Do you have any idea how i can find where there's instructors in my area? Or do you not need an instructor
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vehicle (4x4)recommendations to enable towing on car license please
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Do you have any idea how i can find where there's instructors in my area? Or do you not need an instructor
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Shian89 - not sure if you can get hold of an equi ads - some adverts in their for instructors.
Aye read that site BW - and why i used to agree with 3.5 combo. But speaking to DVLA on phone, speaking to police, my training centre and the test centre and instructor i got a different story of 750kg.
All very confusing and nothing ties up bewteen which is hard for those trying like yourself to source what is appropriate.
Aye read that site BW - and why i used to agree with 3.5 combo. But speaking to DVLA on phone, speaking to police, my training centre and the test centre and instructor i got a different story of 750kg.
All very confusing and nothing ties up bewteen which is hard for those trying like yourself to source what is appropriate.
Try your local driving school and trailer dealership, they might have an idea who teaches in your area
If you have a trailer and suitible tow car then you can just take the test without the instruction, its up to you I took mine at the local test centre for HGVs.
If you have a trailer and suitible tow car then you can just take the test without the instruction, its up to you
I took mine at the local test centre for HGVs.
I hope you get through the trailer test quickly.
As for the Suzuki Grand Vitara - I had one for several years. Would never even have even have dreamt of towing something with it though, it had enough trouble pulling itself up a hill let alone with a trailer (of any sort) behind.
Also they are often delivered with Bridgestone tyres which are useless ! I had the vitara a couple of weeks from new and had an interesting rear-end slide when turning into a road (without driving crazily). Became a totally different vehicle when we put michelins on though, found grip I never though I could have !
As for the Suzuki Grand Vitara - I had one for several years. Would never even have even have dreamt of towing something with it though, it had enough trouble pulling itself up a hill let alone with a trailer (of any sort) behind.
Also they are often delivered with Bridgestone tyres which are useless ! I had the vitara a couple of weeks from new and had an interesting rear-end slide when turning into a road (without driving crazily). Became a totally different vehicle when we put michelins on though, found grip I never though I could have !
Try asking JulesS she has just done her training in Perth and passed. Between the police and vosa I think that they would have a hard time prossicuting as they don't seem to know the legalities themselves really fills you with confidence in the laws governing driving
Just as a little rant, why is it when there are bad floods on roads (Fife 7.45am this morning) do people in 4 x4's, lorrys, high up vans travel through flood water slowly and carefully but idiots in low cars fly trough the water creating waves for following cars and don't bother to check their breaks as they get out the water Then wonder why their car cuts out! The engine is flooded!!!!
Sorry for the moan was on night shift last night and it took me almost 11/2 hours to get home even though only about 10m of the road I travelled on as flodded!
really fills you with confidence in the laws governing driving Just as a little rant, why is it when there are bad floods on roads (Fife 7.45am this morning) do people in 4 x4's, lorrys, high up vans travel through flood water slowly and carefully but idiots in low cars fly trough the water creating waves for following cars and don't bother to check their breaks as they get out the water
Then wonder why their car cuts out! The engine is flooded!!!!Sorry for the moan was on night shift last night and it took me almost 11/2 hours to get home even though only about 10m of the road I travelled on as flodded!
sitting the test is an option - but the very last one. Due to where the people who do the courses are located and how much they charge.
I was considering changing vehicles so no biggy there..
and can I just point out that I have no intention of " risking the lives of yourselves or others by using a car that is on it max limit"
There are several vehicles more than able to tow a SINGLE ifor and for the combo to be under 3.5 tonnes.thank you everyone for your advice on vehicles...
sitting the test is an option - but the very last one. Due to where the people who do the courses are located and how much they charge.
I was considering changing vehicles so no biggy there..
and can I just point out that I have no intention of " risking the lives of yourselves or others by using a car that is on it max limit"
thank you everyone for your advice on vehicles...
i wasn't querying the 3.5 rule to create friction merely to find an true answer as you have investigated other aspects - was just detailing the conflicting advice i have seen
if anyone is in any doubt use this guide.
the guy who tested me on by trailer test also confirmed this is correct.
http://www.l-busters.co.uk/page5.html
the test guy mentioned he pulled with an Audi estate which had a massive tow capacity and no need for a trailer test if with a single trailer etc.
the guy who tested me on by trailer test also confirmed this is correct.
http://www.l-busters.co.uk/page5.html
the test guy mentioned he pulled with an Audi estate which had a massive tow capacity and no need for a trailer test if with a single trailer etc.
thanks again for all the info on vehicles...
I dont have any querey about B+E, or weights
In my OP I asked about people's experiences of various vehicles
I dont have any querey about B+E, or weights
In my OP I asked about people's experiences of various vehicles
The Alto is not a towing car - like the Ford Ka.
I feel that if you're using a light trailer, and your horse isn't a Clydesdale, you should be OK.
As long as it has valid plates, and the inspection sticker, and is insured, they won't tow it.
If it's parked in the street, check the law about 'abandoned' vehicles. If it gets left over a certain time, perhaps 72 hours, they might consider it abandoned. If it's in your driveway, no worries. If it is on the street and they have some ordinance in place, have a friend with a license move it every 3 days for you to a different spot.
Depends on local laws...some just ticket it and others tow...also keep in mind that you could also be hit with having no ins. also because it is parked on a public street.
If it's parked in the street, check the law about 'abandoned' vehicles. If it gets left over a certain time, perhaps 72 hours, they might consider it abandoned. If it's in your driveway, no worries. If it is on the street and they have some ordinance in place, have a friend with a license move it every 3 days for you to a different spot.
Depends on local laws...some just ticket it and others tow...also keep in mind that you could also be hit with having no ins. also because it is parked on a public street.
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