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Sorry had to do it
« on: 10 September 2008, 22:47:24 »
Went away for a long weekend in cornwall and i took this to try before i buy. Does make my mig look small lol ;D



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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #1 on: 10 September 2008, 22:52:12 »
they look made for each other!! (will this comment cost me my post count when TB sees it? :D)
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #2 on: 10 September 2008, 22:54:28 »
Looks good to me, I am trying to get swmbo to change our static for a tourer, sad I know. ::)
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #3 on: 10 September 2008, 22:56:45 »
Nice looking set up  :y :y :y

Bailey's make good vans and weight wise shouldn't be a problem ... MTPLW around 1400 Kgs ??

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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #4 on: 10 September 2008, 22:57:01 »
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they look made for each other!! (will this comment cost me my post count when TB sees it? :D)

He cant not like it as it's a Senator :D :D
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #5 on: 10 September 2008, 22:58:06 »
<TB nips out for a can of petrol and some old rag>  :o
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #6 on: 10 September 2008, 23:00:41 »
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Looks good to me, I am trying to get swmbo to change our static for a tourer, sad I know. ::)

Makes sense to me - I'd much rather have one that can be taken around, to experience different places, etc.

Maria would like a 'van - the only things stopping me are

A) Storage
B) I need to take an additional towing test
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #7 on: 10 September 2008, 23:06:39 »
I need to look into the towing test myself as I'll need to get it done at some point...
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #8 on: 10 September 2008, 23:07:22 »
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Looks good to me, I am trying to get swmbo to change our static for a tourer, sad I know. ::)
If you do 'trade down' you wont lose much space looking at that pic  :o

One of these use to do our family of 4 a treat when I was a nipper...  :)
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #9 on: 10 September 2008, 23:14:18 »
A mate of mine's got one of these vans and it's a bloody nice van. We borrow it from time to time so he must be a bloody nice bloke to go with it :y

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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #10 on: 10 September 2008, 23:21:22 »
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Looks good to me, I am trying to get swmbo to change our static for a tourer, sad I know. ::)

Makes sense to me - I'd much rather have one that can be taken around, to experience different places, etc.

Maria would like a 'van - the only things stopping me are

A) Storage
B) I need to take an additional towing test

Not sure that's always true. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_10013073

I assume you've got category B which does come with limited towing entitlement:

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Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, and the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM.


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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #11 on: 10 September 2008, 23:44:54 »
You used the tractor?

You need the V6
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #12 on: 10 September 2008, 23:56:06 »
For example:

a vehicle with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a MAM of 2 tonnes coupled with a trailer with a MAM of 1.25 tonnes could be driven by the holder of a category B entitlement. This is because the MAM of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes and also the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle

Talk about making something as simple as towing a caravan so bloody confusing. H21 the other suggested that 750kg was the max trailer weight for a B licence holder ..... end of! We're pissing against the wind when the 'official' advise  seems to differ.
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #13 on: 11 September 2008, 00:14:05 »
Its my understanding that the 750 kg limit is the be all and end all.  If that towed weight is exceeded then the driver is driving outwith their licence entitlement, irrespective of the smoke and mirrors from the rest of the blurb....    :D

If the 750 kg towed is exceeded then it leaves an defecit weight on the towed vehicle such that it would then be an unsafe combination if the 'train weight' figure is used??
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Re: Sorry had to do it
« Reply #14 on: 11 September 2008, 00:22:29 »
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Its my understanding that the 750 kg limit is the be all and end all.  If that towed weight is exceeded then the driver is driving outwith their licence entitlement, irrespective of the smoke and mirrors from the rest of the blurb....    :D

If the 750 kg towed is exceeded then it leaves an defecit weight on the towed vehicle such that it would then be an unsafe combination if the 'train weight' figure is used??

I don't know!  :-? Just offering the example above, where it says that
a B licence hlder can tow a 1.25 tonne trailer ... ?????
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