What kind of large (or unusual) vehicles can I drive on a normal car licence?
At the time of writing, the holder of a full category B licence may drive the following vehicles without seeking further qualification: steam vehicles;** goods vehicles made before 1960 used unladen; buses or coaches over 30 years old carrying no more than 8 passengers; road construction machinery, digging machines & engineering plant; works trucks; tractors & agricultural vehicles; certain breakdown vehicles. This is not an exhaustive list and distance restrictions apply in some cases. Full details at www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing **FBHVC strongly recommends that anyone contemplating driving a steam vehicle should consider one of the training courses available from the National Traction Engine Trust 5) How do I go about getting the licence necessary to drive additional categories of vehicle? Visit the Driver Standards Agency website at www.dsa.gov.uk for full details of the training and testing procedures to qualify to drive vehicles of categories outside your existing
