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Moving a commercial van with regular licience

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  • 24-04-2007 10:43am
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    Murray13
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    hey all, Im looking at a transit bus to buy and convert into a camper, its got a few months on its DOE so I presume its a Commercial vehicle. I have my full licience with catogory C (up to 3500kg). I talked to my insurance company and they told me I could transport any private motor vehicle but not a commercial vehilce. Because I cant register it as a recreational vehicle untill its converted I need some way to move it to my home. Any ideas greatly appreciated.


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,985 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's your insurance that's the problem rather than your licence. You're going to need temporary commercial insurance for it, or else get it towed to your house or something.


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    BrianD3
    Registered Users Posts: 8,387 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    His licence could be a problem as well. If it's a minibus with >8 seats, he may need a D1 licence. Strip out the seats and it may be considered as a van (drivable on a normal car licence) but that doesn't answer the insurance question.


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    Murray13
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Murray13


    the bus has 15 seats so yea i was thinking i could take a few out and leave 8. I'll call up my insureance about the temporary commercial insurance. Thanks for your help lads.


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    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    If I need to use a van, I transfer my insurance off my car, and my insurance company has never given me grief over it. Alternatively, if you have a friend in the motor trade, they may be able to move it for you.

    As someone pointed out, the number of seats is the biggest problem, and removing 7 might not work; I'd double check with my local tax office first if I were you; I've found them very helpful in the past about informing me as to what I can and can't drive (was checking about trailers).

    Good luck with the conversionl; a few of us looked at doing that last year but gave up on the idea.


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,991 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Murray13 wrote:
    I have my full licience with catogory C (up to 3500kg)
    Presumably you mean a category B licence. A category C licence is for rigid trucks over 3,500kgs (C1 up to 7,500kgs).
    Fey! wrote:
    the number of seats is the biggest problem, and removing 7 might not work
    Provided the Transit has a gross vehicle weight of less than 3,500kgs, and has 8 passenger seats or less, it may be driven on a category B licence (provided, of course, insurance in in order).


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    wexdub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭wexdub


    Murray13 wrote:
    the bus has 15 seats so yea i was thinking i could take a few out and leave 8. I'll call up my insureance about the temporary commercial insurance. Thanks for your help lads.
    all u got to do is ask a motor trade worker to drive it to you house they are coverd to drive it


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