remember what the situation was now. There was a spate of folk getting done for being over when empty but I know it got challenged and I had a feeling they changed it.

As far as the OP goes, have you had a ring round to see what people will do that for and if you can compete / want to compete? It’s very cut throat. I had a guy move a truck from the east coast to Bradford a while back (good 100 miles and some). He wanted £1/mile. One way!! I couldn’t even be arsed to do it myself for that.

Was that for a return load James?, I quite often move a bit of gear for cheap if the trucks empty and I am going that way.

Bob

 

[James1979]

Was that for a return load James?, I quite often move a bit of gear for cheap if the trucks empty and I am going that way.

Bob

No! He drove from Bradford the night before, slept in his truck and drove back again.

He was stacked out with work he reckoned. I think he was on the dole and running on red. Only way he could do it.