Samage
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Aug 30, 2008 22:39:29 GMT
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One thing that's always confused me about the trailer test regulation - after the cut off point, I've heard conflicting theories... some say you can't drive with a trailer over 750kg, and others say you can't tow ANY trailer...
Anyone shed any light on this?
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Lex
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Aug 30, 2008 22:50:26 GMT
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I am still really confused as to how people can think thats an audi? =/
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Aug 30, 2008 23:09:35 GMT
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One thing that's always confused me about the trailer test regulation - after the cut off point, I've heard conflicting theories... some say you can't drive with a trailer over 750kg, and others say you can't tow ANY trailer... Anyone shed any light on this? Its 750kg max gross weight. You need a trailer test to tow anything bigger, not a big deal. The rules are not very well know and can be confusing, many people are towing illegally without knowing. Its also the same date that the provision for driving a 7.5 tonner was removed. youll need a class 2 licence to drive one, although this then allows you to drive any rigid vehicle. |
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Last Edit: Aug 30, 2008 23:14:28 GMT by Lankytim
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Aug 30, 2008 23:13:11 GMT
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Aug 30, 2008 23:32:34 GMT
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Aaaah! Ok, I thought I was right, but I was actually wrong, well half right..
Category B: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM and with up to eight passenger seats
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.
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a vehicle with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a MAM of 2 tonnes coupled with a trailer with a MAM of 1.25 tonnes could be driven by the holder of a category B entitlement. This is because the MAM of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes and also the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle
So you can tow any size trailer you like aslong as the laden weight of the trailer doesnt exceed the unladen weight of the tow vehicle and it doesnt exceed 3.5 tons gross weight, unless the trailer is under 750kg, then you can go up to 4.25 tons......except on Wednesdays.
See, its easy!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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To be honest I don't entirely get the roofrack full of tat thing but fair play to those who like it. Each to his own and all that. If people are going to start towing home-made traveller trailers full of tat around I get that even less but again, each to his own.
However, I do like a matching car and trailer combo. Oldbus' rig is spot on as are the dub ones. However, I'm not raving about the Passat personally.
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Lex
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Aug 31, 2008 10:18:53 GMT
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I'm a fan of the whole tat on roofrack thing, and cool little trailors, and the matching trailor like the passat and Oldbus' trailor. But its a shame that they are all a bit of a curse word to live with. Having a decked out mk2 with 13s and a crappy gut-less engine, I wont have much fun towing a half cut mk2 behind me.
its a shame because I am really liking the idea of a bed inside a trailor, cut version of my car.
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loon
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Aug 31, 2008 11:23:19 GMT
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what the fcuk have you done lately
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Aug 31, 2008 22:11:16 GMT
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this was hand made by the owner  every rivet was machined and polished after fiting    Ooooffff! |
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rob0r
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So you can tow any size trailer you like aslong as the laden weight of the trailer doesnt exceed the unladen weight of the tow vehicle and it doesnt exceed 3.5 tons gross weight, unless the trailer is under 750kg, then you can go up to 4.25 tons......except on Wednesdays. See, its easy! I've studied this for a while, even threatening to take a trailer test, but you've just pointed out something I've missed. I use a 1800kg Land Rover to tow with a 800kg Ifor, and I buy a lot of BMWs. Say a BMW weighed 1200kg, my maths works that out as 3800kg. Illegal. But if I used a 750kg trailer, I'd be legal?? Absolute nonsense, unless I've gone wrong somewhere. This trailer legislation drives me up the wall. My mum with no trailer experience is fully entitled to tow what the hell she likes even though her Skoda Fabia is a bit to much for her, but me with experience gets restricted. These rules apply around the 1997, who's to say someone who passed their test in 1996 is any better to tow than anyone there after. I know why the legislation was brought in, to make towing safer, I guess I'm a bit raw about it (and the £80 + fuel to pass my test). |
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rob0r
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Re-read it... Yeah I went wrong. Basically I can theoretically tow a 3500kg trailer + contents, if my car weighed 3500kgs. So I could tow with my 1800kg defender, 800kg of trailer + 1000kg of content. So if my BMWs are less than 1000kg, I'm onto a winner!
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But I thought land rovers were plated to tow a trailer of 3500kgs? The manufacturer says you can tow a 3.5 ton trailer but the law says you cant go over the empty weight of the landy.
I wonder if that web page shows "new" rules....
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I use a 1800kg Land Rover to tow with a 800kg Ifor, and I buy a lot of BMWs. Say a BMW weighed 1200kg, my maths works that out as 3800kg. Illegal. But if I used a 750kg trailer, I'd be legal?? Absolute nonsense, unless I've gone wrong somewhere. Thats 750kgs MAM, ie maximum laden weight, not the unladen weight of the trailer. |
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ThePollitt
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My Dad builds these as a hobby....little teardrop caravans.
The site is still being built hence the dead links, but one once the prototype is finished the site will be fully functional.
He's built his all from scratch so that it matches his 1955 Thunderbird!
Chris
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Stu_B
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My Dad builds these as a hobby....little teardrop caravans. The site is still being built hence the dead links, but one once the prototype is finished the site will be fully functional. He's built his all from scratch so that it matches his 1955 Thunderbird! Chris Linky no existy! |
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Snoozin
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That Golf in the first page with the HUGE 76 ball on the trailer is supreme.... any more details available on that?
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