Mr RS500

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As title ,,

Im thinking of buying a motorhome and wanted to tow a car and trailor with it to shows etc

Does anyone know the law on this ,,ie , is it legal to tow a car and trailor with say a 22feet motorhome

cheers Paul

GARETH T

depends what motorhome you buy,, but yes it is legal is teh home is rated for it

never been to a race meeting have you?

NUTS RuS

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Check the info on the plate

Mr RS500

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I know that "by law" I cant use my LWB , high roof tranny legaly
as the Train weight is to high ,,so a motor home must be the same

Cant look at the plate on the motorhome as i havent gone to look at any yet as i didnt want to bother if it was not possible

I get away with useing my tranny by saying its for personal use and not business and just wanted to know if this is the same with a motorhome

Paul

bigneck

you would also need a tacho i would of thought m8? especially with the lwb tranny

Micky The Finn

bollocks!!!!!!!!!

bigneck

you do i got stopped last year and had a right rollocking, i was using a lwb transit with car trailer, didnt get booked but needless to say i sold the lwb and now use a swb

NUTS RuS

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The only real way is to check the plate, so you will have to go and look at a few.

Mr RS500

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Tim

He is correct

If its for business purposes then a taco is needed ( i was pulled towing by VOSA ) and luckily i new the law and told him it was my own car on the trailor and not for business ,,He smiled and said " who told you the get out clause "

He confirmed that if my van and trailor is being used for business then i had to fit a Tacho , but as long as i said it was private use then can do nothing about it

Mr RS500

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Tony
The problem is tho ,,as atated above , the plate means nothing if the law can be altered depending on what you use it for

By law my tranny train weight is above its limit with a car and trailor , yet i am legal to use it if you know what to say

so i need to know whats what with a motorhome before i even look at the plate
seems stupid i know , but with many laws you can get away with a lot if you know the rules inside and out

Micky The Finn

you asked about a motorhome for your own use,so no bloody tacho is needed.



as for the lwb van needing one and the swb van not again,bollocks!!!!!!!!!

if its for business use ANY vehicle towing a trailer over 350kgs needs a tacho if travelling more than 30miles or 50 kilometeres from its registerd address as the crow flies.


but your not asking about business use so lets not stray off topic.

markk

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the terms is actually " not for hire or reward"
if you use this then work does not even come into it

most motorhomes pal are built on van chassis, so just look for the rating of the original van plus the weight of its own conversion plate
but you wouldnt use a motorhome for work anyway !!

i.e lwb transit 350,
std van 1250kgs
gross weight 3500kgs
gross train 5500kgs = fully loaded van plus trailer of max 2000kgs

when they convert them they must provide a new 'plate' as it will now be heavier than the original van

e.g
std motorhome on 350 chassis
unladed 2600kgs
gross 3500kgs
gross train 5500kgs = fully laded plus trailer max 2000kgs

just make sure its built on a big enough chassis

all above are approximate figures !!

Mr RS500

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Thanks Mark

I sort of feel that as long as the motorhome is built well enough i will get away with it as its not for Hire or reward , so should be ok

markk

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no wories pal

NUTS RuS

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Thats why you need to check the plate.

We all know what to say if stopped, or where to put the "not for hire..." stickers but you cant change whats on the plate if your stopped and found to be pulling over weight.

Dirty Harry

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a motorhome dont you mean a caravan you pikey c-unt

Mr RS500

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Pissoff Fatboy

scottbrown

not true at all....
trailer can weigh upto 3400kgs in theory and would still not need a tacho as long as the prime mover only weighed 100kgs.

its all about total weight..

as for miles from base busines... horse shit mate.. pure and simple myth..
private use no tacho needed. busines use above 3500kgs tacho needed..

all this obo only applies if you have a licence enableing you to have a total weight exceeding 3500kgs ie c1, c or c+e

as for the motor home, no tacho would be needed but you would need to check that you have a licence to drive it.
ie if you have grandfather rights on c1 then you could drive it with a trailor as long as the total mass did not exceed 8250kgs, 750kgs of that being the traior. but this would be a big motor home. lengh of the motor home means nothing, its all about the plated weight

topaz

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you will have no problem with a big fuck-off american winnebago paul

Stavros

The Distinctive Cars York guys crack me up when they take all their track n drift cars to shows.

They got a big double decker car transporter with 3/4 cars on them AND it tows a trailer with the last one on it too

Or if your totally minted like the Roger Clark lads you roll up in ann awesome Formula1 spec brand new car transporter thing.
And still come 2nd place to the Zen Scooby that gets driven there and back