ALFAitalia
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2022
- Messages
- 5,625
- Location
- Bognor Regis
- Car
- 2009 ALFA 159 2.0 JTDM, Merc A170 (W169), Merc CLK 200K (C209) gone, 1999 Merc SLK 230K (R170) gone.
You are getting max towing weights confused with the (now defunct) licence restrictions ........The maximum towing weight laws were around years before that licence restrictions came in. Those restrictive laws effectively meant that those customers could not tow anything but the tinniest vans as the 3.5 limit limit was gross weight.....so the gross laden weight of the car added to the gross weight of the caravan. So even a 1600kg Mondeo has a gross of around 2.5 ton......leaving only about 1000 for the caravan.....a tiny two berth or a trailer tent! Was a major issue for us caravan dealers.....many younger drivers knowing nothing about it until I told them.....glad that nonsense is gone!!!We're going round in circles. Before 16 December 2021 that could have been illegal (depending on the driver). Now it's not.
New rules for towing a trailer with a car from 16 December 2021
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.www.gov.uk