B+E towing with a trailer - Test Reversing Manoeuvre 2021
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2016
- This is B+E Towing with a trailer test reversing manoeuvre requirements with commentary supplied by Neil Emmerson (Grade A ADI) from www.linksdrivingschool.co.uk.
Many thanks to Hislop & Co Horticulture Ltd for assisting in making this video for the B+E Towing with a trailer test.
Thank you!! your videos for the B+E reversing and coupling/uncoupling, really helped me while i was learning.
I am glad it helped you. Thank you for the feedback.
Thank you very much for your videos, I am starting my training tomorrow and feel they have helped me a lot. Very professional!
Thank you for your feedback. Good luck with your test.
Great help Neil. Thank you for this 👍
henry falkingham hope it has helped
You are allowed up to two shunts from the moment you start the reverse exercise. This will count as one minor fault. Take a shunt if you need to. Do not let the trailer jack knife AT ALL.Try and leave one of the shunts for the bay area before you carry out your review. Hope this helps.
Great video - thanks. Are you just allowed one review to get out and check the distance from the stopping board? So if you get back in and reverse a little bit more to get in, is that a minor?
Is the distance of that front cone (that ends up near the front wheel) based on the figure you give them when you book the test?
animistix thanks for the positive feedback. You are allowed one review of your position which involves getting out the car and walking to the rear of the trailer to establish if the whole rear of the trailer is within the one metre highlighted area. If not then reverse into the area. This is not considered as s driver fault. The bay area should measure the entire length of your vehicle that you provided at the time of the booking. Yes the front cone should be the far end of your front vehicle. I hope this answers your questions.?
Neil, thanks for this guidance. I'm considering taking my test to be able to trailer my wife's track car to and from events. Your videos have helped me to gain an understanding of what sort of things the test involves.
If you have chance to reply, I have a question about the coupling/uncoupling part. Where you are required to hoist the trailer onto the towing ball, what provisions if any are given for a person who may physically struggle with shifting the weight of the trailer?
I'm sure it's an improper way to do it, but to avoid shifting the weight of a ladened trailer by hand before, I've observed a person at a race track raising the trailer enough to maneuver the towing ball of their vehicle underneath the hitch of the trailer. Whilst it was affective for the lady, who had no chance of moving the trailer under her own power, I suspected at the time it was improper and subsequently wondered if any provisions were made for such people unable to move the trailer due to build, injury or disability?
Thanks for your time posting these videos and replying to comments. Very decent of you.
Tom Clarke Thank you for your feedback on the videos. I am glad they have given you a better understanding of the test.
Regarding your point about manoeuvring the trailer... once you have uncoupled the hitch will be above the tow ball of the vehicle in any case. The examiners expect you to be able to pull the trailer over the tow-ball. You cannot reverse the vehicle back and hit the hitch area (fail) but it is important to get as close to the hitch to avoid excessive pulling of the trailer. It can be difficult to manoeuvre the trailer but I have never had a candidate fail on this aspect due to slight build or injury. The test centres I use have nice level tarmac areas allowing easy pulling. In reality it may be more difficult due to uneven surfaces etc. The examiners in my experience have always given candidates plenty of time to carry out this aspect of the test. I hope I have answered you question?
Good luck with any test to be taken.
Is it a fail to look out of your windows and over your shoulder?
Billie Fingers thank you for your query. The answer is no it is not a fail. You must though demonstrate good all round observation throughout the manoeuvre
I'm confused, do you need an addition on your licence to tow?
Ants Tech if you passed your driving test after Jan1997 then you can only tow with a train weight not exceeding 3.5tons
What is the extent of the test and how long do lessons and test take for a quick learner? Thank you for the video.
John D hello and thank you forcwztching the video. Hope it helps. The whole test takes about 75 minutes from start to finish. In terms of preparation it depends on your experience of using trailers to the length if lesson time. I allow 5 hours for persons with experience and 8 hours for a novice. Look around and don't get ripped off.
@@neilemmerson2830 Hi Neil , i need add BE on my driving licence
Glad I got my license in 1979. It's bad enough with a skeleton at 20 ft
This is the greatest money making racket ever thought up ,firstly the cut off date for the requirements is totally arbitrary in the UK it's 1996 while here in Ireland it's 1990 so you have to pay for eye test, a theory test a new provisional licence plus the test itself and maybe a lesson or two because we all know being able to drive and passing the test are two totally different things. I am from an agricultural background and can and have sat on many weigh bridges with a tractor and trailer combination tipping the scale at thirty tons with my current licence and that's perfectly legal even an artic trailer on a dolly but if I put more than 750 behind my jeep I'm breaking the law
Thank you for your comments. All feedback no matter what opinion is is welcomed
Same situation in South Africa. I chose to do a Code 14 which is a UK equivalent of C+E because of my agricultural background. The tests are not bad.
