Clare

Been soooooo many years since I passed my driving test I cant remember what the law is.

Towing with a rope............ I know you cant do it on a motorway but are you allowed to do it on a main A road / Dual Carrigeway?

I need to move the Fiesta later this week across the other side of the city and the easiest route is the A5, but if anyone on here knows the A5 through Milton Keynes its very much like a mototrway in terms of speed and weight of traffic.

If I am allowed is it restricted to 60mph?

Cheers in advance for any help

Andy Rs Cosworth

clare think you can tow but your speed is restricted lower than 60 mph

Clare

Thanks Andy, I think I can too, but it occured to me that I could be wrong, I generally am lol

magic randy

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its 50 mph i think but tbh 50mph is very fast on a rope, id invest in a straight bar if i was you

Westy

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out of interest Clare, who's is the White S2 down fast fit that the lads are working on.. any ideas.

Anonymous

Bar is a good plan, i hate towing on a rope.

AFAIK you can tow on a rope on motorways too though?

I have

churchy

do what the hell you like, if you get stopped, tell em in an Irish accent that your from or goin to the local travellers site, you won't be bothered again

magic randy

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you are suppose to leave at the next junction tho i bought an A-Frame to tow with as it is a 1 man towin opperation

Gra

Dont get a BAR, or get a decent one if you do, i towed my RST using a bar and it snapped sending the RST slamming in to my laguna spinning me round facing the wrong way with a bloody lorry flying towards me
fooked me RST passenger door as well

if i was to tow again i would use an A Frame

magic randy

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to use an a- frame u need to be able to part with £350 first tho which for a lot of ppl thats very hard as i dont think u can hire them

Gra

nah loads on ebay that are build it your self plans

true is a lot of money but if i was towing again i would rather spend that tho as that expirence with the BAR was very fookin scary

Clare

Westy - which FF? Dunstable? If so, dunno will ask Gaz later if its anyone I know.

The rest of you, bugger buying a bar, its only the flaming Fessy, I begrudge spending any money on it let alone money it doesn't really need

That reminds me, I keep forgetting to find out where the thing actually is

Anonymous

If you want to tow it on a rope and need someone sensible to sit in it clare then i can pop up.
Bar is only about 20 quid though and useful to have if you own a ford and ive got a tow bar for the alfa (removeable one) that we could attach it to

Westy

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aye, the dunstable FF...

just interested

Clare

Chip, cheers hun, thinking about moving it on Thursday night, as Karen is pretty much useless with regards to towing cars I may well need to take you up on that, will let you know

Damo V

remember it in theory has to be fully road legal if all wheels are on the ground

Clare

It is road legal........... it just hasn't got a clutch

Looks like we're defo working on it Thursday night now, so at least it should be ok to take to the Leicester show on sunday

Ginge !

youm are not allowed to toe onnthe motorway under any circumstances unless licenced !!!!

also its a offence to pull over on the hard shoulder unless broken down, ya cant pull over to help a mate tow as the guy helping you is not allowed to pull in the hard shoulder



thats why i joined the AA

oh and A roads aint a motorway so clare ya fine , just remember to keep the tension and brake for the car thats towing ya