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[Beejay]

ROG., on 01 July 2012 - 01:49 PM, said:

EH !!

About £50 a time - google - lgv medical

My GP  wanted to charge the BMA approved fee, at the time £120, so I found an alternative source at £80 which rose to £100 in later years.

Demand has created a wider source and lower prices for D4 medicals but they are not always conveniently located.  I could have paid £60 but needed to travel 50 miles to do so.

I am surprised that the BMA charges such a high fee for a requirement needed by working people. I was told that the assumption is that the  employing company involved pays the fee.  Not in my case as an agency driver!

[ArtistsRifles]

RogerL, on 22 June 2012 - 06:58 PM, said:

The "danger" for those towing illegally is the VOSA vehicle checks, at which police officers are normally present as well as VOSA - the VOSA officials would know within seconds if the outfit is over the 3500kg MAM total so it's a simple step for them to suggest the police check the driver's licence grouping.
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I regret to say - expecting VOSA officials to know what they are talking about can be a VERY expensive mistake - I happen to have 11,500 reasons  to confirm this view.
Plus the experience of the little hitler on the M4 who was insistent that a Ford F250 was too light to tow an 8' wide caravan at the time.  I sincerely hope the two police officers he summoned without checking first enjoyed b*ll*cking him after they checked as much as we enjoyed seeing them do it!!