How would you have to keep your hands on the steering wheel? Also can you have your head out of the window like this gentleman did?
Hello William. You can use either one or two hands to steer the car. Even cross hands if you wish. You can look out of the window but you must also pay attention to the left hand wing mirror and will get a driver fault if you do not carry out effective observation when reversing. Hope this answers your query.
sticking head out window for a forklift / teletruck 35D licence test can make you fail the test as you are now n harms way from falling objects they say.
Robbie.. B+E is different type of test. Glancing out of the right window is acceptable to the examiners as long as you are seen to observe to the left as well. Thanks for your comments though
if you had to do an extra shunt forward what happens? instant fail? or a minor?
you are allowed 2 shunts forward only. 3 means fail.
So we aloud one hand on steering wheel ?
When doing the reversing you can do what you want with the steering (Crossed hands, one handed). Just make sure when driving out on the road to use both hands on the steering wheel. Hope this helps.
@@neilemmerson2830 nice thanks
got mine Wednesday-thursday really not looking forward to it 15 years of bad habits with a tractor and trailers to cancel out
James Bailey You will be fine. Just concentrate and focus and take your time. Good luck.
how did you get on James?
Neil Emmerson did the driving side first off as there was a few doing there class 1 got back to the centre did my un couple and re couple spot on the best ive done it yet, started my reverse into a bay got into the box nice and straight, got out to have a look saw i was a few inches out the box, jumped back in the truck confident i had it in the bag and reversed into the bloody back barrier 😕
got it re booked for the 30th examiner said i had it in the bag with 3 minors until that point going to practice in the farm yard when ever i can until then now.
ps thanks for asking ☺
James Bailey once in the bay use the front wheel as a guide. Once level with the first entrance cone get out and do a review. Look out yr windows to the stopping board and go back about a foot only. Good luck next time.
you dont need a tow license for anything under 750kg right? total weight under 3.5t
You must add the plated vehicle weight to the plated trailer weight. If combined weight is over 3.5t then you need B+E,
@@neilemmerson2830 thank u i nearly forked out £800 for a B+E just for towing a small little trailer for tip runs
@@Erevoking yup, but now no one has to fork out anything 🥳🥳
@@neilemmerson2830 you missed out that you can go upto 4250kgs train weight if the tow vehicle has a MAM of 3500kgs.
@@whatyousaidbud that’s pre Jan 1997
permitted towing weights are changing this month
Law changed on 16 December to allow anyone to tow a trailer up to 3500kgs once they have passed a driving test.
stick a magic tree in the l200 after that, bet the steering wheel smells like dog piss. Good vid though ;)
You've got an oil leak.
lol
That will be the air con
UrbanARK overland: no way is that the A/C lol.
Believe it 👌
So, how many people on here are a tad miffed that they had to spend all that money getting something that is now free??
I bet a lot of people are who have taken it this year. Ridiculous decision by our government who do not give a toss for road safety.
@@neilemmerson2830 I think they should still make you take a test for towing a caravan but I'm pretty happy with the decision otherwise. It's going to benefit me quite alot as I'm in construction, mainly groundworks, so being able to tow small diggers etc. will be useful and save me money on transport fees, but I think there will be considerably more caravan accidents than normal trailers simply because if you tow a reasonably heavy trailer it's probable that you tow it regularly whereas a caravan may only do two trips in a year.
@@whatyousaidbud see your point re caravan usage compared to trailers used for work but the rules were complicated enough before the announcement was made. You cannot distinguish between the type of extension to the vehicle for the purpose of a test. Thx for your comments though
What planet you on about its easy its bloody impossible failed 3 times won't even go back straight I've give up waste of money its all pot luck xx
Hi. You do not need to take the test anymore Terry. You are allowed to tow a trailer up to 3500kgs now without any training. If you failed three times then I blame the instructor for not coaching you correctly on the reversing.
Is that a learner reversing ? Not the best attempt.
Absolutely spot on, under complete control and in the bay first time. You are talking nonsense.
@@neilemmerson2830 what a load of codswalllop. All over the place and completely wrong angles hence having to shunt. Learn to drive.
@@balmeros272 thank you for your feedback, will we have to disagree. Chap passed his test first time having had no experience of using trailers prior to training.
@@balmeros272 twat
y would you pay these muppets when its a simple thing to reverse with a trailer or caravan if you take youre time
Expert are we? Think you could pass the DVSA driving test? Service is provided for those who need it. Not a useful post but thank you for taking time to comment.