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thunderace - 23/6/09 at 08:57 AM

im going to buy a car that been off the road for some time (no mot or tax)it runs but i was going to tow it back on the motorway for around 15miles to my house with a metal tow bar .
is it lagal to do this??

twybrow - 23/6/09 at 08:58 AM

No! It will need to be trailered. There was a post about similar a while agi (more towing dollys), but the concensus was it was not allowed.

owelly - 23/6/09 at 09:07 AM

If any of the wheels are on the road, it has to be road legal.

Mr Whippy - 23/6/09 at 09:07 AM

ditto, although I'd just drive it to a local MOT station, get a pretest and then sort what it needs. Really you just need to trailer it if it’s nowhere near ready for the road. Regardless the car should be road totally worthy even when going for an MOT

omega0684 - 23/6/09 at 09:09 AM

NO TAX, NO TOW! Can't make it any simpler than that


[Edited on 23/6/09 by omega0684]

Mr Whippy - 23/6/09 at 09:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
NO TAX, NO TOW! Can't make it any simpler than that




wait till we have to tax and MOT all trailers

deezee - 23/6/09 at 11:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
im going to buy a car that been off the road for some time (no mot or tax)it runs but i was going to tow it back on the motorway for around 15miles to my house with a metal tow bar .
is it lagal to do this??


I had to rent a trailer for £40 to move a car 6 miles. Its a pain, especially as I'm too young to tow !!!! (30yr old). The rules are dumb.

David Jenkins - 23/6/09 at 11:17 AM

There was some confusion about the legality of towing dollies and A-frames (I'm staying neutral) but the general rule is that if the vehicle has its wheels on the road then it needs tax and insurance.

Danozeman - 23/6/09 at 11:30 AM

quote:

I had to rent a trailer for £40 to move a car 6 miles. Its a pain, especially as I'm too young to tow !!!! (30yr old). The rules are dumb.


When did u pass your test?? Im 27 and passed the year after the rule came in.

If you passed your test after 97 then you have to take a trailer test. I passed in 98. Did my trailer test a couple of months ago.

Dan - 23/6/09 at 11:38 AM

Danozeman can you tell me how much you forked out for your trailer test please
thanks
Dan

MakeEverything - 23/6/09 at 03:25 PM

I towed mine 50 miles with a solid bar, but it had Tax, MOT and insurance.

If you towed it, make sure you put a light board over the plate. Oh, and use the back roads!

Steve G - 23/6/09 at 03:34 PM

If the brakes work then book an MOT half way home. Worth while getting it done just so you know what needs doing plus 7 or 8 miles from where it was should be ok just in case you get stopped. Of course it was the nearest MOT test station that could fit it in officer

FEZ1025 - 23/6/09 at 05:01 PM

Just to add another one into the mix, it is also illegal to tow a broken down vehicle onto the motorway.

Alan...

mad_dogpompey - 27/6/09 at 09:40 PM

i m pretty sure those a frame towing things are a bit dody as if its over 500 kgs its got to be braked!!! i really wouldn t take anything onto the motor way like that! think the best way i ve ever done it was a fiat coupe turbo i bought from liverpool, no mot no insurance went up paid for it, removed the insides from the key ie the imoblizer chip and called our nice friendly rac man!!!! got it towed back to portsmouth 230 miles away!!!! i said well i m gonna drive my other car back so i ve got something to use whilst that ones broken!!! great success! would assume they re getting wise to that now though!