Trailers.

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Thu 14 Aug 2008 16:02
Trailers. - FotheringtonThomas
Is there any legal check required for trailers, or can you just pull anything around (assuming you think it's safe)?
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Thu 14 Aug 2008 16:23
Trailers. - oldnotbold
Professionally made trailers have a mfr's plate showing the net and gross weights, and your car's handbook will give you the total (including the contents of the car) weight, and the driver needs to stay within those figures.

Beyond that, it's down to the driver's judgement. It gets slightly more complicated if you passed your test after 1.1.1997, though, as you need a trailer test to tow anything bigger than 750 kg, basically.

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/Cara...1

Edited by oldnotbold on 14/08/2008 at 16:27

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Thu 14 Aug 2008 16:34
Trailers. - Dwight Van Driver
Trailers have to conform to a plethorta of requirements in relation to Con and Use Regs and over a certain weight (goods) plating and testing.

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Thu 14 Aug 2008 19:05
Trailers. - Paul I
Trailers have to conform to a plethorta of requirements in relation to Con and Use
Regs and over a certain weight (goods) plating and testing.



Very true and have to be braked over 750kgs.
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