Dual purpose?

So the test station that put it through as a class 7 were wrong then?

I could be wrong, but I don't think the turntable (fifth wheel) has anything to do with it.

A4.2 Dual purpose vehicles

1. A ‘Dual purpose vehicle' is one that;

is constructed or adapted for the carriage of both passenger(s) and goods or burden of any description;

and has an unladen weight (ULW) not exceeding 2,040 kg; and which either:

a. is so constructed or adapted so that the driving power of the engine, is, or by the use of the appropriate controls can be, transmitted to all the wheels of the vehicle; or

b. satisfies the following conditions as to construction:

(i) is permanently fitted with a rigid roof, with or without a sliding panel;

(ii) the area to the rear of the driver's seat must:

· be permanently fitted with at least one row of transverse seats (fixed or folding) for two or more passengers, and those seats must be properly sprung or cushioned and provided with upholstered backrests, attached either to the seats or to a side or the floor of the vehicle; and

· be lit on each side and at the rear by a window or windows of glass or other transparent material having an aggregate area of not less than 1,850 cm2 on each side and not less than 770 cm2 at the rear;

(iii) the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the row of transverse seats satisfying the requirements specified in the first paragraph of item (b)

(ii) (or, if there is more than one such row of seats, the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the rearmost such row) must, when the seats are ready for use, be not less than one third of the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the rearmost part of the floor of the vehicle.

I can't find anything about HGV's above?

Davidg

I could still be wrong, but if somebody presented a vehicle converted to some other design specifications, I would think that just because it looks different like in this case does not necessary mean that it is to be tested as a HGV. Personally I would like to look more along the lines of something approved like;

unladen weight (ULW) not exceeding 2,040 kg;

Before I made a final decision.

I don't know exactly how true this statement is either, but I was once lead to believe that an HGV without a fifth wheel fitted can be driven on a normal car driving license. 

Can you see my point!!!

Just because somebody says it or it just looks different is not for me anyway a good enough situation to make a decision on.

I would need more factual information....

It hasn't been tested as an articulated vehicle, it's been tested as a motor car. It isn't any kind of goods vehicle, even when it's trailer is attached it's a camper.

huge Winnebagos or campers built from double-decker buses can still be tested as class 4, but would need to be tested at a goods vehicle testing station due to size and weight.

Many years ago I built an Escort articulated car transporter, basically a Mk1 Escort Van with the back chopped of, and a tow pin mounted ahead of the rear axle and a trailer with a swan-neck. Just big enough to carry an Escort rally car. That was only class 4 but I never took it for test with the trailer attached.

The 2 that I have been involved in went something like this.
An Iveco Daily that was used to tow a exhibition trailer HAD to go for hgv test. The trailer was exempt from test the tow unit could tow a goods trailer so even though the gvm was 3.5tonnes with a train weight of around 5.5tonnes.
The 2nd was presented at a class7 vts I worked at,another Daily with a gvm of 3.5 tonnes I refused to test after confirmation from vosa. It returned about an hour latter with no turntable so was tested ad a class7.
I don't know about the rules covering swan neck type arrangements.

Kinda spooky int it !