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nathy_87

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Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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17th Mar 11 at 16:16

I know it's been asked many of times but how do you go about it?

I only want to trailer a small trailer big enough to carry garden waste but I'm guessing it'll be the same for all trailers? Whats the costs etc?

Tom G

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17th Mar 11 at 16:29

google is your friend

pow

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17th Mar 11 at 16:30

You'll be covered then, I used to tow a small trailer regually

AlexW

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17th Mar 11 at 16:35

A little trailer wont be close to the limit, Rough idea is up to 750kg trailer.

Ian

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17th Mar 11 at 17:46

You can already do that on your B licence.

nathy_87

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17th Mar 11 at 17:55

I can even if I passed my test in 2009?

[Edited on 17-03-2011 by nathy_87]

gazza808

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17th Mar 11 at 18:03

You can tow up to what ever you mam of you vehicle taken away from 3.5tonne, as long as it isn't more than the weight of your car and withing the maximum train weight of your car, assuming it's a braked trailer.
All depends on what your towing it with,

Mertin

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17th Mar 11 at 19:19

I thought you needed a seperate test for towing a trailer if you passed your test after a certain year?

Ian

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17th Mar 11 at 19:25

Bigger trailers, yes.

There are exemptions in the B licence which allow smaller trailers, namely unbraked up to 750kg or braked and weighing less than the car, with a train weight of less than 3.5t.

gazza808

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17th Mar 11 at 19:25

quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
I thought you needed a seperate test for towing a trailer if you passed your test after a certain year?

yeah if you wanna tow a trailer that takes you above the above.

Mike

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17th Mar 11 at 20:02

You shouldn't need it for that, I'm doing mine but it's to tow my Corsa behind my Transit.

If the trailer's plated to 750kg or less then you're fine, if it's over that then you've got to start looking into the weight of the car you're using to tow.

Basically if the trailer is over 750kg gross then gross weight of the car added onto the gross weight of the trailer can't be more than 3.5t and the gross weight of the trailer has to be less than the unladen weight of the car so you need 3 figures,

1. Gross weight of the trailer
2. Gross weight of the car
3. Unladen weight of the car

No.1 has to be less than No.3 and No.1 added to No.2 can't be more than 3500kg.

If you actually want to do your trailer test then just have a search for local LGV training places, they usually do the B+E too, or know someone who they'll advise

pow

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17th Mar 11 at 20:57

I hate towing though

Mike

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17th Mar 11 at 21:04

Why?

chrisritch

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17th Mar 11 at 21:06

Horse box towing? What would that be under because i'm going to have to sort this out soon

Ian

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17th Mar 11 at 21:07

Doesn't matter what the purpose is, just the weights.

I would guess you'll need a fairly heavy convoy unless you want the horse to decide where you're going.

Would probably fall in to +E if so.

pow

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17th Mar 11 at 21:08

quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Why?

Dunno really, it's just not at all enjoyable. I like small zippy cars

chrisritch

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17th Mar 11 at 21:09

is the test similar to a driving test or is it just uncoupling and coupling safely, reversing and off road reversing?

Ian

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17th Mar 11 at 21:10

Yeah its a proper drive around, as well as unhitch, move off, return, re-attach, and bit of reversing.

chrisritch

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17th Mar 11 at 21:12

does it feel any different to driving an unladen car?

Mike

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17th Mar 11 at 21:12

Yeah, test is basically the same as the C+E (Class 1) test just in a much smaller vehicle

Ian

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17th Mar 11 at 21:13

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
does it feel any different to driving an unladen car?

Towing?

Yes, completely different.

chrisritch

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17th Mar 11 at 21:14

quote:
Originally posted by Ian

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
does it feel any different to driving an unladen car?
Towing?

Yes, completely different.

ffs

Mike

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17th Mar 11 at 21:20

quote:
Originally posted by pow

quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Why?

Dunno really, it's just not at all enjoyable. I like small zippy cars

I'm quite looking forward to my training to see what it's like. Never towed before, apart from recovering a Transit with a bar, I wasn't too fussed on that but that was partly because I had to be careful and consider the comfort levels for my uncle who was in the Transit being towed

plus it was the first time I'd ever towed and I was in a 3.5t Transit towing another 3.5t Transit