Thomas J Staunton Insurance Brokers

23/01/2025

Providing a professional friendly service for over 30 years.Thomas J Staunton Insurance Brokers is r

23/01/2025

Due to the Red Warning issued for tomorrow our office will remain closed, our phones will be answered and in the case of an emergency you can contact us on 0872249680

Providing a professional friendly service for over 30 years.Thomas J Staunton Insurance Brokers is r

20/05/2024

Who's taking the horse to France?

No this article is not about butter but Driving Licences. If you were planning on taking your horse to France or indeed anywhere you will need the proper driving licence.
Your standard car licence or category B licence allows you drive a vehicle or indeed vehicle and trailer with a combined Gross Vehicle Weight of 3,500kg. Many people will do sums and think they're ok. For example, my suv weighs 1,800kg laden, my horsebox weighs 900kg and my horse weighs another 600kg. Adding them all up, that's 3,300kg or well under 3,500kg. So ok yes?

NO

Your category B licence entitles you to a maximum Gross Vehicle Weight of 3,500 kg. Your average SUV while weighing 1,700kg unladen likely has a Gross Vehicle Weight or Maximum Allowable Mass of around 2,600kg. Your horsebox which will likely be plated with its GVW or MAM will likely have a GVW of 2,500kg so no go on a category B licence EVEN IF EMPTY!!

The exact same rules apply to Car Transport trailers and other larger trailers. Caravans however tend to have a much lower GVW or MAM.

You can still tow a trailer though on a category B licence but this will most likely be a single axle, braked if over 750kg GVW but not exceeding a combined rig GVW of 3,500kg.

For more go to the safe link below

Towing a trailer with the correct car and licence is important, find out the application form you'll need to tow a large trailer.

02/03/2023

A brilliant service and so essential in our area, please apply......

31/12/2020

Happy New Year to all our Customers....stay safe....thanks for your support over the last year. Hopefully 2021 will be better for us all.

30/10/2020

Happy Halloween to all our customers.....our office remains open to you 9.30 -5pm through these difficult times....Stay Safe

17/03/2020

Happy St.Patrick's Day !

15/03/2020

Customers please note all business, renewals,claims will be dealt with as normal, just the office will be closed to the public.

21/12/2019

Wishing all our customers a very Happy Christmas , thank you for your custom during the year and we will look forward to serving you in 2020. We will be closed from Monday 23rd December until Thursday 2nd January , for emergency service during that time please contact 087 2249 680 .
Please drive safe and take care during this busy time on our roads .

01/04/2019

UK DRIVING LICENCES ON IRISH MOTOR INSURANCE POLICIES

In the event of a No-Deal Brexit, UK/NI driving licence holders who are currently covered under Irish Motor insurance policies will no longer hold a recognised driving licence. The National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) are encouraging people who this will affect to exchange their licence for a full Irish licence BEFORE 12th April 2019.

If you have not exchanged your licence for a Full Irish licence before this date & a No-Deal Brexit occurs, you may be subject to the current criteria/rules for obtaining a Full Irish licence, i.e. theory test, completing 12 driving lessons, passing a driving test, etc.

If you have not exchanged your driving licence & you are required to hold a Full Irish licence following a No-Deal Brexit, your Irish Motor Insurance policy may be invalid.

National Driver Licence Service or NDLS, is the name given to the new, dedicated service which will receive applications for learner permits and driver licences.

23/02/2019

The AA has urged Irish citizens using a British driving licence to switch to an Irish licence after it was revealed that the UK documentation may become invalid after Brexit.

03/02/2019

Under the current law, all people on a provisional licence must be accompanied in their cars by a person who's at least 21 and has held a full licence for at least two years