There is a Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on changes to driving licence flexibility for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AfVs). This includes the following relating to their towing allowance:

• Currently, category B drivers who passed their test before 1 January 1997 may drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8,250kg MAM, and 7,000kg MAM for those who passed after this date.
• The current derogation does not allow alternatively-fuelled goods vans between 3,500kg to 4,250kg to tow a trailer, which affects their appeal to users who require towing capability. AFVs below 3,500kg fall outside the scope of the derogation and are eligible to tow, like their ICE counterparts.
• When the derogation was introduced, few, if any, AFVs could tow a trailer. Recent developments in technology mean that an increasing number of AFVs with towing capability are entering the market.
• DfT is seeking views on whether to establish towing allowance for AFVs between 3,500kg to 4,250kg, enabling a vehicle and trailer combination up to 7,000kg.

The deadline for responses is 4 October 2022.