Trailers

[polsta]

I dont realy have the "need" for one, but i fancy getting a trailer to keep in the garden for when needed and save putting crap/dirty stuff in the back of my p38, and generally having it there for camping etc, never even used a trailer tbh !!

just after any thoughts on what sort of thing to get and any tips or avoids ?

thinking about something like an erde 102 (any good?) or something and just having a watch on ebay for any local trailers that pop up so not really sure what i want/should get , but want soemthing thats durable and wotn rot away or whatever and easy stored chained in a garden with taup over it or whatever

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

erde are **** - flimsy, badly made and relatively expensive.

Do you have a trailer license?

 

[666 george]

When did you pass your test if it after (I think) 1997 you'll have to take a test.

 

[Paul D]

erde are **** - flimsy, badly made and relatively expensive.

Do you have a trailer license?

I dunno, I was recently given an Erde 143 tipping trailer and to be honest it's pretty good! I modified the tipping release so I could properly lock it, but apart from that ...

OK, it was free, but I sold me earlier wooden trailer (via LZ) on and gained on the deal I reckon ..

 

[polsta]

i dont want anything heavy duty/professional work like, occasional use

no license, can you not just drive with a small one on normal license ?

if not..how much/and what is needed to obtain it etc ? although does that then cover you to pull bigger trailers too ?

 

[wiltshire landyman]

i dont want anything heavy duty/professional work like, occasional use

no license, can you not just drive with a small one on normal license ?

if not..how much/and what is needed to obtain it etc ? although does that then cover you to pull bigger trailers too ?

depends on yr age and when u passed yr test

 

[polsta]

age 33 only passed 4 years ago

 

[chunkymunky]

Well i was passed by a people carrier towing a homemade trailer at 80+ on m5 yesterday in the fast lane ( i know thats no what its actually called)

Any trailer you get, check the actual condition underneath. If you go pearshaped and it is a bad one they will hit you hard.

 

[jamesmartin]

age 33 only passed 4 years ago

how did you manage to leave it so late ?

 

[polsta]

i know !! never really needed a car and had motorbike, but wish i did it sooner, best thing i ever did

 

[Sarahfoxy]

Tis all change from 2013
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/driverlicensing/caravanstrailerscommercialvehicles/dg_4022564

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[polsta]

just been looking on there, says all change from 2013, pre 97, then if passed after 1997, says a test to pull "certain trailers" its not too clear, do i need to do the test if i want to pull a real small trailer like a little erde one ?

 

[LSO1008]

Looking at the .gov website if your DL has cat B on the back then you can have a trailer up to 750kg OR

"As category B but with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg. The total weight of the vehicle and the trailer together can’t weigh more than 3,500 kg. The weight of the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the unladen weight of the vehicle"

so small trailer are ok by the looks of it, anything heavier and you need to do a test.

 

[disco147]

post 97 means you can tow BUT the maximum allowed mass is NOT to exceed 3.5t of vehicle and trailer so I believe you'd be ok towing a camping type trailer with a p38?

I found the info on the DSA website somewhere ages ago but don't ask me for a link...

for a trailer test you're looking at about £700ish upwards...

 

[MPfive]

It also has to be an unbraked trailer no greater than 750kg. Everything else you need a ticket for.

 

[polsta]

well thats all i want to do...tow a small trailer with a p38 , camping/garden waste/car parts or whatever so a fraction of the p38 weight

 

[disco147]

thats interesting - that change in 2013 they're making... might have to get my B+E done now just in case otherwise it looks like they'll be making people take 2 tests!

 

[mattallaspects]

I have done my trailer test and it is really good thing to do tbh taught me loads and I was towing trailers for 2 years before I took it. Even if your sticking to sub 750 I would still recommend u go for the test. On eBay you get a few old ifor trailers going for cheap bigger better and much safer than a cheap little thing u can't see in ure mirrors.

 

[johns90]

My dad has one of the metal trailers from halfords. It is about 20 years old now but still does the job. It is kept outside, Is really light and it used to be stored standing on its rear with a tie around the hitch to stop it falling. It is a 4x3 which i think is a little small. It has only had new tyres and a lick of paint in that time. I have a 8x4 open top box trailer which I find is alot easier to tow, Especially reversing. They are like our beloved landys, if you look after it you cant go wrong.

 

[martin1512]

FFS!!! The law is quite clear on this, and has been covered many, many times. For drivers who passed their test after 1997, you can drive any vehicle with a GVW of up to 3500kg, and a trailer of 750kg. This gives a maximum GTW of 4.25 tons. You can also tow a trailer over 750kg, provided that the max GVW and trailer combination does not exceed 3500kg, and the weight of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the vehicle. Take for example a car with a kerb weight of 1100kg and a GVW of 2000kg. A driver without B+E entitlement on their licence could tow a trailer with a maximum weight of 1100kg, which although it would be within the 3500kg GTW, the trailer weight cannot exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle. Another example would be a vehicle with an 1800kg unladen weight and a GVW of 2500kg. In this vehicle, a person without B+E entilement can tow a trailer with a max weight of 1000kg. This is because although the trailer weighs less than the unladen vehicle, the combined weight of the trailer, and the max GVW of the towing vehicle cannot exceed 3500kg.