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Originally Posted by Coups
Now that is the clearest and most concise way I have seen this explained. The law seems quite clear and simple yet there’s all this other stuff people talk about 85%, presume that’s the trailer shouldn’t weigh more than 85% of the gvw of the tow vehicle and/or the trailer not weighing more than the tow car confusion.
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NO - STILL WRONG!
It is 85% of the kerbweight, what the vehicle weighs before any people or loads are added. Sensible really, because the vehicle on the road might just have one person in it and an empty boot - or the vehicle might be loaded up to its GVW.