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[russ b]

looking at that learners site if someone next to me in car whilst towing who has license and i put l plates on im ok. the mrs past her test in 96 so if she comes on family holidays ......
back to my point about creating section for towing and caravans look at the response here 8-)

[Andy B]

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back to my point about creating section for towing and caravans look at the response here 8-)

A certain admin advocates all caravans should be torched .......

even though he's been photo'd in one   

[russ b]

so does that mean torching whilst he in it.....

[Andy B]

so does that mean torching whilst he in it.....

Perhaps not .... it's handy having somebody on the inside who has a Tech II or three .......... and know hw use 'em 

[Impact Pete]

just to claify the point of towing with or without the + E on your licence i think this makes it abit easier to understand, by the way what caravans are under 750 kgs mam


Car driving licence first obtained since 1 January 1997

Category B+E: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM towing trailers over 750kgs MAM


Category B+E allows vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM to be combined with trailers in excess of 750kgs MAM. In order to gain this entitlement new category B licence holders have to pass a further practical test for category B+E. There is no category B+E theory test. For driver licensing purposes there are no vehicle/trailer weight ratio limits for category B+E.




Car driving licence first obtained since 1 January 1997

Drivers who passed a car test on or after 1 January 1997 are required to pass an additional driving test in order to gain entitlement to category B+E and all larger vehicles. In addition to the new driving tests, drivers of vehicles which fall within subcategories C1, C1+E, D1 and D1+E also have to meet higher medical standards.

Puzzled  :-?, thought we had finally answered this?
As long as the trailer is not over 750kg it's ok, and other point if you happen to have a 3ton car? then only a 500kg trailer is allowed.

[espen22]

Didnt see if it was mentioned, but i fitted my old omega with monroes air shocks, so that i could pump it up when i had the caravan hooked on. Thats really a must have if your car dont have a self levelling system.
Only - is that you have to manually pressurise the shocks, but a good Caravan rule is to adjust tirepressure on car and tow at first fuelstation, so its only an extra vent to check then

[maximoke]

Hi All.  Quite a few replies to this one.  It has been mentioned earlier but I feel it needs adding to.  One of the important weights is the cars kerbweight, this is not the towing weight.  What ever caravan you buy must not exceed the cars kerbweight.  As you will be a new tow-er the general rule is an 85% match, ie if your car has a kerbweight of 1000kg, then the caravan should be around 850kg.  Also the towbar maximum load (usually approx 75kg) must not be exceeded, even if the caravan weights suggest the caravan can have a higher figure the car towbar figure is the one you must go for.  Caravan hitch weights are normally about 7% of its MTPLM (or MGW for older caravans).  The caravans 85% match refers to the MTPLM figure.  It is a bit of a mine field so you do need to check fully.  Also you might want to check the rules regarding extension mirrors.  In brief:  Do not exceed your cars Kerbweight - this is not the towing limit figure. Do not exceed the towbar limit and MTPLM (MGW) is the maximum weight of the fully loaded caravan.  Check out the Caravan club website - it's all there.