Does a car being towed need insurance?

[Alibaba99]

The same way caravans are connected to the brakes.

Caravans have mechanical brakes.

 

[yantorsen]

Caravans have mechanical brakes.

Most caravans do. Some bigger trailers have hydraulic ones though.

 

[Thomas. PLease.]

Of course it would be, as long as you can control the breaks on the towed car by electronics it'd be possible.

Do you have any idea of how long that would take and how difficult it would be to do on a car.

You'd have to a have a car with electronically assistited brakes, tap into the wiring loom, and splice the wiring system together for the car your towing from, then somehow get them to commincate. god knows how i'm only guessing.

why don't you just admit it, you don't have a clue.

 

[yantorsen]

Do you have any idea of how long that would take and how difficult it would be to do on a car.

You'd have to a have a car with electronically assistited brakes, tap into the wiring loom, and splice the wiring system together for the car your towing from, then somehow get them to commincate. god knows how i'm only guessing.

why don't you just admit it, you don't have a clue.

No, I know it'd take ages and be ridiculous! I'm not claiming it isn't. I never even said it was a good idea. I just said it is possible within the law, which it is.

 

[SB118]

Most caravans do. Some bigger trailers have hydraulic ones though.

Please link to one.

 

[SB118]

Fox in pointless pedantry for the sake of pedantry and Yantorsen getting suckered in strikes again.

Shush you, i'm enjoying this

 

[yantorsen]

Please link to one.

http://home.att.net/~sail-trailers/pstrlr1.jpg

boat trailer.

 

[SB118]

http://home.att.net/~sail-trailers/pstrlr1.jpg

boat trailer.

And the stats for the braking system?

 

[yantorsen]

And the stats for the braking system?

Don't have them. A lot of largish boat trailers use hydraulic brakes.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I just said it is possible within the law, which it is.

No it isn't, as I've said, even if you managed it, it would not be a type approved braked trailer, thus illegal.

 

[SB118]

Don't have them. A lot of largish boat trailers use hydraulic brakes.

So you linked to a picture with no proof at all that is has hydraulic brakes?

 

[yantorsen]

No it isn't, as I've said, even if you managed it, it would not be a type approved braked trailer, thus illegal.

I already said I don't know about the brake laws on the trailer over 750kg. But it would be legal for cars under 750kg. thus it is possible to do it within the law with a car.

 

[yantorsen]

So you linked to a picture with no proof at all that is has hydraulic brakes?

Oh, no here's is the page it's from:

http://home.att.net/~sail-trailers/index.html

 

[helpimcrap]

never have i laughed so much at an arguament about letter shape. its an A - no its not... its an a lol

 

[[TW]Fox]

Oh, no here's is the page it's from:

http://home.att.net/~sail-trailers/index.html

Electric Brakes

lol

 

[yantorsen]

lol

It says hydraulic brakes:

Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Trailer with Hydraulic Brakes.

scroll down to the one I posted a picture of.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

No it isn't, as I've said, even if you managed it, it would not be a type approved braked trailer, thus illegal.

Type approval for trailers isn't coming in until 2013.

http://www.vca.gov.uk/vehicletype/trailers.asp

 

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[SB118]

We're all going clubbing?

 

[mejinks]

Yantorsen in hole digging pointless excercise shocker!

I think we established the correct answer within the first few posts.

"I was always under the impression that as with the TAX if any wheels are touching the ground in needed to be insured. A full lift or trailer are the only legal way to transport it. "

In addition, you need to check on your licence that you are allowed to tow it above a certain weight also, braked or not.