Jingleballs
Well-Known Member
When I bought my trailer I had an Xtrail so had to get it down rated to 2000kg to legally tow with it.
When I bought the shogun I never bothered to change it as it was only ever one horse I was towing anyway.
A new girl moved to the yard and we seem to want to go to a lot of the same shows and the plan was we'd go in her 7.5 tonne lorry but she missed the plating last week and is now waiting for a new appointment which means for this weekend's outing I'll be taking them in the trailer.
Only problem is, with the current plate we may be slightly overweight (905kg for the trailer, about 550kg for my horse and about 600kg for the other horse) - although not outwith the cars limits by any means!
The distributor I bought it from has asked me to send them the plate and they will get me a new one from Ifor Williams but this could take a couple of weeks.
Is there any legislation around towing without a plate? Not sure which is better - no plate or plate for lower weight?
I drove without one for a few weeks when it was getting downgraded but it was all very local whereas we are going a wee bit further afield this time!
Chances of getting stopped are very slim - I've never been stopped and we're not passing a weight bridge (at least I don't think so)
Anyone have any knowledge of this?
When I bought the shogun I never bothered to change it as it was only ever one horse I was towing anyway.
A new girl moved to the yard and we seem to want to go to a lot of the same shows and the plan was we'd go in her 7.5 tonne lorry but she missed the plating last week and is now waiting for a new appointment which means for this weekend's outing I'll be taking them in the trailer.
Only problem is, with the current plate we may be slightly overweight (905kg for the trailer, about 550kg for my horse and about 600kg for the other horse) - although not outwith the cars limits by any means!
The distributor I bought it from has asked me to send them the plate and they will get me a new one from Ifor Williams but this could take a couple of weeks.
Is there any legislation around towing without a plate? Not sure which is better - no plate or plate for lower weight?
I drove without one for a few weeks when it was getting downgraded but it was all very local whereas we are going a wee bit further afield this time!
Chances of getting stopped are very slim - I've never been stopped and we're not passing a weight bridge (at least I don't think so)
Anyone have any knowledge of this?
