Towing Guide - Flipbook - Page 3
WHAT’S COVERED BY THE GUIDE
This guide has been written to help both experienced and
novice caravanners to tow their caravans safely and legally.
The guide applies to all trailer caravans:
• with a maximum laden weight not
exceeding 3,500kg
• overall width not exceeding 2.55m
• overall body length not exceeding
7m, excluding drawbar and coupling.
This is the maximum size of caravan
that can be legally towed by a motor
vehicle whose maximum gross vehicle
weight is no more than 3,500kg.
Although there are caravans in use
whose length is greater than 7m, these
can only be towed by vehicles with a
weight greater than 3,500kg, typically
commercial vehicles.
In this guide, we provide simple, easily
understood advice on:
• the safe matching of caravans to cars
• the calculation of the ratio of caravan
weight to car weight for safe towing
• what you need to take into account
before towing a caravan
• good driving techniques so you can
tow with confidence
• the legal aspects to towing a caravan.
Please note for the purposes of
this code, mass and weight are
interchangeable terms.
Find out more about touring caravan payloads at www.tourerinfo.co.uk/payloads
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