Gardaí have issued a summons to the driver of a 4x4, who was stopped recently for not having the correct licence for towing a trailer.

As the Gardaí pointed out on Twitter, the driver “only has a B license [sic]”, not the EB licence required.

An EB licence allows holders to tow livestock or farm materials using a trailer that weighs more than 3,500kg in total.

A separate driving test must now be passed in order to obtain an EB licence. Prior to this, drivers could simply fill out a form and have the EB category added to their driver’s licence.

A Red C poll conducted on behalf of the Irish Farmers Journal earlier this year revealed that 54% of farmers did not know that they needed a specific EB licence to tow a trailer.

A further 28% of farmers knew that they required an EB licence to tow a trailer and 18% of farmers were unaware they needed a specific licence to tow a trailer.

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