After being over here for nearly a year, I exchanged my driving licence for a UK one.
Amazingly, I’m allowed to drive the following types of vehicle:
- Car
- Car with trailer
- Up to 7.5T Box Lorry (!!!)
So for the move we rented a 7.5T Mercedes Atego 816 for a day. We picked it up from Bridgwater and I then drove it home, loaded it up, drove it to Nailsea, unloaded it, and then drove it back to Bridgwater.
This isn’t it, but this is basically what I drove:
Driving to our cottage from Bridgwater, I couldn’t believe I was allowed to drive such a massive machine without any kind of lesson or training. Except for a slight scratch of the indicator against a wall while I was reversing away from the cottage, it all went well. I’m not in any hurry to drive one again though.
