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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #15 - 08. Aug 2011 at 21:29 omegaman2 wrote on 08. Aug 2011 at 17:09: migs can tow 1700 kg , thats the limit That's the answer to ...... what's the max weight of trailer an Omega can tow. But the original question was re weight you can tow if you passed your driving test after 1997
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #16 - 08. Aug 2011 at 21:36 shadwell1981 wrote on 08. Aug 2011 at 20:34: ... (i always tow to regs of car and van) .. But you could tow within the 'regs of car & van' but still be outside of the law if you passed after 97 eg 2.5 ton car towing a 1.5 van
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Re: licence for towing caravan
Reply #17 - 08. Aug 2011 at 22:15

i always make sure the unit is taken to our local weigh bridge and check the total weight. thus making the total weight under 3500kg. never have i towed or intend to tow over weight. to the first poster, if you are un sure of what you are towing find your local weigh bridge and check every thing. if you know your unit is under weight you should be fine. contact DVLA direct and speek to an advisor, if they can send you information in writing then you you are legal.

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Re: licence for towing caravan
Reply #18 - 08. Aug 2011 at 23:12

shadwell1981 wrote on 08. Aug 2011 at 22:15:

i always make sure the unit is taken to our local weigh bridge and check the total weight. thus making the total weight under 3500kg.

It's not the actual weight that matters, it's the combined MAM of car and caravan. You might be under 3500kg with an unladen car and van. If you are checked, the plates on car and van will be checked and if the two add up to over 3500kg it doesn't matter what it actually weighs.

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Re: licence for towing caravan
Reply #19 - 09. Aug 2011 at 19:35

Andy B wrote on 08. Aug 2011 at 21:29:

omegaman2 wrote on 08. Aug 2011 at 17:09:

migs can tow 1700 kg , thats the limit

That's the answer to ...... what's the max weight of trailer an Omega can tow.

But the original question was re weight you can tow if you passed your driving test after 1997 Thumbs Up!

I DID NOT read it properly and when i passed my test you could tow a tank if the car was up for it Wink

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #20 - 09. Aug 2011 at 19:43 omegaman2 wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:35: .... and when i passed my test you could tow a tank if the car was up for it you can get an idea of when I passed my test, my instructor's car was a MK I Escort (YTC144L)
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Reply #21 - 10. Aug 2011 at 00:49

Andy B wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:43:

omegaman2 wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:35:

.... and when i passed my test you could tow a tank if the car was up for it Wink

you can get an idea of when I passed my test, my instructor's car was a MK I Escort (YTC144L)
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We must be of a similar vintage Andy as my instructors car was also a 1300XL mk1 Escort,red in colour but I don't remember the reg Thumbs Up!

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Reply #22 - 10. Aug 2011 at 11:36

henryd wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 00:49:

Andy B wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:43:

omegaman2 wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:35:

.... and when i passed my test you could tow a tank if the car was up for it Wink

you can get an idea of when I passed my test, my instructor's car was a MK I Escort (YTC144L)
Thumbs Up!

We must be of a similar vintage Andy as my instructors car was also a 1300XL mk1 Escort,red in colour but I don't remember the reg Thumbs Up!

Some years later SWMBO started lessons in Gosport using a MK I Fiesta. After a few weeks the instructor had to use her back up car ...... a MK I Escort. SWMBO had her lesson in it & commented on how much better a car it was to drive than the usual Fiesta. Thumbs Up!

PS It'll be a 'significant' birthday next time Huh

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Re: licence for towing caravan
Reply #23 - 10. Aug 2011 at 11:40

Andy B wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:36:

henryd wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 00:49:

Andy B wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:43:

omegaman2 wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:35:

.... and when i passed my test you could tow a tank if the car was up for it Wink

you can get an idea of when I passed my test, my instructor's car was a MK I Escort (YTC144L)
Thumbs Up!

We must be of a similar vintage Andy as my instructors car was also a 1300XL mk1 Escort,red in colour but I don't remember the reg Thumbs Up!

Some years later SWMBO started lessons in Gosport using a MK I Fiesta. After a few weeks the instructor had to use her back up car ...... a MK I Escort. SWMBO had her lesson in it & commented on how much better a car it was to drive than the usual Fiesta. Thumbs Up!

PS It'll be a 'significant' birthday next time Huh

Significant enough that you'll be getting a telegram from the Queen? Wink

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #24 - 10. Aug 2011 at 11:43 aaronjb wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:40: .... Significant enough that you'll be getting a telegram from the Queen? Cheeky tw@ Half way though
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aaronjb Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3635 Bracknell, Berkshire Gender: Drives: '01 3.2 Elite (was '96 2.5TD CD), '02 MR2 Roadster (plus snail), '92 300ZX 3.0V6 TT	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #25 - 10. Aug 2011 at 11:45 Andy B wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:43: aaronjb wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:40: .... Significant enough that you'll be getting a telegram from the Queen? Cheeky tw@ Half way though When you said significant, my honest first thought was 60.. but the opportunity for pisstaking was too good to pass up
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #26 - 10. Aug 2011 at 11:49 aaronjb wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:45: ... my honest first thought was 60..... I didn't have that big a paper round!
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aaronjb Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3635 Bracknell, Berkshire Gender: Drives: '01 3.2 Elite (was '96 2.5TD CD), '02 MR2 Roadster (plus snail), '92 300ZX 3.0V6 TT	Re: licence for towing caravan Reply #27 - 10. Aug 2011 at 12:01 Andy B wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:49: aaronjb wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:45: ... my honest first thought was 60..... I didn't have that big a paper round! Well I didn't think about when L reg would have been, really, just the 'significant' part 1974ish?
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Re: licence for towing caravan
Reply #28 - 10. Aug 2011 at 12:27

Andy B wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 11:36:

henryd wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 00:49:

Andy B wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:43:

omegaman2 wrote on 09. Aug 2011 at 19:35:

.... and when i passed my test you could tow a tank if the car was up for it Wink

you can get an idea of when I passed my test, my instructor's car was a MK I Escort (YTC144L)
Thumbs Up!

We must be of a similar vintage Andy as my instructors car was also a 1300XL mk1 Escort,red in colour but I don't remember the reg Thumbs Up!

Some years later SWMBO started lessons in Gosport using a MK I Fiesta. After a few weeks the instructor had to use her back up car ...... a MK I Escort. SWMBO had her lesson in it & commented on how much better a car it was to drive than the usual Fiesta. Thumbs Up!

PS It'll be a 'significant' birthday next time Huh

that was almost 2 years ago for me Cry

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peugeot 406 hdi 110
Fiesta 1.3 encore yuk
swift utopia to slow the mig down a bit !!

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Re: licence for towing caravan
Reply #29 - 10. Aug 2011 at 13:40

My Interpritation of this from owning a car transporter trailer with a stock car on the back is

on my B licence

the mig can tow 1700kg so the trialer and contents can go up to this no problem but if the plate on the trailer say otherwise EG 2000kg thne that willbe 3700KG which is Catagory C land even if the trailer is empty!

i relised this when i first hired a trailer a brain James model the plate said 2000kg even though i had a toyota carina on the back which the whole load came to about 1600kg to the law I am towing illegaly

Also if the towing vehicle weight is 1400kg but could have a capacity to tow 2000kg you would need B+E licence

But on Class B licence i can tow a maximum of 1400kg with the same car used above

Hope this helps to understand the DVLAs Drivel

Also Did you know that on a catagory B licence you can now drive a minibus up to 16 passengers with out a class c licence as long as its not for hire and reward Thumbs Up!

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