Towing a car on a trailer

[d9f1c7]

I'm getting all sorts of conflicting information from friends and collegues. Do I need any special licencing/training/certificates etc to tow a car on a trailer behind my landrover for private purposes? Any experts out there?

[TWR]

I should think not only common sense D9, have you handled one before?

[d9f1c7]

yes I have towed trailers of various kinds, I'm talking about the legal position here as I haven't done it for a while and I don't know what the current position is and the DVLA site is a total mess of abiguity.

[DTCwordfan]

Not called for, TWR....

[EDDIE51]

depends on how long you have held your licence. Recently issued licences not allow it without extra training. But any licence issued around 5 years of more ago is ok. We had this problem when my DIL wanted to tow a car, she only passed her test last year and it was not allowed . I passed in 1971 and it is ok for me.

[d9f1c7]

I have category BE whcih as far as I can tell says I can have a car + trailer not exceeding 3500kgs and the trailer laden cannot be heavier than the car. Is that interpretation correct?

[EDDIE51]

Hee you are , if you passed the test on or after 1st January 1997 you need to pass an additional test to tow a trailer/ caravan.
http://www.direct.gov...alVehicles/DG_4022521
Us old timers are OK !

[d9f1c7]

Not that I'm planning to do it but I also have D1E which I only just noticed and that says I can drive a minibus between 9 and 16 people and also a trailer, combined weight up to 12000kg!

[EDDIE51]

No problem for you then !

[TWR]

What DT?????

[TWR]

Have you ever driven a Car / Trailor DT? be good enough to answer, the answer I give to D9 was not nasty but an Enquiry & there was areason I asked, but I see you haave jumped the gun as many do.

[DTCwordfan]

Yes I have TWR, particularly boats of various sizes, the smaller ones in many ways hard to handle than the heavier ones, (weight over the wheels etc) and I have a Class III truck licence too.

Read your own question/comment - it is, in part, unintelligible and, the other part, rather condescending. This, on top of your rants earlier on the French thread this pm....

[TWR]

Incidentally class 1, but there was a reason that I asked D9 the question, but obviously you jumped down my throat without waiting for D9 reply. Been that you have a class 3 you will not know will you.

[DTCwordfan]

I don't actually give a sh..t, TWR, it doesn't affect me

[DTCwordfan]

and why didnt you lay out the parameters as Eddie did? That was more helpful....

[TWR]

Your right.

[DTCwordfan]

Both our "rights"

Anyway, I am off to the local in two.....a pint beckons.

[d9f1c7]

So what was the reason you asked then TWR, it did come across as a little condescending but I let that go.

[TWR]

The main reason D9 was the reverse manoeuvre, & the Jackknifing, my reply was NOT intended to belittle you only to try & help, but it seem others have taken it in the wrong context, it seem you cannot do right on this site lately.