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. When you meet and pass other vehicles, get a good look of what’s up ahead and don’t think your tractor can squeeze through a gap that a Mini would struggle with is used on public roads only when passing between different areas of land occupied by the same person First, you can sing the story. I sang it to a random tune when I first read it, but then got to the end and found the music. Now we just sing it even without the book and she loves it. A BOAT is defined as “highways over which the public right of way is for vehicles and all other kinds of traffic, but which are used mainly for the purposes for which footpaths and bridleways are used”.

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) If a trailer is not used solely for an agricultural, horticulture or forestry purpose it is not exempt from goods vehicle testing, even if towed by a tractor (see part 1). 6. Drivers’ hours and tachographs If the resident has a car licence, but the country of issue does not include the tractor provision within the car licence, the resident will not be able to drive a tractor on this licence , and Category F test will need to be completed. There are age restrictions that control the type of vehicle you can legally drive. The tables below provide information on the licence required to drive or ride agricultural vehicles and the minimum age requirements. Three or 4-wheeled light vehicles Category 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.

You needed to show you can keep your vehicle correctly positioned on the road, staying within the correct lane, without driving too close to the lines. Examples of faults Every 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 An agricultural quadricycle (quad) is a light 4-wheeled vehicle intended for off-road use. It must be registered with DVLA as an agricultural vehicle and be used as a working vehicle for farming, forestry or similar purposes. If your child shows an interest, there's no harm in playing it over and over. Let them sit on your lap and point out the different animals and other things you see in the pictures. Talk to your child about what makes each animal different - their colours, long ears, how many legs and so on. Also notice the colour of the tractor and trailer, and how many of each animal there are - so many that they all fall out when the trailer goes over a bump in the road - oops! Use the phrase "It's a very busy day" when you are out and about with your child.

For a vehicle to qualify as an agricultural material handler, it must be designed to lift goods or burden. It must also be designed and constructed primarily for off-road use. age 16 (via F category): tractors up to 2.45 metres wide, towing trailers up to 2.45 metres wide and with 2 wheels, or 4 close-coupled wheels 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.Your examiner will tell you how you should make this manoeuvre. Documents you need to bring to your test

It’s worth noting that the tractor driving test isn’t the same as the “Certificate of Competence” run by the NPTC. All of the above and also: Dim-dip device or running lamp (unless the vehicle conforms to European requirements) You may need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses vehicles, including tractor and trailer combinations, with a maximum authorised mass above 3.5 tonnes, to move goods of any description unless an exemption applies. Licences can be either ‘standard’, to carry goods for ‘hire or reward’, or ‘restricted’ to carry only your own goods.The tractor needs to have a valid tax disc (if you don’t have one – you’ll fail automatically) and have L-plates clearly displayed. You also need to take along both parts of your driving licence as form of idenification. HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC) is responsible for the policy on red diesel. It may be used for agriculture, horticulture and forestry work, as discussed in Excise Notice 75. 8.1 Warning beacons