Dieselman
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- Jul 13, 2003
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- Peugeot 403 Convertible
Does anyone have definitive information relating to the kerb weight of a car transport trailers?
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DM: spill the beans, what car have you just bought?
Trailers including car transporters require a plate. If stopped by the Police and you don't have a plate with all the relevant info on it, they are empowered to impound your trailer. About the unladen weight of your transporter, take it to a weighbridge, then check if your car/vehicle can legally tow it. Lots of homemade trailers are heading to the scrapyards because of the new (ish) regulations.
Trailers including car transporters require a plate. If stopped by the Police and you don't have a plate with all the relevant info on it, they are empowered to impound your trailer. About the unladen weight of your transporter, take it to a weighbridge, then check if your car/vehicle can legally tow it. Lots of homemade trailers are heading to the scrapyards because of the new (ish) regulations.
I can't see how the Police can effect a charge for an over plated trailer as long as the overall combo doesn't exceed the rating for the car.
In some cases where the MTPLW exceeds the towing limit for a particular vehicle , but the actual weight to be towed falls within it , it is possible to 'downplate' the trailer to suit the towing vehicle .
I can't see how the Police can effect a charge for an over plated trailer as long as the overall combo doesn't exceed the rating for the car.
Just trailered a 320 cdi estate on an Ifor Williams 3500 16ft trailer without the sides, tailgate or front behind a 1996 defender. 622 miles from Poole to Scotland. Two long follows by traffic police cars but no pulls. I reckoned on being about 500Kg under the limit but was concerned that a knowledgeable policeman might have got me on the drawbar weight as I needed the car well forward on the trailer to stop the death weave.
A lot of weight to tow behind an old Defender.
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