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27th June 2012, 15:49 | #1 |
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Can I tow a caravan on a B licence....
I have tried to understand all the rules etc which comes with legally towing a caravan.....and it's clear as mud to me.
I have a B Licence as I passed my test after 1997. I have a 2003 1.8 16v ZT-T and need to know if I can purchase a caravan which will put me within the correct towing weights so I can legally tow a caravan without being over weight and therefore illegal. Hmmm |
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You will need to take another test to tow a caravan,unless the COMBINED weight of your car and LADEN caravan,is under 3.5 tons. see here
In this article reference is made to the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of vehicles and trailers. This should be taken to mean the permissible maximum weight, also known as the gross vehicle weight. Category B: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes MAM and with up to eight passenger seats Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, and the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM. For example:
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Thanks for your reply RPWC.
So the ZT-T is 1420kg unladen so as long as the caravan weighs less than 1.4 tonne is can be towed on a B Licence as its below 3.5 tonnes? Am I correct or totally wrong? |
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dont forget to add the weight of all your passengers and a full tank of fuel and any luggage that will be carried it all adds to the gross weight of the car
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http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/2...%20caravan.pdf Also it would only be a small 2 berth caravan and from looking at some on ebay they are no more than 750kg, I appreciate once packed this will increase but its not going to weigh more than the car and a car with myself, my missus and my 3 year old plus luggage and the caravan isn't going to be above 3.5 tonne. |
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Car maximum weight added to the caravan maximum weight must be equal to, or less than 3500kg, and the caravan maximum weight must not be more than the kerb weight (empty weight) of the car.
eg: My CDTi kerb weight = between 1510 & 1635kg My CDTi Max weight = 2030kg My caravan max weight = 1400kg Which means: 1) The kerb weight of the car is more than the max weight of my caravan, so I can tow it 2) the max weight of the car is 2030kg + 1400kg of caravan = a total weight of 3430kg, so I can tow it as combined its under 3500kg Towing weight limits are as follows according to my 2003 zt manual; 1.8 1200kg 2.0 1450kg 2.5 all bhp models except 180 (no data) 1600kg 2.o derv 1600kg All models have a 100kg tow ball weight limit
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im ok
im ok i got a hgv 1 lol
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The maximum actual weight of the caravan cannot be more than 1200 kgs as that is the towing capacity for a 1.8 The max caravan MPTLM cannot be more than 1510 using the lowest kerbweight figure but we now have to take the vehicle GVW from 3500 and see what that leaves us with - if lower than 1510 then we go by that lower figure
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