U Drive Car Trailer Training B+E

U Drive now offers car trailer training for those people who passed their driving test on or after January 1997 and need to obtain their B+E trailer entitlement on their license, to legally tow above 750kg.

For those people who passed their driving test before January 1997, U drive can offer training skills to tow, hitch and unhitch safely as well as improving your driving skill whilst towing.

Are You Legal to Tow?........... The Towing Laws changed 1^stJanuary 1997

If you passed a car driving test before 1^st January 1997 you keep your existing entitlement to tow trailers until your licence expires. This means you’re generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to a maximum of 8.25 tonnes mass, also referred to as Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM).

The Law on Towing after 1^st January 1997

If you passed your car test on or after 1^st January 1997 you are allowed to drive motor vehicles with no more than seven seats, with a maximum authorised mass of 3.5 tonnes.  You are also allowed to tow a trailer up to 750kgs, but remember the weight of car and trailer including haulage is not allowed to exceed 3.5 tonnes.

Car  + trailer + haulage - weight restriction

The combined un-laden weight of the car, trailer and haulage must not exceed 3.5 tons

Other considerations

When towing a trailer up to a Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) of 750kgs. You must ensure the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the un-laden weight of the car being used to tow that trailer; Trailers are often shared between different vehicles.

If you want to tow a caravan or trailer + haulage that exceeds the above 750kgs weight restrictions you are required to pass an additional driving test to add section B+E to your current driving licence.

Why use U Drive?

U Drive is a professional organisation with fully qualified DSA driving instructors that have completed all their DSA teaching exams to the highest standards. This is your assurance that the training you receive is both professionally presented and delivered, ensuring the essential towing skills to pass the DVLA test, are obtained quickly and safely with the desired outcome of a first time pass.

• One to One tuition, unless group training is requested by an organisation.
• Local Instructors with local test area knowledge.
• Flexible learning packages, with ‘Pay As You Learn’ or concentrated 1 to 3 day intensive courses.
• Friendly approachable instructors ensuring enjoyable learning.

What do I need to do, to pass the B+E driving test.

Firstly make sure you choose U Drive...

The B+E test last around 75 minutes and you will undertake the following procedures:

• Safety checks, making sure you are knowledgeable regarding the road worthiness of your trailer and car.
• Reversing: showing the examiner that you have control and the observation skills to reverse the trailer safely into a conned off area.
• A Controlled stop
• Driving with the trailer: Showing the examiner you have the skills and knowledge of how to tow a trailer in all types of road conditions, dual carriageways to urban and rural roads encompassing steep hills.
• Coupling and un-coupling: showing the skills required when taking the trailer off and re-attaching it ensuring safety checks take place to ensure it will  not  breakaway when being towed

Trailer Training pricing structure:

Assessment 3 hour lesson                                              £70.00

Hourly rate                                                                            £26.00

2 Days including lunch & test (aprox 16 hours)             £432.00

3 Days including lunch & test (aprox 22 hours)             £650.00

DSA Test fees                                                                       £115.00

Just remember the more hours you do, the more likely you will have the knowledge to pass first time and save yourself the hassle and cost of re-tests fees and extra lessons.