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[mini-luke]

put simply

your unladen weight of tow car has to be more than fully laden wieght of trailer ie
tow car = 1300kg unladen
trailer weighs=1299kg fully laden

AND the FULLY laden GROSS weight of tow car+fully laden weight of trailer doesnot exceed 3500kg

That's how I read it too, though it would appear they have changed the rules from 1st jan this year to mean you can't tow anything over 750kg full stop

[sonikk4]

put simply

your unladen weight of tow car has to be more than fully laden wieght of trailer ie
tow car = 1300kg unladen
trailer weighs=1299kg fully laden

AND the FULLY laden GROSS weight of tow car+fully laden weight of trailer doesnot exceed 3500kg

That's how I read it too, though it would appear they have changed the rules from 1st jan this year to mean you can't tow anything over 750kg full stop

That's only for people passing their test this year.

[leroy26]

as above!

[mini-luke]

put simply

your unladen weight of tow car has to be more than fully laden wieght of trailer ie
tow car = 1300kg unladen
trailer weighs=1299kg fully laden

AND the FULLY laden GROSS weight of tow car+fully laden weight of trailer doesnot exceed 3500kg

That's how I read it too, though it would appear they have changed the rules from 1st jan this year to mean you can't tow anything over 750kg full stop

That's only for people passing their test this year.

That was what I meant to say, didn't come out as intended

[leroy26]

youll be hard pressed to find a car transporter trailer weighted under 1300kg tho, done loads of reasearch on this thru the smmt!

yoir best tow car would be a 2.0diesel focus 05-on

[mini danny]

so can I tow over 750 or not lol

[mini danny]

and I've got a bora 1.9 tdi

[mini-luke]

What if the trailer doesn't have a MAM plate (i.e. homebuilt). Would they just take you to weighbridge and check the trailer and contents don't exceed the weight you are allowed to tow?

[leroy26]

yes within the rules above! your v5 will tell you your boras unladen and gross weights if you cant work it out post the weights it says on here dude

[mini-luke]

Found some info, trailers without a mam plate are rated on the total load rating of the tyres, so if it had 4 tyres all rated to 200kg it would be considered to have a MAM of 800kg

[mini-luke]

This is good

http://www.pistonhea...c.asp?t=1100356

[leroy26]

most likely or you can just downplate it yourself according to the smmt, the tyres on the trailer have a code on them stating how much weight they can take max (google it)

What if the trailer doesn't have a MAM plate (i.e. homebuilt). Would they just take you to weighbridge and check the trailer and contents don't exceed the weight you are allowed to tow?

[Jordie]

What if the trailer doesn't have a MAM plate (i.e. homebuilt). Would they just take you to weighbridge and check the trailer and contents don't exceed the weight you are allowed to tow?

Yes, once weighed, depending on the weight, you would be fined, the trailer and its contents recovered by the police to the nearest storage facility (usually the police contractors recovery yard). You would then have to provide evidence to the police station to release the trailer (usually drivers license of someone who can tow the trailer, insurance for that person, a suitable vehicle). Subject to all that been correct, you would then be allowed to go get your trailer back, subject to paying the recovery firm the recovery fee (about £150) plus any storage costs (£20 a day say).

[mini danny]

ok so vw say I can tow 1200 and my car wieghs well under 2300kg so I can tow up to 1200. tow bar on order


Dan

[leroy26]

super check out witter website for tow bar