QUAD...............ADVICE PLEASE

[SEAN3513 7]

just got myself a honda big red

 

it is registered for the road ( agricultural use)

 

ive searched the dvla website , which was about as much use as chocolate fire guard !!!!!!!

 

could anyone please tell me what the restrictions are for on road use under the "agricultural use" clause.

 

thanks in advance

 

sean

[halloween man 12]

is it a limited agricultural taxed if not limited and you have a full drivers license and insurance then you can go where ever you want. limited your only allowed so many miles to and from where you are going

[SEAN3513 7]

yes it is tax exempt ( disc is free) and mot exempt........so im guessing limited

 

can it be changed or is it stuck on agricultural????

[dog gone 21]

yes it is tax exempt ( disc is free) and mot exempt........so im guessing limited

 

can it be changed or is it stuck on agricultural????

just do what you want with it if you do get pulled over and you are restricted on mileage from your base say your base is a trailer not likely though if you've got plates and road kit

[hob 0]

just got myself a honda big red

 

it is registered for the road ( agricultural use)

 

ive searched the dvla website , which was about as much use as chocolate fire guard !!!!!!!

 

could anyone please tell me what the restrictions are for on road use under the "agricultural use" clause.

 

thanks in advance

 

sean

hi mate i had the same problem as you couldnt find out the law on what you could and couldnt do on an agri plate.what i eventually found out was it can only be ridden upto 1 1/2 miles from any land you own or farm,keeper etc.if you dont have your own land or farm you may have trouble getting insurance which you will need to take it on the road.when i spoke to my local plod(very nice chap)he said he didnt mind me following the hunt on it and that he would turn a blind eye on the other hand last year down in devon the old bill had a clamp down and were confiscating quads at the road side it they werent on a plg .

[Sexy_Shot 5]

this may have nothing to do with this question, but im 15 nearly 16 and go shooting on 24 acre land all up and down hill, how old do i have to be to have a quad and Legaly ride a quad to the land, as i have to go on the road to get to the shooting permission, what age do i have to be and would i need a agricultural use clause put on it ,

 

Cheers Trevor

[coursing mad 5]

if you are on permittion you can be any age i think mate just not the roads.

 

tom!!

[hob 0]

this may have nothing to do with this question, but im 15 nearly 16 and go shooting on 24 acre land all up and down hill, how old do i have to be to have a quad and Legaly ride a quad to the land, as i have to go on the road to get to the shooting permission, what age do i have to be and would i need a agricultural use clause put on it ,

 

Cheers Trevor

i think youll find you need to 17 and hold a full driving licence to ride a quad on the road i may be wrong but pretty sure. phone the old bill and check thats your safest bet.

[silverfoxsid08 27]

just got myself a honda big red

 

it is registered for the road ( agricultural use)

 

ive searched the dvla website , which was about as much use as chocolate fire guard !!!!!!!

 

could anyone please tell me what the restrictions are for on road use under the "agricultural use" clause.

 

thanks in advance

 

sean

 

I have got an agricultural quad, my insurance with NFU told me as long as im using it, for the purpuse im insured for feeding up and pess control purposes they is no limit were im going.

[hiho 5]

if you are on permittion you can be any age i think mate just not the roads.

 

tom!!

he will have to push it down the roads

[Gimlet 0]

I run two agricultural quads, a diesel Polaris and a diesel Arctic Cat. It is important to know exactly what your quad is registered as. Mine are Light Agricultural Vehicles which mean that as long as I am doing something agricultural, horticultural or to do with forestry I have no limit on road distances. If I go green laning I carry some tools and do some voluntary forestry maintenance on my way.

 

Unfortunately unless you insist when you register with the DVLA they will normally register a quad in the Limited Use Class which restricts you to 1.5Km of road use between fields.

 

There is a problem for most younger drivers who passed their tests after 1/1/1997 as from that date a normal categary B driving licence doesn't cover agricultural tractors, you need to take a ctegary F test.

 

These are the two classes that your quad could be licenced under according to the NFU - ww.nfuonline.com/documents/BuisnessGuides07/116%20Transport%20Mar%202008.pdf

 

Oh! And you can drive a small agricultural vehicle less than 2.45m wide, and only pull trailers less than 2.45m wide with two wheels, or four close-coupled from the age of 16.

 

Light Agricultural Vehicle

A new category introduced in 1995 into the Special Concessionary class which covers vehicles which

have a weight up to a maximum of 1000 kg; a single seat; are designed and constructed primarily for

off-road use; and are used solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry. This

definition would not include ordinary road-going vehicles converted or adapted in an attempt to

licence at the Special Concessionary VED rate.

Although all Special Concessionary vehicles are subject to the same rate of VED (nil), vehicles must

be licensed in the class that reflects primary or greatest use. For most machines, licensing class will

be obvious.

Most agricultural tractors will fall within the agricultural tractor class. Machines such as combine

harvesters or mobile spraying machines will fall within the agricultural engine class. However, for

both classes, the phrase “agricultural machine†will appear on the licence disc issued by the DVLA.

Agricultural motor vehicles (AMVs) which cannot be licensed as a Special Concessionary vehicle

because they are operating outside the definition of an agricultural machine may be licensed as

general haulage vehicles if pulling implements or a trailer, or as a heavy goods vehicle if an

implement or trailer is mounted on it. If you think your vehicle falls within either of these classes, you

should seek advice on applying for a licence before doing so.

 

Limited Use Class

Any motor vehicle, from a moped up to a 44 tonne HGV, that you wish to use on the public road, may

apply for exemption from the requirement for VED to be paid. Such vehicles are taxed and classified

as Limited Use vehicles or ‘vehicles used between different parts of land.’

A vehicle will fall within the scope of the Limited Use class if:

• It is used for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry; and

• It is used on public roads only in passing between different areas of land occupied by

the same person; and

• The distance it travels on public roads in passing between any two such areas does not

exceed 1.5 km.

Vehicles licensed in the Limited Use class are issued with a licence/tax disc which must be displayed

on the vehicle. Application may be made at any time, and renewals are required at 12-month

intervals.

If the conditions attached to the Limited Use class are breached, then the vehicle ceases to be

eligible for excise duty exemption and will become liable for payment of excise duty at the rate

appropriate to the vehicle in question. Use of rebated (red) diesel may also be illegal under such

circumstances (i.e. unless it falls into another category of exempted vehicle); for further information

please see NFU Business Guide 101 Red Diesel.

Drivers of Limited Use vehicles must either hold a category N licence or a licence that covers the

driving of the vehicle in question. The category N licence covers vehicles which are exempt from

excise duty due to travelling less than six miles a week. This category was in use before 31

December 1996 but is now rarely used. However, if you were eligible to apply for a category N

before 31 December 1996 you may still be granted such a licence. The age limit will vary depending

on the type of vehicle involved. For example, if the vehicle is an agricultural tractor, then the

minimum age is 17; if it is a large heavy goods vehicle (HGV), it will be 21. However, there is no

requirement to hold a large heavy goods vehicle vocational driving licence for driving Limited Use

heavy goods vehicles.

Limited Use vehicles are also exempt from annual testing under the HGV & MOT testing schemes

provided they do not travel on the road more than six miles per week. However, they must comply

with the relevant Construction and Use Regulations applicable to the class of vehicle, and its use,

when used on the roads.

Operators of Limited Use HGVs do not require an operator’s licence subject to certain conditions.

For further information on operator licensing please see NFU Business Guide 113 Operator

Licensing.

Edited August 11, 2009 by Gimlet