Recovery truck mot exemption

[richy rich]

Anybody now the law on this because Ive found a few, and Ive been told that recovery trucks can be mot exempt.

We have a 7.5 ton man beavertail recovery truck with winch and ramps Ive used it to move my car.

see links http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/recovery-lorry_W0QQitemZ190099751138QQcategoryZ108854QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-CARGO-RECOVERY-TRUCK_W0QQitemZ220099552498QQcategoryZ108849QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-CARGO-RECOVERY-TRUCK_W0QQitemZ130097067264QQcategoryZ108849QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercades-508-Recovery-Truck_W0QQitemZ160103275550QQcategoryZ108849QQrdZ1 QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItem

I think this answers it ill phone vosa
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/recovery-truck-is-it-really-mot-exempt_W0QQugidZ10000000001192630?ssPageName=BUYGD :CAT:-1:LISTINGS:2

[psbarham]

no not mot , just tacho exempt and if i remember correctly they don't have limiters either

[richy rich]

no not mot , just tacho exempt and if i remember correctly they don't have limiters either
Yes paul looking at the last link it was looking like it will need mot'ing.
So tacho exempt and no limiter woo hooo

[psbarham]

Yes paul looking at the last link it was looking like it will need mot'ing.
So tacho exempt and no limiter woo hooo

just double check with vosa , but thats how we used to run our 30 ton spec lift . we used to get some funny looks off of car drivers towing a 17 ton volvo at 90 mph :evilgrin: i'm fairly sure the speed limits for them are the same as artics , until dual carrigeways then its 60 dual /70 motorways

[Little Miss Road Rage]

Yeah we always had to MOT our Cargo recovery trucks one used to go straight through and the other was a b@gger