Driving My Tractor (Barefoot Singalongs)

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being positioned too far to the left when turning right onto a minor road, holding up vehicles behind you You can hold a category F licence from age 16. Sixteen-year-olds may only drive tractors up to 2.45 metres wide, and tow trailers up to 2.45 metres wide and with 2 wheels, or 4 close-coupled wheels. From age 17 these restrictions do not apply.

Tractors can be scary to small children, so if you have to wait at a pedestrian crossing, give them time to cross and don’t stop too near

Category H – tracked vehicles

Driving on provisional licences should only be for training purposes. Any requirement to drive a vehicle for business purposes should be done on a full licence only. A tractor qualifies as an excepted vehicle if it is designed and constructed primarily for off-road use. An excepted tractor can be used on a public road solely for:

If you made faults in this area during your test, or if you want to improve in this area, you should: general haulage: a vehicle constructed and used for hauling loads, where the vehicle itself does not carry the load (like a goods vehicles) or have the load superimposed on it (like an HGV tractor unit) the general state of the car - for example, flat tyres, a broken windscreen, or removed parts may suggest that it has been abandoned Some tractors, for example, if used for commercial non-agricultural haulage, may require use of a tachograph and have maximum limits on driving time and minimum requirements for breaks and rest periods, set out in EU drivers’ hours rules (Regulation ( EC) 561/2006). Tractors require a tachograph if they are used to haul goods on the road, the maximum authorised mass exceeds 3.5 tonnes and they do not fit one (or more) of the available exemptions. Age 16 for tractors less than 2.45 metres wide, it must only pull trailers less than 2.45 metres wide with 2 wheels, or 4 close-coupledEvery time we go into a field we use the same wheeling. We’ve reduced the amount of the time we are in the field, and there’s more land for direct drilling. Diesel usage has gone from 120 litres a hectare down to around 60 litres a hectare. Further information DVLA Driving Licence Helpline in passing between any two such areas does not travel a distance exceeding 1.5 kilometres on (public roads) The National Farmers’ Union ( NFU) represents the farmers and growers of Englandnfu and Wales. It aims to promote successful and socially responsible agriculture and horticulture, while ensuring the long-term viability of rural communities. There are a number of different regulatory regimes that can apply to the use of tractors in Great Britain. The requirements for each of these are different and tractor operators should be aware of their legal obligations. This information sheet provides an overview of the main criteria and requirements for these regimes, particularly the different requirements when used for agriculture or other work. For more information, the regulations themselves or a knowledgeable trade association should be consulted. Because of the height of a tractor, you’ll get a good view of what’s up ahead. But make sure you don’t intimidate people by trying to get in their boot

Abandoned vehicles can cause a nuisance, attract anti-social behaviour, or be part of a criminal investigation. Abandoning a vehicle is a crime and can attract a financial penalty or prison sentence. You needed to show you can use all the vehicle’s primary controls smoothly and at the correct time. This includes the: Agricultural processing vehicles - such as mobile seed cleaning machines or feed milling machines - are specialist vehicles that: Age 16 if you are currently getting Disability Living Allowance at the higher rate - mobility component Medium-sized vehicles with or without trailers Category are used to haul goods (of any description) more than 15 miles from their operating base (which is not necessarily where they are registered)is used to haul farm produce within 15 miles (24.14 km) of the farm or forestry estate (provided the tractor operator owns or is employed by the relevant farm) Tractors that are exempt from EU rules are likely to be subject to GB domestic drivers’ hours rules unless you drive for less than 4 hours in a day or drive only off-road. Under these rules, drivers are limited to 10 hours maximum on-road daily driving. Off-road driving does not count towards this total if it is for agriculture or forestry. A record sheet, but not a tachograph, is required to be kept. If you have to cross the path of oncoming traffic, make sure you MSM, keep as close to the centre of the road as possible and judge how far oncoming traffic is away before committing to turning. Make sure you get the speed right, too