Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
- Posts
- 47,185
- Location
- in Baron Wet Bum's Slave pit..
FFS it's in section 19 & 22 of the C&U (Construction and Use) Regulations. Do you not read anything??
Towing Disco?
- Thread starter roy1
- Start date
This site contains affiliate links for which LandyZone may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Davec
New Member
- Posts
- 2,131
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
- Posts
- 47,185
- Location
- in Baron Wet Bum's Slave pit..
Soloby Rob
Banned
- Posts
- 7,714
- Location
- In a house, not far from somewhere
vivnap
Banned
- Posts
- 2,610
- Location
- south normanton
the cops have never bothered me while towing scrappers to the scrap yard when they are on a towing bar or A frame as long as the tyres are legal. 
Mr-Tomcat
New Member
- Posts
- 1,104
- Location
- Anglesey, North Wales
I thought a vehicle being towed on an A frame was classed as a trailer as it does not require anyone to be sitting in it.
Andy.
Andy.
vivnap
Banned
- Posts
- 2,610
- Location
- south normanton
me to
Trewey
Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.
- Posts
- 20,080
- Location
- Kernow - Near England
Correct.
Therefore, if it weighs more than 750Kg it must be braked.
There aint many cars that weigh less than 750Kg!
hughesy
Well-Known Member
- Posts
- 4,200
- Location
- Isle of Anglesey
Just cos you get away with it doesn't mean it's legal. Not knowing the rules isn't a defence either. Not many people know or are bothered about the laws relating to towing but they're there for a reason. Amazed me the number of trailers I saw for sale on ebay where the seller had said"the brakes were playing up so I've taken them off". So many nasty accidents out there just waiting to happen.
discool
Well-Known Member
- Posts
- 13,495
Well it's summat I never knew ...
I've towed cars from home to garage before, or from house to house for mates etc, as well as the usual recovery jobs. I had no idea it's illegal ...
It's not, I found this link https://www.askthe.police.uk/Content/Q558.htm?print=1
No mention how far or to were ie "the place of safety"
Soloby Rob
Banned
- Posts
- 7,714
- Location
- In a house, not far from somewhere
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
- Posts
- 47,185
- Location
- in Baron Wet Bum's Slave pit..
FFS how thick can some people be?? A place of safety is the first Place that you can safely and legally stop.
discool
Well-Known Member
- Posts
- 13,495
Place of Safety GUIDE to the PLACE OF SAFETY
But I sure you know more than most about a "Place of Safety"
benj
New Member
- Posts
- 68
- Location
- nr mansfield
what about those people who tow their fiesta on an A bar behind a camper van, is that ilegal
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
- Posts
- 47,185
- Location
- in Baron Wet Bum's Slave pit..
No there is only one car that is legal to tow on an AFrame and it's a tiny French microcar with a GRP bodyshell..
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
- Posts
- 47,185
- Location
- in Baron Wet Bum's Slave pit..
GUIDE to the PLACE OF SAFETY
But I sure you know more than most about a "Place of Safety"
Strange how you knew exactly where to go and look for that document.
Trewey
Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.
- Posts
- 20,080
- Location
- Kernow - Near England
It is possible to link the towed car's brakes into the towing vehicle, thus making it legal. Expensive though.
nuggets
Banned
- Posts
- 903
