Who Needs a Goods Vehicle Operators Licence?

You will need a goods vehicle operators licence if you use a goods vehicle of over 3.5 tonnes gross plated weight or (where there is no plated weight) an unladen weight of more than 1,525kg to transport goods for hire or reward or in connection with a trade or business. (In this instance 'goods' means goods or burden of any description). For a vehicle and trailer combination, generally you will need a goods vehicle operator's licence if the gross plated weights or unladen weights of the vehicle and trailer combined exceed the limits stated above for a single vehicle.