Changing trailer weight limit plate

[Botty Cough]

9 minutes ago, Treewolf said:

The regs changed years ago and are as in the IWT note. All that matters now is the actual weight you're towing, not the plated MAM.

Most are overloaded here daily so not checked the regs in years either 

[Mark Bolam]

@Justme?

 

[Dan Maynard]

Further thought, I think the plated weight determines what licence you need to tow it. If you have pre97 licence then you hold B+E anyway.

[Mark Bolam]

2 hours ago, Botty Cough said:

So it's upto the driver to make sure they don't overload even though they have the capacity to do so by the look of it now then,

 

That’s how I see it.

 

It’s a bit numb really, a plated trailer doesn’t limit what you can put on it, does it?

As you said earlier I see Ifor’s being tugged around most days that must gross 4t+.
 

It’s down to the driver to make sure he’s within limits, not the trailer manufacturer.

[Will C]

42 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:I see Ifor’s being tugged around most days that must gross 4t

Only 4ton come over here, our ifors average more like 6t 🤣 We work on the theory we were empty going the other way so take an average weight and we will be fine! 

 

those days are gone here as they have relatively recently given the island a dedicated traffic cop and he has made a mark and earned his commission by giving lots of tickets for insecure loads and weight offences. I’m yet to make his acquaintance but it rumoured he would try and give you a ticket for bald tyres on a road roller!
There are now trailers going round with nets over a load of sand as he is that tight 🤣🤦‍♂️

[Joe Newton]

1 hour ago, Dan Maynard said:

Further thought, I think the plated weight determines what licence you need to tow it. If you have pre97 licence then you hold B+E anyway.

Everyone has b+e now. 

[Moose McAlpine]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

That’s how I see it.

 

It’s a bit numb really, a plated trailer doesn’t limit what you can put on it, does it?

 

Yeah, exactly. Mine's plated for 3,500kg but nothing stops you putting more on it.

 

[Dan Maynard]

8 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Everyone has b+e now. 

Fair point, forgot that. No point anyone downplating then.

[Botty Cough]

10 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

That’s how I see it.

 

It’s a bit numb really, a plated trailer doesn’t limit what you can put on it, does it?

As you said earlier I see Ifor’s being tugged around most days that must gross 4t+.
 

It’s down to the driver to make sure he’s within limits, not the trailer manufacturer.

Moved a load of paving recently.

Two pallets of Indian sandstone,two dumpy bags.16 bags of cement and few random bits of timber .

Some extra bits of paving and some kerb stones in one trailer load. 

Probably should of worked it out but most likely over .

 

[Mark Bolam]

Probably just a touch over then.

In a hookloader….