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All HGV 3
It was the weight to take it into HGV and axles to take it into class
3 Axles was C;lass 2
Artic Class 1
RL would have been class 3 as it would have been 7 tones when loaded
The Bedford RL was originally designated as a "3 ton GS" and could be driven on a standard car licence..
At some point in the late 60s it magically became a "4 ton GS" and required a higher grade licence. The story was that the military had lied about the axle weight when the RL was first introduced so that they could keep using their civvy drivers.. (mil drivers did not need a licence at that time!) although this may be bolloux!
Cheers - I'm not fussed. Can't think of a reason why I'd need to drive anything over 7.5t any more.
Only reason it came to light was that I'm about to start RoSPA Gold & Blue Light driver training so had to provide licence details and thought it looked a bit lacking on the categories.
The Bedford RL was originally designated as a "3 ton GS" and could be driven on a standard car licence..
At some point in the late 60s it magically became a "4 ton GS" and required a higher grade licence. The story was that the military had lied about the axle weight when the RL was first introduced so that they could keep using their civvy drivers.. (mil drivers did not need a licence at that time!) although this may be bolloux!