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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 28/1/2014Maybe. Except i have not seen that in B&W on the GOV websites.

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ROG? I think also mentioned this and posted a letter which was still vague on the matter.
I doubt the person that wrote knew 100% either.

And its bad practice to tow a caravan above the cars kerbweight.

Its going to stay.

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as long as it is no more than the unladen weight of the towing vehicle

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 28/1/2014So in practice then, the B or B+E licence category totally eliminates the chance of the tail wagging the dog scenario?

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The new regulations for B licences came into force on 19th Jan 2013.

The ones from the current GB DVLA site shows the removal of the need for the tow car to weigh more than the trailer BUT only for those passing their test after 19th Jan 2013.

https://www.gov.uk/driving-licence-categories (look at Cat B)

The one for Northern Ireland (NI) which Janus had the links to still mentions the need for the tow car to weigh more than the trailer, no mention of the restriction being lifted.

 http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/motoring/driver-licensing/information-on-vehicles-you-can-drive/the-vehicles-you-can-drive-or-ride-and-minimum-ages.htm (look at Cat B - Description)

Quote: Originally posted by ST1100 on 29/1/2014

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The new regulations for B licences came into force on 19th Jan 2013.

The ones from the current GB DVLA site shows the removal of the need for the tow car to weigh more than the trailer BUT only for those passing their test after 19th Jan 2013

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