Originally Posted by
snoopaloopa
I must be simple as I still don't have a clue

lol
All i want to do is tow a clio with my jeep.
Previously towed my xr4x4 with my transit 350 and the plod didn't bat an eyelid?
As shown above, it's not possible to make an instant judgement about any given set of conditions, unless you've seen the exact situation before.
Plod are no exception to this, you may have been over the limits with the XR 4.
350 = LWB ? SWB definitely wouldn't be legal for towing an average car on a transporter.
Someone needs to do an APP for towing, except those of us who won't have Iphone or similar will be no better off..