whats the law on towing??

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MaxyMan

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Hi all, I'm 18 and have full UK driving liscence with parts B,B1,f,k,p. Can I tow off the back of my 90 and if so what weight limit etc I have no clue and want to go pick up a trailer load of logs. Cheers.
 
Depends on the unloaded and max loaded weights of your 90. For a vehicle with a GVW of 3500kg, you can tow a trailer of a max weight of 750kg. For a vehicle with a GVW of less than 3500kg the max weight of the trailer added to the max GVW must not exceed 3500kg, nor can the trailer be heavier than the vehicles unloaded weight. Your 90 has a kerb weight of approx 1750kg and a GVW of 2400 kg. this means you can tow a trailer with a max gross weight of 1100kg as this will take the combination up to a max train weight of 3500kg and the max trailer weight is also less than the unladen weight of the 90.
 
I looked into this as I've just bought sankey,

So long as the plate weight ( maximum trailer weight) of the trailer does not exceed the curb weight of the towing vehicle, and the curb weight of the tow vehicle plus the plate weight of the trailer does not exceed 3.5 tones. Ya good to go, so long as the trailer is correct, ie 750kg plate weight or over is breaked with a breakaway chain,
 
Just to trow a spanner in the works .If your 18 don't you need to take a trailer licence first . I would recomend you check first as the police love pulling land rovers towing trailers
 
New drivers from 19 January 2013

Category B
There is no change to category B entitlement to tow trailers.
Category BE
If your trailer weighs over 750 kg and the combined trailer and towing vehicle weight is more than 3,500 kg, you’ll need to pass a further test. The trailer you tow must not be heavier than 3,500 kg. This test will be shown on your driving licence as category BE.
Category C1E
To tow a trailer weighing more than 3,500 kg with a car or small vehicle (category B), you’ll need to pass a test for category C1E.


Thought this was already in place so i will go and stand back in the corner
 
kiowa said:
New drivers from 19 January 2013

Category B
There is no change to category B entitlement to tow trailers.
Category BE
If your trailer weighs over 750 kg and the combined trailer and towing vehicle weight is more than 3,500 kg, you’ll need to pass a further test. The trailer you tow must not be heavier than 3,500 kg. This test will be shown on your driving licence as category BE.
Category C1E
To tow a trailer weighing more than 3,500 kg with a car or small vehicle (category B), you’ll need to pass a test for category C1E.


Thought this was already in place so i will go and stand back in the corner
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Yeah that's next year, if he's past his test its that same as the link I posted,
 
martin1512 said:
Depends on the unloaded and max loaded weights of your 90. For a vehicle with a GVW of 3500kg, you can tow a trailer of a max weight of 750kg. For a vehicle with a GVW of less than 3500kg the max weight of the trailer added to the max GVW must not exceed 3500kg, nor can the trailer be heavier than the vehicles unloaded weight. Your 90 has a kerb weight of approx 1750kg and a GVW of 2400 kg. this means you can tow a trailer with a max gross weight of 1100kg as this will take the combination up to a max train weight of 3500kg and the max trailer weight is also less than the unladen weight of the 90.
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This is spot on.

Rule of thumb for trailers is that trailers over 750kg gross weight (trailer plus its load) must have brakes by law. So the vast majority of trailers under 750kg (fully loaded) wont have brakes (unless of course someone has decided to put brakes on it for some reason).

The number of axles isn't a completely deciding factor in its gross weight. The design of it and it's construction will be a factor too. I believe vosa have a test for trailers to determine its gross weight, However, trailer construction isn't regulated in the same way as if you make your own car, so the vast majority of trailers out there are nailed together by people in their garages and are never officially tested.

How much logs are you planning to tow?

One thing I would say is play it safe. If you get caught with an overweight trailer, you're technically not licensed to drive it, so your insurance will be invalid. This means a fine and losing your licence. So don't take the risk.
 
For B licence towing it is the plated weights and not the actual weights which matter so the driver will need to know the vehicle GVW, the vehicle kerbweight and the trailer plated MAM

GVW+MAM not to exceed 3500 kgs
MAM not to exceed kerbweight (may be scrapped in jan 2013)
 
Yeah basically from my understanding the towing vehicle And trailer can not exceed 3.5t but the trailer can not weigh more than the Kurb weight of the towing vehicle
 
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