how much does H licence test cost ?

[tankbarrell]

Different DSA offices apply different criteria to others. Some will insist the test is conducted on the road in a suitable vehicle, others are happy to do it off road in a crawler tractor.

Be prepared to travel if you want the easier version!

[RichardT10829]

yes i am happy to travel so i think i would prefer the easier one....seems daft taking a test on the road when the instructor has no way of intervening should you make a balls up of something....but on the flipside i can understand why they would.

[tankbarrell]

That's the thing, you take your test with an examiner not an instructor. If they have to intervene, you've already failed!

It is an easy test, I wouldn't worry about it.

[RichardT10829]

Adrian thats my point how would they be able to intervene...they are usually stood at the roadside no ? then again in the likes of a CVRT they would not be able to intervene even if they were sat on the deck next to the driver hahahahahaha i need to get my ass into gear and get it sorted before i complete the carrier, so i have held the licence for a wee bit.

[kevin powles]

Richard,
why not book it at the Lowestoft test station, you can use my carrier, i will put you on the insurance. One thing to remember is as a steel track laying vehicle you top speed is restricted to 5 mph, so you dont actually ever get out of first gear. You just book it on line, i will try and find my instruction book i bought for the H test and post it up.

kev.

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

One thing to remember is as a steel track laying vehicle you top speed is restricted to 5 mph, so you dont actually ever get out of first gear.

Do you have that in writing Kevin? I have found the rule that states all tracklayers are limited to 20mph but not seen a specific steel track rule.

[shaun]

Guys, if you check the rule book i think you will find it states - a track laying vehicle with no rubber tyres and no suspenion is limited to 5 mph - a track laying vehicle with rubber tyres but no suspenion is limited to 20 mph - a track laying vehicle with rubber tyres and suspenion is limited to 25 mph. i have seen nothing that relates to the material the tracks are made out of.
The vehicle you take your track test in must be road registered.

[Ron Pier]

I managed to get mine by using a mini digger on private land. The office here in Bournmouth wouldn't hear of it though. They insisted that it had to be done in a road legal vehicle with roundabouts and traffic lights involved.
But I went over their heads and spoke to the chief guy in Dorchester, who agreed that in my case he would except the mini digger option.
The examiner wanted me to drive around a fictitious road system for about 1/2hour. I think you would have to be very unlucky to fail the driving part. But remember you will need to know the highway code inside out.

It's a bit of a grey area and as Adrian said the criteria can alter throughout the counties.
And Richard as long as there is room the examiner will ride with you in the vehicle. You might like to look at a place such as this. www.svtraining.co.uk
Ron

[RichardT10829]

Cheers for that Kevin please do send up the literature matey and thanks for the link Ron.


I reckon i may do the test down suffolk way, will see what comes of it.