Transport costs - weighing up my options!

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diamondrockharvey

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Hi,

I am currently weighing up the options, and trying to decide which to go for.
I have a 15.2hh cob and I drive a Landrover Freelander.

Either I take my towing test and buy a lightweight trailer.
* does anyone know how much it costs to insure a trailer per year?

Or I change my car for a smaller more economical one and get a 3.5tonne lorry which I can drive on my normal license, but obviously the lorry will be fairly costly as they hold their price so well.

Or I do my HGV and get a larger lorry which would be cheaper to buy, but I would imagine more expensive to run!

What do you guys think please? What would you do??

Thanks!
 
im in the same predicament ! im 20 so not sure if they would even let me be insured with either but personally yes it would be easier to have a horsebox but to buy a trailer would be much cheaper i have seen on these forums some horse insurance companies you can have a trailer as a add on for like £90 :S not sure though hope this helps slightly haha
 
How about this for B licence towing...

4X4 NISSAN XTRAIL
Kerb = 1470
GVW = 2000
Towing = 2000

With one of these single horse trailers - they may be others..
BATESON LIGHT HORSE TRAILER downplated by manufacturer (easy - just a phone call - usually free) to 1450 leaving a load of 775 kgs

CHEVAL LIGHT HORSE TRAILER already plated at 1400 leaving a load of 745 kgs

IFOR LIGHT HORSE TRAILER downplated by manufacturer (easy - just a phone call - usually free) to 1450 leaving a load of 680 kgs
 
with all of these make sure you get any trailer you buy checked against The Equipment Register -all new Ifors and lots of other trailers get registered and if stolen this may flag up when you check the ID number on the trailer.
http://www.ter-europe.org/
Also get the floor checked out - non metal floors for any water ingress or bowing, and metal floors for any rust/rivet failures etc.
 
I'm also in this predicament. I'm 21 and only have a B licence atm. I only drive a little 106 so obviously I would have to change my car if I was to go down the trailer route. I like the ideas I'd a 3.5 tonne but hey are so expensive and I'm not sure I would really use it enough
 
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