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Author Topic: Trailer towing - MAS, confused.  (Read 4759 times)

Old Hywel

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Re: Trailer towing - MAS, confused.
« Reply #30 on: June 03, 2020, 10:59:01 AM »

There are two different sets of regulations.
1.  Licence eligibility, which relates to plated weights, which interests the police.
2. Actual weight, checked at roadside by other authorities.
You would think they should be comparable, but that would be too easy.
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Re: Trailer towing - MAS, confused.
« Reply #31 on: June 05, 2020, 10:20:56 AM »

This company svtech.co.uk are the specialists in up-plating and down-plating vehicles . Sometimes it’s just a paper exercise , sometimes it’s a case of updating suspension eg, an Air Assist kit to supplement the springs ( these can often be fitted on a DIY basis ). I’ve just fitted one to my 4250 kg MGVW motorhome although not for plating , just comfort and stability .
They will be able to advise you , very nice people I’ve heard .

Also the caravan club    CAMC.co.uk will be able to clarify your licence options .

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Re: Trailer towing - MAS, confused.
« Reply #32 on: June 06, 2020, 05:54:35 AM »

Hi,

The MGW of ANY trailer vehicle is trumped by the little figures embossed on the tyre sidewalls.

One wonders if one can be done for towing an unladen trailer which has tyres rated at less than the trailer's MGW?

OT ... in the case of articulated HGVs, the tractor unit may not pull a trailer that that takes the MGW over it's VED band. It's up to the Transport Manager to decide how to handle the loss of surrendering a virtual tax disc in the middle of a month, which for all intents and purposes, means paying twice for that month.  And then he has to decide whether to revert, at the end of the month.  :stars

Officialdom will follow their own counsel ... until over-ruled by the Court of Appeal. Any volunteers?

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