Recent content by Ian Griffiths

Its an auto. It puts my new one to shame for how it drives, gearbox is lovely compared to the new one and I was half thinking of putting the engine and box in the newer car. Obviously might need to take a hit on that but it would also leave me with the other engine and box to sell. Its got...

Replaced my old one with an LPG one and I've not got around to advertising my old one - just come to do it today and its gone a bit mouldy, looks a bit tatty, was thinking I might just avoid the hassle of advertising an entire car and strip it down for bits. Wondering if I'll get the money...

Wouldn't imagine so. I certainly couldn't fine any further clarification anywhere.

I didn't get to test this out because the guy didn't answer my calls about buying that trailer. Still watching the thread with interest, it's been useful.

This also contradicts the advice from Ifor Williams - who say the trailer can be downplated. http://www.iwt.co.uk/customer-care/faq-categories/towing-laws/1763 My towing vehicle has a maximum towing capacity of 2000kg and my trailer has a maximum gross weight of 2600kg. My trailer weight with...

I couldn't provide the legislation because I had to do something else. My first thoughts are to that question that you would be driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, as the requirements of your licence are that the plates fit. The vehicle is not overweight in terms of the...

If it helps, I was told it by the guy who I did my 12 ton C1+E training with. I had a Brian James car trailer and an Ifor BV, plated at 1750kg and 3500kg respectively but both around 500kg empty, both would be illegal behind my 7.5t race truck even though I had 8250 limit and therefore 750kg...

Yeah just looking for it now, is that VOSA information in postable format?

I understand that to be incorrect - if the vehicle is type approved to tow, for example 2000kg in the case of a Freelander, you can't tow an Ifor Williams plant trailer which has a MAM of 3500kg even if it's empty (and therefore weights about 700kg) You are correct about other LRs handling...

If the vehicle MAM is over 3.5t then it will fall in to category C1 up to 7.5t and category C beyond that. There is no upper limit to train MAM in B+E although the trailer MAM must not exceed the towing capacity of the tow vehicle. There is a limit of 8250kg train for C1+E based on pre-1997...

He said that's with no load, sounds a fairly heavy trailer but yeah, probably plated to a lot more.

Yeah just making the point that there are combinations where you can tow without +E Obviously most Land Rover owners will struggle. On those figures you're probably already over because the weights are based on the plated capability, ie. the 1 ton trailer with no load is probably already worth...

Depending what you're towing, you may not need it. Only if the trailer is heavier than the car or the whole train is over 3.5t on the plates.

I think 35mpg may be a touch optimistic unless you're doing exclusively easy-paced motorway journeys.

As said, not legal with Freelander because it would be overweight for the car. Also you will need +E on your licence for this combination as there is no configuration in which you can be under a 3.5t train. There are a great many vehicles which have a towing capacity in excess of 2t although...