If any of your vehicles are over 3.5t gross weight then the answer is yes, you’ll need to have an operator’s licence.There are 3 licence classifications that you could apply for depending on what you do with your vehicles. But which one?
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Its worth noting that the Restricted Licence only allows you to carry your own goods and not anyone else’s for hire or reward. For example, if the operator carries materials to build a stand for reward this category will not apply; or if a stand contractor carried exhibits belonging to his exhibitor this too would be in breach of a restricted licence, so options 1 and 2 are the best; although Option 2 may change at some point in the future subject to Brexit ramifications which are still unknown.
As with everything there are exemptions, which as an industry, we dont appear to fall into.
The gov.uk website pages on this subject provides a good source of information with easy to follow instructions to the process and provides all the detail of what you need to do and have in place to obtain a licence.
November 2018
