towing

theultimate · 20 Jan 2007 at 19:03

right ive heard many stories about needing to do a special course before you can tow, ive just bought myself a van and want to tow a trailer or a caravan
ive had my licence over 2 years and im 20 whats the crack with towing ?

Felix Da Housecat · 20 Jan 2007 at 19:06

I think it depends on the length and weight of the vehicle, check your license and see what it says you can drive.

Slime101 · 20 Jan 2007 at 19:09

You can tow upto 750kg with a combined MAM of less than 3500kg, over that and you need to do a further test first.

James_N · 20 Jan 2007 at 20:42

Slime101 said:
You can tow upto 750kg with a combined MAM of less than 3500kg, over that and you need to do a further test first.

Correct

Dogbreath · 20 Jan 2007 at 21:41

Slime101 said:
You can tow upto 750kg with a combined MAM of less than 3500kg, over that and you need to do a further test first.

That's not quite correct. If you passed your test after January 1997 you can drive the following combinations:

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.

Trailers above 750kg gross must be fitted with overrun brakes.

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