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27/5/2021 at 1:48pm
Location: Midlands
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I'd have no problem with DVLA pulling me over and checking hitch, breakaway cable, mirrors, lights etc, though hopefully they'll be allowed to use a certain amount of common sense and discretion - e.g. if one bulb has failed, issue a warning to get it replaced when you arrive at your destination, but if no lights are working and all the connections have rusted to bits then the trailer should be taken off the road. However, the threat "if we find problems, you'll have to fix them before you carry on" doesn't inspire confidence here.
Servicing - of course I'm not suggesting that you go for years without getting your caravan serviced, but - and correct me if I'm wrong - as I understand it there is no legal requirement to have a caravan serviced at defined intervals. How long do they consider - and in the absence of any legal position, "consideration" is all it is - to be too long? And is it just me that's never heard of a "free trailer safety check"?
Brakes - seems a bit of a grey area again to me in that I'm not aware of any legal minimum performance standard. I don't really know how good the brakes on my 18 year old caravan are, other than no warnings were given at the last service and the last time I towed it, I could stop it OK. However, I suspect that they inevitably aren't as good as the ones on a brand new caravan.
It would be helpful for DVLA themselves to say what checks they'd be making, then we'd know what to check ourselves before setting off no matter how inexperienced we are. Without this, the cynic in me is saying that it's less about ensuring safety and more about making money from fining people ...
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27/5/2021 at 6:04pm
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Hi
It's from this research in 2019, and is now to carry on.
It got suspended because of lock down, and includes all trailers over 3500kg. even if your going to the tip with a trailer less than 750kg.
Web site is http://www.trailerappg.org.uk/
Read it if you wish to some agree some do not.
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AFE Towing Campaign and update to the All-Party Parliamentary Group
(APPG) on Trailer Towing and Safety
I am writing to update you about the upcoming communications campaign
which the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be undertaking from 21 May, ahead of National Camping and Caravanning Week. This is a timely opportunity to deliver towing safety messages to drivers who are new to towing (for example, new caravan owners), and those who have towed before but have not done so for a long time, due to recent restrictions.
The key message will be: ‘Whatever you’re towing, make it SAFE’. It will recommend that motorists carry out some specific, fundamental checks before they start towing, and to visit a professional garage if required. The DVSA hopes to work with members of the APPG to amplify the campaign and has developed a toolkit to support this partnership. The DVSA also understands that the APPG is keen to consider the commercial audience for towing.
It is planning to work on a business towing angle with Highways
England through their Driving for Better Business campaign.
I would also like to take this opportunity to update you on further activity planned for the coming months with regard to checking non-testable trailers and caravans. As restrictions begin to ease, the DVSA will continue to undertake checks at the roadside. A further 550 caravans will need to be checked to reach the planned target of 700 in total by September 2021.
These checks will need to be done at locations across the country, and over a reasonable period of time, in order to get a representative sample of caravan traffic.
Operation Vertebrae is a week-long operation along the length of the
M6 motorway starting on 24 May, in conjunction with Highways England and the police. The DVSA will have teams out at a number of motorways service along this route to carry out further checks.
By September 2021, we will be better placed to understand the overall condition of light trailers and caravans on our roads.
I understand that you recently reached out to officials in the Department to discuss the work programme of the APPG. If you still have queries which it would be helpful to discuss with officials, I would welcome such a meeting taking place.
May I take this opportunity to thank you and the APPG for your continued
work and engagement on this important issue.
Thanks
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Ray
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