Maiko
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I didn't read your sheet! Just fed up with people giving very poor "advice" which is incorrect, eg "you can't go on a motorway with L plates on your trailer", so I am hoping that shouting will emphasise the point LOL.
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Can i tow a trailer?
- Thread starter lizstuguinness
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I didn't read your sheet! Just fed up with people giving very poor "advice" which is incorrect, eg "you can't go on a motorway with L plates on your trailer", so I am hoping that shouting will emphasise the point LOL.
assuan
Well-Known Member
We shouldn't blame people for their wrong information, there is not on clear and concise document available from powers that be that clearly explain what's what.
Their document INF30, all about towing trailers, is awful and offers little guidance. The information you get from the police, the dsa and dvla, differs depending on who you speak to. The officers who work for those agencies are ALSO unclear on what the law is, so it's no wonder that some many people are confused. Even many driver training and hire companies websites have wrong or misleading information. One hire company (even when I spoke to them) said that if someone arrived with a 2.5t vehicle and wanted to hire a trailer with a MAM of 2t, even with the B+E entitlement, THEY WOULDNT hire it to them without a C1.......Hello!!!!
G'tee though, the insurances companies have got the position clear as a bell when you want to make a claim!
Their document INF30, all about towing trailers, is awful and offers little guidance. The information you get from the police, the dsa and dvla, differs depending on who you speak to. The officers who work for those agencies are ALSO unclear on what the law is, so it's no wonder that some many people are confused. Even many driver training and hire companies websites have wrong or misleading information. One hire company (even when I spoke to them) said that if someone arrived with a 2.5t vehicle and wanted to hire a trailer with a MAM of 2t, even with the B+E entitlement, THEY WOULDNT hire it to them without a C1.......Hello!!!!
G'tee though, the insurances companies have got the position clear as a bell when you want to make a claim!
assuan
Well-Known Member
Just to update, the document link I posted earlier will only let one person use it at a time, so I've shared it as an excel file at this link:
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/tXxwMTsB/Trailer_Towing_Calculator.xlsx.html
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/tXxwMTsB/Trailer_Towing_Calculator.xlsx.html