Towing restrictions

[madmatt]

What about those guys running Fastracs pulling 20 tonnes on red diesel at 50 mph? Basically running a haulage business on the cheap. Is it legal?

 

in short NO!

but it does depend on who what where and why.

[volvo]

You can run any agri tractor with red diesel within a certain radius provided you are using the tractor for agriculural use only.

You can not use it for contacting work unless you wash out the tank and refill with white diesel and you should have airbrakes fitted.This also applies if you use a trailer etc that is sign writen with the name of a none agricultrural company.

[gcoe01]

hi all

a passed my driving test in 2006, wich means i should only be towing 750kg, and i got pulled by the law on the m1 towing a 750kg timberwolf, the copper that stoped me did not ceare how much the chipper weighted all he told me was, i was towing with out a licence?

told him i thought i could tow up to 750 and he said he had never heard of this!!

after abit of sweet talking he gave up and some one else from the company had to come recover the chipper off the hard sholder, and thank god i neva got any points!!

 

so from this no matter what the law says its what mood the copper is in on the day he pulls u over!!

[skyhuck]

 

so from this no matter what the law says its what mood the copper is in on the day he pulls u over!!

 

NEVER EVER take what a copper tells you is the LAW as being the LAW.

 

Many of them haven't a clue:thumbdown:

 

Find out the facts and stand your ground!!!!!!

[volvo]

NEVER EVER take what a copper tells you is the LAW as being the LAW.

 

Many of them haven't a clue:thumbdown:

 

Find out the facts and stand your ground!!!!!!

 

[madmatt]

hi all

a passed my driving test in 2006, wich means i should only be towing 750kg, and i got pulled by the law on the m1 towing a 750kg timberwolf, the copper that stoped me did not ceare how much the chipper weighted all he told me was, i was towing with out a licence?

told him i thought i could tow up to 750 and he said he had never heard of this!!

after abit of sweet talking he gave up and some one else from the company had to come recover the chipper off the hard sholder, and thank god i neva got any points!!

 

so from this no matter what the law says its what mood the copper is in on the day he pulls u over!!

 

All he had to do if he didn't understand the law was ask to see the paper part of your licence! As huck says stand your ground, have you thought of printing the info off the DVLA web page that explains exactly what you can and can't tow and keep it in your snap bag or something? it at least gives your argument some clout if your stopped again.

[Charlieh]

i thought i was limited to 750kg but this months NFU magazine says you are ok up to a total weight of 3500kg trailer and vehicle, which i recon is rubbish, but tis their legal specialist legal advisor has written it.

 

will just air on the side of caution i think

[madmatt]

i thought i was limited to 750kg but this months NFU magazine says you are ok up to a total weight of 3500kg trailer and vehicle, which i recon is rubbish, but tis their legal specialist legal advisor has written it.

 

will just air on the side of caution i think

 

Right go and look on the dvla web page but this is how we understood this when we had to look at with the CC when I worked for them,

 

AS a post 97 test taker you can drive any vehicle upto

 

3500kgs gross vehicle weight

 

a vehicle upto 35ookg gross vehicle weight with a 750kg unbraked trailer to take gross train weight to 4250kg.

 

now it gets more technical you can tow a trailer thats heavier than 750kg provided its braked and that the vehicle and trailer gross train weight is 3500kg or less so for example you could drive a vehicle thats gross v.ehicle weight is 2600kg and a trailer thats 900kg gross.

 

in a situation like I have explained the trailer must be plated with its gross weight which when added to the gross of the vehicle doesn't exceed 3500kg. so you can't drive a Land rover 90 with say a 14' ifor trailer even if its empty because your under 3500kg as both the gross weights of the trailer are over 3500kg combined!

 

hope that makes sense I've tried to explain it as simple as possible but I am in a rush to get away for new year. its all on the DVLA web pages. I can find a link tomorrow.

[mark84]

i thought i was limited to 750kg but this months NFU magazine says you are ok up to a total weight of 3500kg trailer and vehicle, which i recon is rubbish, but tis their legal specialist legal advisor has written it.

 

will just air on the side of caution i think

 

Yes I have read that to, the dvla website says “Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, and the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM.”

 

Which is fine as long as you know the exact weight of vehicle and trailer and you don’t want to load the vehicle.

 

It is explained better here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_10013073

[skyhuck]

Which is fine as long as you know the exact weight of vehicle and trailer and you don’t want to load the vehicle.

 

 

No its not loaded or unloaded weights, its plate weights.