How to tell if you need a towing licence

[Justme]

How do you know if you need a trailer towing licence or not?

 

First off DO NOT listen to the bloke down the pub. He wont pay your fine when his advice is wrong.

 

Ask your self these 3 simple questions:-

 

1, Did I pass my car test after 01-01-1997?

2, Is my trailers maximum legal weight over 750kg?

3, Does the total maximum legal weight of my car (MAM) & trailer (MAM or MLPM) total more than 3500kg?

 

If you answered YES to ALL 3 questions you need a towing licence.

 

When answering question 3 you need to look either at the cars V5 or the weight plate & the weight plate of the trailer.

On the Cars weight plate it is the top number you need. Add that to the trailers max legal weight MAM (MPLM for caravans)

 

You can not use the kerb or real weights of the car or trailer. Even if the trailer is empty it is still the max legal weight that is used.

 

If you are in any doubt ASK us on here or via FB messenger not the bloke down the pub.

 

http://m.me/TrailerTrainingCymru

[Stubby]

I passed my car test in 1970 so I can fly a space shuttle towing a Churchill tank I think .

[gdh]

Does it matter if the trailer has brakes? I was under the impression that you need a licence if you have brakes on the trailer regardless of weight (although realistically you probably wouldn't have brakes on a small trailer).

[skyhuck]

How do you know if you need a trailer towing licence or not?

 

First off DO NOT listen to the bloke down the pub. He wont pay your fine when his advice is wrong.

 

Ask your self these 3 simple questions:-

 

1, Did I pass my car test after 01-01-1997?

2, Is my trailers maximum legal weight over 750kg?

3, Does the total maximum legal weight of my car (MAM) & trailer (MAM or MLPM) total more than 3500kg?

 

If you answered YES to ALL 3 questions you need a towing licence.

 

When answering question 3 you need to look either at the cars V5 or the weight plate & the weight plate of the trailer.

On the Cars weight plate it is the top number you need. Add that to the trailers max legal weight MAM (MPLM for caravans)

 

You can not use the kerb or real weights of the car or trailer. Even if the trailer is empty it is still the max legal weight that is used.

 

If you are in any doubt ASK us on here or via FB messenger not the bloke down the pub.

 

http://m.me/TrailerTrainingCymru

 

Pretty sure your wrong there,

VOSA Letter.pdf

[Mark Bolam]

How do you know if you need a trailer towing licence or not?

 

 

 

First off DO NOT listen to the bloke down the pub. He wont pay your fine when his advice is wrong.

 

 

 

Ask your self these 3 simple questions:-

 

 

 

1, Did I pass my car test after 01-01-1997?

 

2, Is my trailers maximum legal weight over 750kg?

 

3, Does the total maximum legal weight of my car (MAM) & trailer (MAM or MLPM) total more than 3500kg?

 

 

 

If you answered YES to ALL 3 questions you need a towing licence.

 

 

 

When answering question 3 you need to look either at the cars V5 or the weight plate & the weight plate of the trailer.

 

On the Cars weight plate it is the top number you need. Add that to the trailers max legal weight MAM (MPLM for caravans)

 

 

 

You can not use the kerb or real weights of the car or trailer. Even if the trailer is empty it is still the max legal weight that is used.

 

 

 

If you are in any doubt ASK us on here or via FB messenger not the bloke down the pub.

 

 

 

http://m.me/TrailerTrainingCymru

 

 

Oh dear.

I've been towing trailers over 750kg since 1992.

Thanks for the accurate heads-up.

I've barricaded myself in with Walnut logs, they'll never take me alive.

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Sorry, just read the 'all 3' caveat.

Stand down Feds!

 

 

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[Ironbark]

Pretty sure your wrong there,

 

That letter refers to vehicle weights, not licencing.

 

I thought it was max weights for licencing, actual weights for towing weights etc, regardless of driver.

[Justme]

Does it matter if the trailer has brakes? I was under the impression that you need a licence if you have brakes on the trailer regardless of weight (although realistically you probably wouldn't have brakes on a small trailer).

 

Brakes are NOT part of the legislation.

 

They can be a lazy way to know if you can tow it or not as all trailer with no brakes MUST be sub 750kg so by default you can tow it.

 

You could have a vehicle with a 2000kg MAM & then tow a trailer with a 1500kg MAM that would have brakes.

[Justme]

I passed my car test in 1970 so I can fly a space shuttle towing a Churchill tank I think .

 

Just about

[Justme]

Pretty sure your wrong there,

 

Well I am 100% sure I am right.

 

 

That is ONLY once you PASS your BE test. Then its real weights.

 

Your B licence has limits in reguard to MAM of vehicle & Trailer.