Driving My Tractor (Barefoot Singalongs)

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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:

DVSA provides a range of licensing, testing and enforcement services with the aim of improving the roadworthiness standards of vehicles, and ensuring the compliance of operators and drivers with road traffic legislation. Read about the work and services of DVSA. in passing between any two such areas does not travel a distance exceeding 1.5 kilometres on (public roads) A vehicle can qualify as an exempted vehicle in the unlicensed category if it is not registered with the DVLA or if a Statutory Off Road Notification ( SORN) is made.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.

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.Note: this applies to tractors capable of exceeding 40 km/h, even if they are not permitted to exceed 40 km/h (see section 2). You should consult the manufacturer if you are not sure whether your tractor is capable of exceeding 40 km/h.

You should have driven at a speed appropriate for the road and traffic conditions, without holding up other road users.Alternatively, you can call the DSA booking line, 0300 200 1122. If you’re in Northern Ireland, you need to speak to the DVA on 0845 600 6700. You needed to show you can use your vehicle’s mirrors to see what’s behind you. This should be done in good time, before appropriate situations. Wider tractors (falling into the special type agricultural vehicle category) have lower speed limits: Front and rear direction indicators are not required if the unladen mass of the quad is less than 255 kilograms Additional features and rules for agricultural quads If you really need to overtake, make sure you have enough space and time to get round the hazard without squeezing them off the road or cutting them up