New DVLA Rules for Driving Licences: Towing Trailers
The DVLA are introducing new driving licence entitlements from 19 January 2013. Due to these changes, it is essential that all retrieve drivers and towing glider pilots familiarise themselves with the category of vehicle they are entitled to drive on their DVLA driving licence.
Licence holders who passed their test before January 1997 keep their existing entitlements and retain Category C1 + E and D1 + E. In effect this means no change for those in this situation. There are changes for licence holders passing their test after January 1997 and up until Saturday, 19 January 2013. Those with Category B entitlements on their licence will only be permitted to drive:
Dave Aherne and Bradley Soanes on retrieve from Elmsett last autumn
• Vehicles up to 3500kg (MAM) towing a trailer up to 750kg (MAM) – a combination of 4250kg in total; or
• A trailer over 750 kg as long as it is no more than the unladen or kerb weight of the vehicle and the combined total doesn’t exceed 3500kg.
The Category B entitlement will change and will only allow them to drive:
• Vehicles up to 3500kg, towing small trailers no more than 750 kg; or
• A trailer over 750 kg as long as it is no more than the unladen or kerb weight of the vehicle and the combined total doesn’t exceed 3500k
Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club Christmas Dinner
Jeanette Wright has been organising the ESGC Club Christmas Dinner for the last two years now and has done such a great job she’s been asked to do it again this year.
According to Jeanette, “We decided to organise a Christmas Meal for E & SGC and having scouted around I went to The Thatchers, [Pub] in Mount Bures and booked 20 places initially. After I had put the menu choices on the board at the Club and members had booked a meal it amounted to 60+ reservations. I went back to see Mitch at The Thatchers and changed over to the dining room to accommodate everyone as there was such a good response. Everyone agreed it was a good menu choice, good meals provided and friendly atmosphere to enjoy a social time together which is not always easy on Club days! As it had gone so well and had proved so popular I was asked to organise it again for Christmas 2012.”
“In September 2012 another menu was put on the board and once again 60+ members and partners came along on 16 December.”
Jeanette also explained how she had coped with the organisation of it all, “From the spread sheets of co-coordinating 158 courses and ensuring each person had what they had requested it ensured a good evening was had by all.”
“We hope to do it again for Christmas 2013 and all Club Members, partners and family are welcome.”
Jeanette has kindly supplied some photographs of the more civilised part of the event for “On Circuit”, before the drink had really set in. Unfortunately the pictures from later on that night cannot be published for legal reasons…
Cheers All!
Some determined Xmas revellers..
Where are Dave’s and Colin’s party hats?
Good to see that at least one medic was on hand…
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