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I do not know where you are getting your info but that is 100% legally incorrect There is no law or rule which states that the trailer plated MAM cannot exceed the towing capacity There is no law or rule which states that the total MAMs of the combination cannot exceed the GTW GVW...

CURRENT LAW FOR B ONLY LICENCE TOWING This applies to all those towing on a B licence no matter when they passed the test - the rules are the same for all GVW MAM MTPLM all have the same meaning = the maximum legal weight something can be when fully loaded A trailer of max 750 kg plated...

Down plating a two horse trailer could just work for B licence towing with an estate car but it depends where it is going to be towed Tarmac roads etc would be fine but get onto any rough ground and oops

Home made trailers or those without plates where the manufacturer has gone out of business will have the total of the tyre load ratings used for the MAM up to a max of 3500 Home made plates are not legal

You can tow a twin axle trailer on a B licence with no training Plenty do this legally with single twin axle horse trailers

For B licence towing it is the plated weights and not the actual weights which matter so the driver will need to know the vehicle GVW, the vehicle kerbweight and the trailer plated MAM GVW+MAM not to exceed 3500 kgs MAM not to exceed kerbweight (may be scrapped in jan 2013)

The B+E test No medical or theory test required Read a number plate from a certain distance VIDEO - Show Me Tell Me Questions - usually 5 The next three can be in any order:- VIDEO - Reversing Exercise - done in test centre grounds if test conducted from practical test centre - some tests are...

The B+E test No medical or theory test required Read a number plate from a certain distance VIDEO - Show Me Tell Me Questions - usually 5 The next three can be in any order:- VIDEO - Reversing Exercise - done in test centre grounds if test conducted from practical test centre - some tests...

Simple B licence towing rules - GVW of vehicle added to plated MAM of trailer must not exceed 3500 kgs = law Plated MAM of trailer must not exceed kerbweight of vehicle = law (but might be scrapped in Jan 2013) Actual towing weight SHOULD NOT exceed manufacturers towing capacity for...

Simple B licence towing rules - GVW of vehicle added to plated MAM of trailer must not exceed 3500 kgs = law Plated MAM of trailer must not exceed kerbweight of vehicle = law (but might be scrapped in Jan 2013) Actual towing weight SHOULD NOT exceed manufacturers towing capacity for...

C+E covers you for virtually all trailer towing

SUPERVISING A B+E LEARNER In April 2010 new rules were introduced for those supervising certain learner drivers but they only affected those supervising VOCATIONAL categories such as C1 C1+E D1 & D1+E where the supervising driver had those categories given to them for free when they passed a pre...

19. A vehicle carrying goods having a permissible maximum weight not exceeding 7.5t and carrying material or equipment for the driver's use in the course of his work within a 50km radius of the place where the vehicle is normally based and providing driving the vehicle is not the driver's main...

Those figures are always in the same order on every vehicle Those figures look similar to the ones for this - FREELANDER 1 (2001 - 2005) Unladen/kerb = 1500 GVW = 2040 Towing = 1800 Max trailer plated MAM = 1460 kgs for B licence towing If no plate then the total of the tyre load ratings...

You got the weights and what they mean exactly right B+E licence required and the driver has that so OK Trailer can be up to 3500 kgs plated MAM Many modern vehicles are designed to tow more than their GVW The percentage differential between kerbweight and trailer MAM is only for...

Many got confused with the changes in the April 2010 supervising laws Many saw the words TOWING TRAILERS but failed to notice the categories in brackets that it referred to which were C1+E & D1+E I put this on another thread but thought it might be relevant in this one - SUPERVISING A...

Does this info help anyone? SUPERVISING A B+E LEARNER In April 2010 new rules were introduced for those supervising certain learner drivers but they only affected those supervising VOCATIONAL categories such as C1 C1+E D1 & D1+E where the supervising driver had those categories given to them...