Whats better for towing....
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Dont have room for a car trailer, so looking into A-frame towing frames and car dollys.
Whats best and anyone had good/bad experiences with these??
Whats best and anyone had good/bad experiences with these??
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the only one thats insurance approved in the event of an accident is intertrade ones
any other would not be approved in the event of when you where towing and say had an accident even ifs it wasn't your fault same company that the rac, aa, etc use for that very reason
not cheap about Ł300 last time i looked at them
hope this helps alain
any other would not be approved in the event of when you where towing and say had an accident even ifs it wasn't your fault same company that the rac, aa, etc use for that very reason
not cheap about Ł300 last time i looked at them
hope this helps alain
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The problem with dollys tends to be very small wheels, which means the bearings are forever dieing if you tow them fast.
A frame is illegal other than for recovery use unless you rig up the brakes on the towed car to work I beleive, due to the 750kg braked trailer law.
Trailer laws are a bit of a nightmare though, even the traffic police dont seem to knw them half the time!
Alistair Olsen on here is a good person to drop a PM for advice, he's something of a walking reference on trailer laws!
A frame is illegal other than for recovery use unless you rig up the brakes on the towed car to work I beleive, due to the 750kg braked trailer law.
Trailer laws are a bit of a nightmare though, even the traffic police dont seem to knw them half the time!
Alistair Olsen on here is a good person to drop a PM for advice, he's something of a walking reference on trailer laws!
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Looked at car dollys and i dont like the look of the little wheels, so thought an A-frame would be best....?
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The problem with dollys tends to be very small wheels, which means the bearings are forever dieing if you tow them fast.
A frame is illegal other than for recovery use unless you rig up the brakes on the towed car to work I beleive, due to the 750kg braked trailer law.
Trailer laws are a bit of a nightmare though, even the traffic police dont seem to knw them half the time!
A frame is illegal other than for recovery use unless you rig up the brakes on the towed car to work I beleive, due to the 750kg braked trailer law.
Trailer laws are a bit of a nightmare though, even the traffic police dont seem to knw them half the time!
Chips right A frames are illegal unless for recovery. You'll hear loads of misleading stories but they do fall under the trailer laws.
IIRC even if you do have a way of fitting a system to operate the brakes on overrun it won't be approved.
The ones that are approved are pricey as said above.
Plenty of people will say that they have towed on A frames for miles and loads of times but it doesn't mean you should! Your average copper may not be in the know about towing laws but VOSA are the people to worry about.
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I have a towing dolly and as said the bearings are shot! Its also a pain to get cars on and off if they aren't driving and frankly I try not to use it. Plus its illegal as its not braked.
To be honest its not really worth having!
To be honest its not really worth having!