Stopped by VOSA

[Justme]

18 hours ago, richy_B said:

 

Is it a 100km drive from base or a 100km radius around the base?

 

Radius.

 

Use this tool http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm

[Justme]

17 hours ago, roseyweb said:

They do carvan stops on the m5 

i can't imagine them impounding a carvan though 

They can & do seize caravans.

[Justme]

7 hours ago, Khriss said:

Exactly that Old, no way it can possibly bring a moving trailer safely to rest. Thank god no-one was injured , k

Yet we trust them to stop it in an emergiency?

 

Ok some of the stopping is done by the vehicle but not where near all of it.

 

Put hand brake on then try to reverse it or pull it forwards to see just how good the brakes are.

[josharb87]

A lot of the replys here give strong reason to exactly why trailers should have annual MOT's imo

[openspaceman]

32 minutes ago, josharb87 said:

A lot of the replys here give strong reason to exactly why trailers should have annual MOT's imo

If trailers worry you how about E-types and other classics not requiring MOTs from next year?

 

I think it's driven by accident statistics, these vehicles are not involved in as many but I did expect commercially used trailers to need an inspection.  Of course if you get pulled over or have an accident if the trailer is not found to be roadworthy...

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 hour ago, josharb87 said:

A lot of the replys here give strong reason to exactly why trailers should have annual MOT's imo

If I recall, the prospect was floated a while back....

 

The considerable and influential lobbying influence of The Caravan Club, of all people, successfully lobbied against it and here we are - no MoT tests for trailers / caravans etc....

 

[Mark Bolam]

Do you mean The Caravan Club or the caravan club?
[emoji57]

[Khriss]

The Caravan ers an Horsey trailer lot is why we have the trailer license in the first place ! Tatty old vans with blown tyres an horsey trailers taken out once a year with no lights or brakes. K

[Khriss]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

If trailers worry you how about E-types and other classics not requiring MOTs from next year?

 

I think it's driven by accident statistics, these vehicles are not involved in as many but I did expect commercially used trailers to need an inspection.  Of course if you get pulled over or have an accident if the trailer is not found to be roadworthy...

I think most of it ( for a trailer ) would be covered by the current tyres n lighting requirements in place - not a lot left to test a trailer on after that ! Certainly not to the current HGV trailer standards . K

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Do you mean The Caravan Club or the caravan club?

I'm not sure the caravan club has quite the same degree of high level patronage and 'friends in the right places.' 

 

They must have some influence though....  Seems the law doesn't apply to 'em....  

Edited September 19, 2017 by kevinjohnsonmbe