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VW Golf 9.5/10 - superb power and stopping ability, fantastic fuel consumption, can't fault it just loses marks for not being heavier so it could tow more! Bateson Derby - 8/10 - lightweight, easy to manoeuvre, horses travel well in it. Wish it had a front unload (one pony took ages to realise...

It is Friday night! Thank you so much for prompt replies and help with such a complicated area. There needs to be some kind of website where you plug in the numbers and it just tells you!

Plated GVW is 1820kg, tow limit is 1500kg (all other weights are in my original post) Not sure why the GTW - GVW has that 50kg shortfall though, will check again tomorrow.

I have a VW golf :) Would definitely be a good idea to downplate as you say, hadn't thought about that.

Many apologies, it is 1700MAM, I meant to type would we need to downplate it to 1600MAM for the B license - trying to do too many numbers at once! By the looks of it we would need to downplate but only to 1680kg is that correct?

Thank you SO much! Super speedy response! It's a Bateson Derby, which is specifically designed to be light enough to tow with a car. It's a fibreglass trailer, rear unload only. So glad I'm legal and safe. Have been absolutely attacked by the big 4x4 brigade and I was sure that it was all kosher.

licence they hold - B+E 2 - Unladen/empty weight of the towing vehicle - 1405kg 3 - GVW of the towing vehicle - 1820kg 4 - Towing capacity of the towing vehicle - 1500kg GTW - 3370kg 5 - Plated MAM of the trailer or if no plate then the load rating on the tyres - 1600kg 6 - Unladen/empty...