"LISENCE"

D & M wrote:

rk911 wrote:

mlts22 wrote:
I would jump on getting the non-commercial B or A license because in a wreck, the insurance company will not honor any claims, and the other party can allege gross negligence for not having the qualifications to operate the motor vehicle.

can you cite your source on this?

I would like proof of this too. Many times on this forum, the pay/no pay/ debate has raged and the no pay side never has been able to cite their source. It would be a good thing to know.

If you have time to wade through a few pages of fine print legalese, you should be able to find a paragraph in your insurance policy about drivers being properly licensed.

rk911 wrote:

mlts22 wrote:
I would jump on getting the non-commercial B or A license because in a wreck, the insurance company will not honor any claims, and the other party can allege gross negligence for not having the qualifications to operate the motor vehicle.

can you cite your source on this?

I would like proof of this too. Many times on this forum, the pay/no pay/ debate has raged and the no pay side never has been able to cite thier source. It would be a good thing to know.

mlts22 wrote:
I would jump on getting the non-commercial B or A license because in a wreck, the insurance company will not honor any claims, and the other party can allege gross negligence for not having the qualifications to operate the motor vehicle.

can you cite your source on this?

Not rumor.

I would jump on getting the non-commercial B or A license because in a wreck, the insurance company will not honor any claims, and the other party can allege gross negligence for not having the qualifications to operate the motor vehicle.

State by State thing.
This might help

rk911 wrote:

Pop-Pop C wrote:
Heard a nasty rumor yesterday day, any MH. over 26,000 requires a
CLASS B lisence! News to me. I am here in TX. fixin to head east.

state licensing laws vary state to state but reciprocity rules. if you're properly licensed in texas to drive your MH that license will be accepted in the other 49-states and DC.

Ya beat me to it. :)

Pop-Pop C wrote:
Heard a nasty rumor yesterday day, any MH. over 26,000 requires a
CLASS B lisence! News to me. I am here in TX. fixin to head east.

state licensing laws vary state to state but reciprocity rules. if you're properly licensed in texas to drive your MH that license will be accepted in the other 49-states and DC.

NY Changes for Drivers with Current Class D Licenses. A driver with a Class D license can now operate a passenger vehicle, a limited use automobile, or:
•A truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,000 lbs. or less. (Before, a Class D driver could only operate a vehicle with a GVWR of 18,000 lbs. or less.), and
•A truck with a GVWR of 26,000 lbs. or less that tows another vehicle, and the other vehicle has a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. or less, and
•A truck with a GVWR of 26,000 lbs. or less that tows another vehicle that has a GVWR of more than 10,000 lbs., but the gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of the two vehicles together must be 26,000 lbs. or less.

A driver with a Class D license can now operate a personal use vehicle (for example a rental vehicle or a recreational vehicle or RV) with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,000 lbs. or less that tows another vehicle that has a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. or more, but the gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of the two vehicles together must be 26,000 lbs. or less.

Note: The requirement for an "R" endorsement (Class D or Class E license) to operate a recreational vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs. or more remains in effect.

Direct cut and Paste from NY State DMV as of 2005

In California motorhomes are specifically excluded from the 26,001 GVWR rule. The only requirement here is if your motorhome is over 40 feet than you have to have the non-commercial Class B.

You have to be real careful in how you read laws because they aren't always straight forward. I can show you a law in California that in fact does say you are required to have a non-commercial Class B for a vehicle with a GVWR over 26,000. So if you stop there you may think it is required. But there is a completely different law that exempts motorhomes.

B's Bunch wrote:
As I was told by the TDOT rec vec Are not required to have other than regular license. Do I agree no but I cannot change the law. I tried to get one but was denied. Go Figure Larry

It's a "regular" license as opposed to a "commercial" license but you still need the correct license for the GVW of your vehicle.

Remember, the clerks at the DMV are not familiar with all of the licensing laws.
A few years ago, I had to go through 2 levels of supervisors before I found someone who knew there was such a thing as a "travel trailer" and he still wanted to know what size engine it had.