im not sure if it will help you but worth a try
Hi. Please could someone enlighten me with the rules regarding towing?
I seem to remember when I read the highway code for my test (16 years ago, where does the time go!!!? that I can't occupy the outside lane but is
that just motorway or is the same rule for a roads or is that just for artic lorries?
Is there max speed when towing?
Cheers
try here
im not sure if it will help you but worth a try
Online Highway Code Linky
even better
Towing Rules Linky
[Edited on 23/7/09 by omega0684]
Last time I looked into the towing situation it was so complicated I came away even more confused than when I started. I'm not convinced
I'm allowed to tow at all, since I got my licence after some cutoff date in 1997, but I do anyway.
Traffic copper had a word with me one time when towing a car behind a Volvo estate I borrowed off my parents. He didn't seem to know what the
rules were either, was more concerned as to whether my insurance covered me as I was relying on the third party extension. Once that was clarified,
he was on his way.
Chris
You are governed by the same rules as Artics, no outside lane and the speed limit is lower for you as well. The maximum speed limit is 60 if towing a trailer.
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Originally posted by Peteff
You are governed by the same rules as Artics, no outside lane and the speed limit is lower for you as well. The maximum speed limit is 60 if towing a trailer.
You may not use the outside lane on a motorway or dual carriageway with three or more lanes (you can on a two lane section).
For a normal car/trailer combination, the speed limit is 60 on a motorway or dual carriageway, 50 on other roads or the speed limit, whichever is
lower.
With a post 97 licence you can tow as follows:
Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes (category B) with a 750kg trailer (4.25 tonnes total MAM).
Category B vehicles with larger trailers i.e. > 750kg, provided that the combined MAM does not exceed 3.5 tonnes and the gross MAM of the trailer
does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle. To be able to tow combinations outside this ruling requires the passing of an additional
test.
For further info, take a look at The NTTA website
Thanks guys I'm really glad I asked as it occurred to me today while I was doing 70 in the outside lane of the A3.
ok since someone seems to understand this, i know i didn't i've got the post 97 licence so i'm restricted. i want to tow a 1000kg trailer. How/can i legaly do that without taking the extended test
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Originally posted by RickRick
ok since someone seems to understand this, i know i didn't i've got the post 97 licence so i'm restricted. i want to tow a 1000kg trailer. How/can i legaly do that without taking the extended test
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Originally posted by RickRick
ok since someone seems to understand this, i know i didn't i've got the post 97 licence so i'm restricted. i want to tow a 1000kg trailer. How/can i legaly do that without taking the extended test
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
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Originally posted by RickRick
ok since someone seems to understand this, i know i didn't i've got the post 97 licence so i'm restricted. i want to tow a 1000kg trailer. How/can i legaly do that without taking the extended test
You have already answered the question. You can't legally without taking the test.
Legally if you get stopped, then your licence is invalid and your insurance insurance is also therfore invalid. Therfore you get done for no driving licence and done for no insurance. Also the boys in blue would be entitled to relieve you of you car and trailer. And since you would be unlikely to pass the advanced driving trailer test within the alloted time it would be goodbye to them. plus points on your licence and very hefty fines no doubt.
That is how I would interpret the law.
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
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Originally posted by RickRick
ok since someone seems to understand this, i know i didn't i've got the post 97 licence so i'm restricted. i want to tow a 1000kg trailer. How/can i legaly do that without taking the extended test
You have already answered the question. You can't legally without taking the test.
Legally if you get stopped, then your licence is invalid and your insurance insurance is also therfore invalid. Therfore you get done for no driving licence and done for no insurance. Also the boys in blue would be entitled to relieve you of you car and trailer. And since you would be unlikely to pass the advanced driving trailer test within the alloted time it would be goodbye to them. plus points on your licence and very hefty fines no doubt.
That is how I would interpret the law.