Towing Guide - Flipbook - Page 10
SAFELY MATCHING THE CARAVAN WITH THE CAR
1. Check your driving licence is suitable for your car and caravan
combination. (see page 31)
2. Stay safe and legal.
To ensure that the combination of
car and caravan is legal for use on the
public highway you must ensure that:
• your car’s GVW is not exceeded.
• your caravan’s MTPLM is not
exceeded.
• the combined laden weight of
your car and caravan does not
exceed the car’s GTW. This figure
should also be within the limit
specified by your driving licence.
When determining the noseweight,
ensure that that the lowest load limit of
these four elements is not exceeded:
• the car’s towbar and ball, and the
car’s own noseweight limit
• the caravan’s drawbar limit
• the caravan hitch coupling.
These limits can usually be found
stamped on the towbar and hitch
themselves.
Then make sure that the caravan
noseweight is within the 5% to 7%
range of the caravan’s laden weight
or MTPLM if the laden weight is not
known (see page 4).
Information on car and
caravan limits may be found in the
manufacturer’s handbook.
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Car / caravan matching
“Can my car tow this caravan safely?”
Dealers and Clubs have their own
matching systems and can assist with
the matching process if you need help.
There is also the industry’s premier
online tool TowCheck
NCC’s TowCheck is an easy-to-use
online service that checks your car and
caravan combination is safe and, that
whilst towing, you remain lawful.
Each car and caravan match are
produced by a weight calculation
that takes into consideration relevant
driving licence restrictions and is based
on towing expertise.
www.towcheck.co.uk
