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Quote: Originally posted by Rune Caster on 20/1/2010

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80% of kerbweight (ideal towing) is 1088kg max is 1200kg being new to caravanning you should keep close to the 80% rule - caravans are not like trailers to tow and need respect ;)

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 20/1/2010

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though legally the limit you  have if you have the right licence is the figure which gives you an actual outfit combined mass which is no bigger than the figure that is on the vin plate of your car. What you must be aware of is that if your licence is dated after 01/01/1997 then you may not under any circumstances tow a caravn weight that has a plated maximum weight which is greater than 1280kg.

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I think you will find that you CAN tow with any licence so long as the total gross weight does not exceed 3500kg.ie caqr = 1200kg and the van = 1000kg

"A person who first passed their test after the 1 /1/97 is restricted to a combined maximum authorised mass of 3500kg.unless you take the test for b+e then you can tow anything within reason

Quoted from the caravan club mag Jan 2010

There is something on this site about towing weights and this

http://www.whattowcar.com/

Niall

I believe that if you have the later licence, the maximum weight of teh caravan cannot be more than 100% of the kerb weight of your car.

Jim

Quote: Originally posted by Niall24 on 20/1/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 20/1/2010

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though legally the limit you  have if you have the right licence is the figure which gives you an actual outfit combined mass which is no bigger than the figure that is on the vin plate of your car. What you must be aware of is that if your licence is dated after 01/01/1997 then you may not under any circumstances tow a caravn weight that has a plated maximum weight which is greater than 1280kg.

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I think you will find that you CAN tow with any licence so long as the total gross weight does not exceed 3500kg.ie caqr = 1200kg and the van = 1000kg

"A person who first passed their test after the 1 /1/97 is restricted to a combined maximum authorised mass of 3500kg.unless you take the test for b+e then you can tow anything within reason

Quoted from the caravan club mag Jan 2010

There is something on this site about towing weights and this

http://www.whattowcar.com/

Niall

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There are two restriction s placed upon people who do not have B+E licence. The first is thatyou may not drive a combination where the MAm of the outfit is greater than 3500kg unless you are towing an unbraked trailer with a MTPLM of 750kg in which case the limit is raised to 4250kg.

The second restriction  placed by the lack of a B+E licence is that you may not two a trailer where the MTPLM of the Trailer is greater than the unladen mass ( note this is not the same as the kerbweight ) of the towing vehicle. The mention of 1280kg in my original post is the unladen mass of the OPs V40.

Sorry Bill, my mistake, I should have said unladen mass instead of kerbweight.  Fully agree with your post.

Jim