Can I tow my trailer?

90truckcab said:

the towing law in simple terms ;

you can LEGALY tow a sankey or twin axle trailer that weighs 750 kg empty with a 90,
but if yer put a bag of crisps in the trailer you need to STOP and book your trailer test ,quote]

It isn't the actual weight of the trailer that matters it's the maximum allowable mass ie the weight it's plated for. I've got a 16ft flatbed that weighs about 750kg give or take a bit but it's plated for 3500kg. It doesn't matter what it weighs empty.

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hughesy said:

90truckcab said:

the towing law in simple terms ;

you can LEGALY tow a sankey or twin axle trailer that weighs 750 kg empty with a 90,
but if yer put a bag of crisps in the trailer you need to STOP and book your trailer test ,quote]

It isn't the actual weight of the trailer that matters it's the maximum allowable mass ie the weight it's plated for. I've got a 16ft flatbed that weighs about 750kg give or take a bit but it's plated for 3500kg. It doesn't matter what it weighs empty.

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Thats right its the potential to carry weight, not the actual weight.That way they dont need a weigh bridge to nick ya.

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goonarmy said:

so is the answer to make a trailer, put a plate on it saying MAM >750kgs no matter what the size of the trailer?And hope you dont get weighed if ya got more than that in it?

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Beast o Bodmin said:

yep.I think the penalty for overloaded is less than no relevant licence...

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goonarmy said:

and they gotta find a weigh bridge to prove it.

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Beast o Bodmin said:

Is a Rangie classed in VOSA or normal?
Surely haveing a 4 tonne braked trailer puts outta reach of the local plod...
As for weighing in i doubt it.So long as there is no reason to be a pull ie load secured and mainting rules of the road drive on.

I am sure the gross of a range with braked trailer puts it into vosa so that means they have to get the police to remove you from the highway to a non public place to inspect the vehicle OR issue a prohibition awaiting inspection...

Landys are lighter which is why i got a range.I did drive a 127 with a tipper and 900kg chipper plated at 5 tonne but never got stopped cos its just a landy...

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90truckcab said:

tow after 5 pm, yer wunt see a plod or any ****er at a weigh bridge after 4.30 ,

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w3526602 said:

Hi,

Group B allows you to tow up to 750kg MAM with ANYTHING, provided the car manufacturer hasn't put a lower limit .....which he probably has, unless car is quite old. The trailer will amost certainly have MAM more that half the kerbweight of the tow car, so will require brakes. For all practical purposes, this is rule irrelevent unless you have an elderly 2CV or Robin.

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Group B allows you to tow anything with an MAM less than the UNLADEN weight of the tow car, but the combination must not exceed 3500kg (Is that combined MAMs , or ULW of car + MAM of trailer? Probably the former. Gosh, they make life difficult). A Disco weighs approaching 2000kgs unladen, which gives you about 1500kg of trailer to play with .....and thats 1500kg MAM. It will be difficult to find a trailer light enough that will carry a Landy without exceeding that. And YOU can't use a Series SWB, cos the trailer MAM will be higher than the S2 ULW.

For all practical purposes, KERBWEIGHT is irrelevent. And 85% of kerbweight is a Caravan Club RECOMENDATION for towing CARAVANS.

What you need is hire a small lorry with unladen weight of about 1000kg and MAM of 3500kg, which will allow you to carry a 2000kg Disco, plus yourself and wife, plus fuel. But I bet there ain't no such animal.

Anybody remember the JENSEN lorry? Built in aluminium to avoid the 20mph limit on 3 ton lorries in the 1950s.

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