Towing a small car behind a 7.5 tonne horsebox

[Flame_]

Is it legal?

Is it safe?

Can it be done on pre-1997 standard license or what license can it be done with, if any?

Thank you.

 

[quirky]

I think the weight of the car has to be added to the lorry load.

My friend had a caravan on the back of 7.5T on a pre 1997 license, she got pulled and taken off the motorway to a weighbridge - she had 2 horses + kit on lorry. It took her over the limit and she had to leave caravan and arrange for it it be picked up later.

 

[classicalfan]

As it was explained to me some years ago: if you go over the 7.5 ton limit you're illegal and will need an HGV licence. You can tow a car behind a smaller lorry or van if you have a pre 1997 licence but you mustn't exceed the 7.5 ton limit the licence gives you.

 

[ROG]

Is it legal?

Is it safe?

Can it be done on pre-1997 standard license or what license can it be done with, if any?

Thank you.

If the towing vehicle is plated at 7.5 tonnes then the max you can tow is 750kgs - that is the maximum MAM of GVW weight listed and most cars are much more than that


If it plated at say 6.0 tonnes then the max you can tow is 2.25 tonnes on a pre 97 C1+E licence as it has a restriction for a total combination weight of 8.25 tonnes

All weights when towing with any vehicle over 3.5 tonnes GVW or MAM go on the plated or listed weights and not the actual weights

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_4022564

 

[ROG]

The max weight for any car will be listed in the handbook

forgot to add this info ....

To tow anything over 750 kgs with a 7.5 tonne LGV requires the driver to have a full C1+E LGV licence which will allow a max combination weight of 12 tonnes - that would be the answer for your situation if using a 7.5 tonner but that means medical, theory, training and testing costs

 

[EstherYoung]

As long as you're within the legal weight limits for your rig, it's perfectly safe though. Quite a few endurance people tow their crew cars to events, and you get quite a lot of driving peeps towing an extra trailer with their cart in.