Class B Licence authorizes the driving of motor vehicles and motor vehicles with light trailers where the combined total weight does not exceed 3,500 kg.
Class BE Licence authorizes the driving of motor vehicles according the Class B Licence above and motor vehicles and heavy trailers whose total weight exceeds 3,500 kg.
Kerb weight: a trailer’s kerb weight is often expressed as its tare weight, which is its unladen weight. It is specified in the trailer’s registration document.
Gross weight: the weight the vehicle has at any given time. The trailer’s gross weight can thus vary all the way from fully laden (total weight) to unladen (kerb weight). The trailer’s gross weight is its kerb weight + its actual load at any given time.
Trailer weight: see gross weight.
Total weight: A vehicle’s total weight is its kerb weight + the heaviest load the vehicle is designed for. The total weight is specified in a vehicle’s registrationdocument. A trailer’s total weight is its kerb weight + the heaviest load the trailer is designed for. The total weight is specified in a trailer’s registration document.
EEC approval: A Certificate of Conformity according to EU regulations. EEC approvals are available for vehicles built after 1996. If an EEC certificate is available it is specified on page 1 of the registration document beneath the heading EEC Certificate issued/date first reg. inspection (under which is a date).