cvrt0_0 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm 22, currently live on the Powys / Shropshire / Herefordshire border. I've been interested in military vehicles all my life & currently have a Series III FFR Land Rover which unfortunately I'm in the process of selling :-(. However my first love is my 1945 Willys MB which I've had since I was 15 and would probably be buried in if I could have my own way! :-D I've restored it twice & when I say restored I mean restored. I wasn't happy with it first time round so after a few years I stripped it down and did it again! :-D I've really joined this forum to get some advice on owning different military vehicles as I am hoping to move on to medium and heavy softskin & eventually (when the wallet allows) armour. The big question I have is the legality of me (a post 97 licence holder) being able to drive something like a Daimler Ferret without being pulled over by plod and losing my licence. I know there are exemptions for pre 60 vehicles but as it is armoured and not a goods vehicle, like say a Bedford MJ is, then I don't know what it is classified as and whether I could drive it!? any help greatly appreciated :confused: Thanks in advance, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Welcome to the Friendly Forum Nick . You've come to the right place . Advice will be forthcoming very shortly . Whether it will be useful /sensible / intelligent is another question entirely but there'll be plenty of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Welcome aboard, Im sure you'll find all the answers here, though some not so sensible! Just sold my FFR, though ata drastically reduced price. Hope you have better luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 hi and welcome aboard .................:coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Welcome aboard, Your first duty is to aquire a tin of Mansion Wax furniture polish.... Futher instructions on your newbie club house duties will be forwarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 welcome aboard, your first duty is to aquire a tin of mansion wax furniture polish.... Futher instructions on your newbie club house duties will be forwarded. ronuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ronuk :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Welcome to the Friendly Forum , You surely have the skills to Enjoy the Hobby and all the things it can hand you , if you still have access to that garage with the grease pit you will many new friends that will be eager to visit with you to share a Cuppa . Enjoy the club house , step right up to the bar and have a fizzy drink . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvrt0_0 Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Welcome to the Friendly Forum , You surely have the skills to Enjoy the Hobby and all the things it can hand you , if you still have access to that garage with the grease pit you will many new friends that will be eager to visit with you to share a Cuppa . Enjoy the club house , step right up to the bar and have a fizzy drink . Thanks to everybody for the warm welcome. The barn is actually rented from a local farmer but it is currently full of my father's classic car projects! I keep telling him its the perfect place to keep a few pieces of military hardware but he doesn't seem too keen. Although if anybody is in the Ludlow area and wants to use the pit, or the overhead winch then I'm sure we can sort something out. Oh and mine's a coke, I'd have something stronger but I'm driving. :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Tea and biscuits are just as good. On HMVF we do a lot of biscuits. The site would be sponsored by Peak Frean's but they went west a long time ago. Mores the pity. They made the best custard creams. Have fun and make good use of the old place. We have no bar on age, colour, creed, period, type of motor or anything else that matters. We don't do religion or politics and like it that way. This is the award-winning friendly forum. Enjoy MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Hi Nick. With regards to being a post 97 licence holder, you may find you need the relevent licence upgrade/test to drive vehicles over 3.5 tonnes now. With regard to tracked armour, you'd only need an H licence (you should already have the provisional on yours), regardless of whether its a CVRT or a Chieftain! And no spilling oil on the carpet. I just had it cleaned (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chambers101 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yayyyy another younger person. Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotBed Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 wot o nick, welcome regards graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Welcome Nick, could you pop into the clubroom with details of the pit? there might just be room for one and the boards should polish up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hi Nick. With regards to being a post 97 licence holder, you may find you need the relevent licence upgrade/test to drive vehicles over 3.5 tonnes now. With regard to tracked armour, you'd only need an H licence (you should already have the provisional on yours), regardless of whether its a CVRT or a Chieftain! And no spilling oil on the carpet. I just had it cleaned (again). As somebody whose day job in the 1970s was to drive a Ferret (and they paid me to do it!) I have never cared about licensing issues. Although everyone who had not already had, received Ferret training before our UNFICYP tour in 76-77, I had already driven Ferrets quite legally on ops in NI courtesy of the Group B licence that came automatically (if you'll pardon the pun) from having passed my car test before enlisting. However, istr reading on this forum (but I could be wrong ... I usually am) that since the licensing changes, a Mark 1 Ferret continues to fall within the Group B licence (or whatever an automatic car is nowadays) by virtue of not having a turrent and weighing less than a Mark 2, Mark 4 or Mark 5, whereas the latter all need some sort of extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvrt0_0 Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Sorry I haven't replied for a few days but problems with my internet access have stopped my from getting online. Thanks for all the help and for making me feel so welcome. I'm sure I will have more questions to ask in the near future. Thanks, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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