Trailer Row!

[PeteB]

Son reckons under his licence,  he can only tow upto 3500kgs combined weight? I've said that the MAM allowable for his car and trailer can be more if the car weighs say 2000 and the caravan is a tad less than 2000 too. This subject has been batted to and fro ad infinitum and we can never agree. What is the truth?

 

I thought that the regs changed to get rid of the sub 750kg thing and reverted to under 3500kg if the vehicle is suitable!

[David R Barras]

Just checked the rules here: 

Towing with a car: What you can tow - GOV.UK

WWW.GOV.UK

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Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have

Definitely says trailers weighing as much as 3500 kgs

[twistedhicap]

Towing with a car: What you can tow - GOV.UK

WWW.GOV.UK

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Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have

 

[PeteB]

Interesting link, it says that I haven't the authority to view that page!

[David R Barras]

1 minute ago, PeteB said:

Interesting link, it says that I haven't the authority to view that page!

Do a search for towing with a car rules UK and you'll find it

[Dan Maynard]

1 hour ago, PeteB said:

Interesting link, it says that I haven't the authority to view that page!

@AHPP gov is onto him too!

 

Can't really think what's going on here, they're public websites as far as I know. Any idea web guru @Steve Bullman ?

[Steve Bullman]

No, not a clue!

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, PeteB said:

Son reckons under his licence,  he can only tow upto 3500kgs combined weight? I've said that the MAM allowable for his car and trailer can be more if the car weighs say 2000 and the caravan is a tad less than 2000 too. This subject has been batted to and fro ad infinitum and we can never agree. What is the truth?

 

I thought that the regs changed to get rid of the sub 750kg thing and reverted to under 3500kg if the vehicle is suitable!

Yes but I think those  who got their full licence after 1997 have to ask for BE to be put on the licence, else it should be added at renewal.

[Mark J]

"https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car"

Try that, it might be a re-direction issue. 

 

Edited Thursday at 00:35 by Mark J

[AHPP]

10 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

@AHPP gov is onto him too!

 

Everyone thought Gene Hackman was crazy and now look at him. Dead.