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Licences issued before 1 January 1997
You are not affected by the changes if you passed your car driving test before 1 January 1997.
Licences issued from 1 January 1997 to 18 January 2013
If you passed your car driving test from 1 January 1997 to 18 January 2013, you were allowed to drive either of the following:
You’ve had to pass a car and trailer driving test if you want to tow anything heavier.
Licences issued from 19 January 2013
If you passed your car driving test from 19 January 2013, you were allowed to drive either of the following:
You’ve had to pass a car and trailer driving test if you want to tow anything heavier.
If you passed your car driving test from 1 January 1997, you’re now allowed to tow trailers up to 3,500kg MAM.
Check your car’s handbook to find out its gross train weight (GTW). This is the total allowable weight of the car plus the trailer plus the load.
DVLA will update your driving licence record to show that you’re allowed to tow trailers. You do not need to contact DVLA for this to happen. It will be done automatically. You’ll get category BE added to your driving licence when you next apply to get a new driving licence.
If you passed your car driving test before 1 January 1997, you are not affected by the change.
Driving a car and trailer for the first time, it’s best to take training from a driving instructor if you want to start driving a car and trailer.
If you’d booked a car and trailer driving test
Car and trailer driving tests have now stopped. You can no longer book one.
If you had booked a test yourself, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has automatically cancelled and refunded it for you.
If you’re driving instructor booked your test for you, talk to them about what happens next.
You cannot get a refund or compensation for any training that you’ve taken to help you prepare to take the test.
If you had previously passed a car and trailer driving test
You cannot get a refund or compensation for any training that you took to help you prepare to take a car and trailer driving test.
You also cannot get a refund for any tests you took.
Source: Gov.co.uk
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