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01/9/2016 at 2:08pm
Location: East Herts
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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 01/9/2016
The article below seems to indicate that any trailer even homebuilt ones built after 2012 needs to be tested!
http://www.armitagetrailers.com/trailerlaw.htm
saxo1
That's probably right, but how is anyone to know? If anyone was stopped, and they said that their home-made trailer was 10 years old, would they have to prove it, or would the authorities have to prove that it was wasn't? In my opinion, trailers are a very grey area. They are not subject to an MOT, nor are they even registered as vehicles. I suspect that the police would only stop a vehicle towing a trailer if they thought the driver was driving recklessly, that the trailer looked dangerous, or the towing vehicle didn't look suitable to tow that trailer. If everything looked ok, and it was being driven responsibly, I very much doubt whether it would concern the officers whether the trailer was home-made or not.
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02/9/2016 at 7:27pm
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We are building another trailer, it will be subject to the IVA process and have a full inspection at a VOSA Test Centre. It's not a difficult process but you do have to have everything documented, brakes, coupling, braking calculations, lights, tyres etc etc.
All that documentation has to be brought together for the IVA test and inspection, so you can't use non-EC compliant lights for example, they have to be EC marked and listed in the approved list.
October 2012 is the cut-off date for self build, prior to that it doesn't need testing, as per our 2011 trailer.
You can modify or rebuild a trailer built prior to the cut-off date and not require testing.
For those who like to dodge the regulations, remember that you are fully liable for any accidents caused by your vehicle, and additionally you would be prosecuted for having a vehicle on the road which was not type tested.
I have email correspondence from VOSA on this subject.
Peter
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