Double Drag

[Spruce Pirate]

There seeems to be a lot of knowledge on here regarding towing and the law.

 

I watched the circus on the move tonight, they seemed to have quite a few rigs towing double drags, ie a unit towing a trailer with a further trailer hitched on to the back. I always thought that this was illegal in this country, unless 1st trailer is hitched via a fixed link such as 3-point linkage. Can anyone enlighten me further? Is it a special circus rule?

[alex_m]

Showman's licence I believe.

Also exempt from tacho's and lot's of other stuff!

[Spruce Pirate]

I assumed there would be something, otherwise polis and Vosa would be queing up every time a show moved. Thanks for the information, satisfys my curiosity.

[Tom Wilding]

What channel whas that on?

[Big J]

Saw lots of them today on the M1/A1M and was wondering the same. Nice to have that answered!

[arbwork]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/25163-legal-thoughts-plz.html?highlight=towing+trailers some thoughts on 2 trailers here a while ago, and my use of it, only empty trailer on road though,

[skyhuck]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/25163-legal-thoughts-plz.html?highlight=towing+trailers some thoughts on 2 trailers here a while ago, and my use of it, only empty trailer on road though,

 

I'm pretty sure thats legal, so long as the trailer is empty.

 

Many years ago when I go my first mog, I had a hitch on my timber trailer and pulled my chipper behind the trailer, never got stopped.

[Lee Winger]

Showmen are without doubt allowed to tow 2 trailers, it puzzles me why they are exempt from so many regs imposed on us mere mortals! do they even require a HGV licence?

[Rich2484]

I have pulled 3 implements behind a tractor before. A shakerator, double press, and Cambridge rolls. Went through the middle of town with it all on as couldn't fit on country lanes back to farm, didn't get stopped and went past police doing random stops.

 

I don't think they would even know how to approach something like this...

[woody paul]

The reg for agri tax is 2 trailers empty, 1 trailer 1trailed impleament (trailer can be full). The showmans law is a MERRY GO ROUND:laugh1: